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Report: Downtown Cincinnati population up 12%
Cincinnati's urban core continues to grow as a result of a strong community, strong city leadership, and efforts from groups like 3CDC.
cincinnati  cities  urbanism  downtown  from instapaper
7 days ago by taestell
30 Minutes on Mass Transit in 20 World Cities
A new website shows you exactly where you can go in under 30 minutes using mass transit.
transit  transportation  buses  cities  urbanism  from instapaper
8 days ago by taestell
Census Finds Record Low Growth in Outlying Suburbs
"'Suburban housing prices may not recover in our lifetime,' Shiller said, calling the development of suburbs since 1950 'unusual,' enabled only by the rise of the automobile and the nation's highway system."
housing  economy  cities  suburbs 
5 weeks ago by taestell
The Onion's Bumpy Ride to Chicago
Only one-third of the editorial staff is willing to make the move from NYC to Chicago.
chicago  new.york  nyc  cities  the.onion 
9 weeks ago by taestell
PennDot: Rural Roads Subsidized More Than Mass Transit
Pennsylvania's Department of Transportation confirms urban residents subsidize rural transportation infrastructure.
urbanism  cities  infrastructure  from instapaper
11 weeks ago by taestell
Public Transportation is Communist!
The editors of the Cincinnati Enquirer are either clueless and out-of-touch with reality or actually attempting to start a modern day Red Scare by publishing this mindless letter-to-the-editor.
LTE  Cincinnati  Enquirer  transit  transportation  cities  urbanism  streetcar  from instapaper
january 2012 by taestell
The Death of the Fringe Suburb
"Simply put, there has been a profound structural shift — a reversal of what took place in the 1950s, when drivable suburbs boomed and flourished as center cities emptied and withered."
economy  development  housing  cities  urbanism  from instapaper
december 2011 by taestell
Housing is more than supply and demand
"Homeowners often engage in NIMBYism because they are conservative, risk-averse, and are cautious out of fear that the project might fail… Renters often engage in the same behavior, not because of fear it will fail, but because they're afraid the same project might actually succeed."
housing  gentrification  urbanism  cities  development  urban.planning 
september 2011 by taestell
It’s time to put an end to the campaign falsehoods
Let's hold politicians accountable for their claims -- "Ohio's smoking ban will hurt businesses" or "the Fountain Square renovation will be a boondoggle -- that are proven wrong.
urbanism  cities  cincinnati  coast  fountain.square  transit  transportation  streetcar  smoking.ban  revitalization 
september 2011 by taestell
How Transit Systems Can Make Money
Don't believe there is a massive amount of development potential in the land surround rail lines? Hong Kong's transit system is rolling in profit because they develop this land themselves.
transit  transportation  cities  hong.kong 
august 2011 by taestell
Stay Classy, Smitherman
"If the national office of the NAACP had any idea what Chris Smitherman is doing to their brand here in Cincinnati, they would’ve shown him the door years ago."
cincinnati  politics  naacp  chris.smiterman  transit  transportation  urbanism  cities 
august 2011 by taestell
Cincinnati one of the most walkable cities in U.S.
Cincinnati's high walkability is exactly why rail transit would be a prefect match for the city.
cincinnati  urbanism  transit  transportation  cities 
august 2011 by taestell
Indestructible Cincinnati Streetcar Faces Another Foe
StreetsBlog covers the latest anti-streetcar measures in Cincinnati
cincinnati  streetcar  transit  transportation  cities  urbanism 
august 2011 by taestell
Redevelopment work shifting north and west in historic Over-the-Rhine
Update on the most recent developments in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine neighborhood.
cincinnati  otr  over-the-rhine  development  urbanism  cities  ohio 
august 2011 by taestell

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