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Perspectives: Summer Internship at The Port
I was privileged to spend my summer in my hometown that I love and with an organization that cares for it as much as I do. As a student of sustainable urban development, it was valuable to be at the…
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Read MoreThe Port Helps Bring New Homes to Bond Hill
Woodward Career Technical High School students will get out of the classroom and gain real world construction experience building two single-family homes in Bond Hill when the 2018-2019 school year starts. The unique opportunity is the result of a collaboration…
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Read MoreEnvironmental Justice: Cleaning up the former Hudepohl Brewery
When teams visited the site of the former Hudepohl Brewery, they came face to face with 30 years of deterioration, decay and a pile of asbestos 3-stories-high. The team was from the Greater Cincinnati Redevelopment Authority, which had just purchased…
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Read MoreLet’s Talk about Cincinnati’s West End Neighborhood
A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD OF FOCUS FOR THE PORT Neighborhood revitalization involves many partners, collaborative effort and sustained conversation to achieve a shared vision. All of these elements are under way as FC Cincinnati prepares to build a $200 million soccer…
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Read MoreThree Keys to Community Development from Milwaukee
Originally posted by Will Basil, Senior Planning Associate, on LinkedIn. See the original post here. A running tour highlighted redevelopment in downtown Milwaukee. Three Keys to Community Development from Milwaukee I and several members of the Greater Cincinnati Redevelopment Authority…
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Read MoreNEIGHBORHOOD OF FOCUS: WEST END
Strengthening city neighborhoods by working with community partners and residents to foster sustainability, expand economic opportunity and stabilize property values and tax base. Neighborhood revitalization involves many partners and collaborative effort to achieve a shared vision. The Port's role in…
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Read MoreBrownfield Assessment Grant Applications for Financial Assistance Being Accepted
Municipalities, non-profit organizations, developers, private businesses and property owners in Hamilton County can apply for financial assistance under the Redevelopment Authority’s U.S. E.P.A. Brownfield Assessment grant. Since 2011, more than 146 acres across 29 projects in 19 neighborhoods have been…
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Read MoreMicro-Tenants Make Mighty Impact in Walnut Hills Business District
Small businesses and arts enterprises are the lifeblood of high-opportunity neighborhoods. But, these small-scale commercial projects in under-resourced urban centers are traditionally seen as too high a risk for investment. The Port made two loans in 2017 from its DREAM…
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Read MoreVideo Archive creates an unexpected experience inspired by the movies
Jacob Trevino knows most people call him a bar owner. But he prefers “designer of creative experiences.” That’s because each of his three Cincinnati “establishments” – including one newly opened in the Trevarren Flats in Walnut Hills – does far…
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Read MoreJust Q'In serves up BBQ with a purpose in Walnut Hills
At Just Q’in, guests may come in for the BBQ, but owner Matt Cuff ensures their plates are served up with so much more. “I believe God has a purpose for each of us – and that is to have…
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