Get ready for change Cincinnati. The city will be breaking ground on the new Riverfront Park next month and they are inviting you to come down and participate. See you there!
Groundbreaking on Riverfront Park
September 29
10 AM
Roebling Suspension Bridge
Watch the Video Invitation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MiF3iGa-vE
The Parks Department has put up a video on YouTube that shows some visualizations of the Riverfront development and has designers and others discussing the value of the development as well as encouraging support.
See the Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9DGWsz9igU
Cincinnati is making real strides toward meeting the needs of alternative commuters with the recent announcment by Parks Director Willie Cardon that the new Riverfront park will have a 4,500 sq ft biking facility.
The report comes from the Cincinnati Business Courier on Friday July 25. Apparently the facility will include bike rentals, lockers and showers.
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Well folks, I think we finally have the tiniest seed of a commitment to go green on The Banks development.
In checking out the status for some other local Cincinnati green building projects, I noticed that Carter and The Dawson Company registered “100 Walnut at The Banks” as a LEED-CS project on July 1st.
LEED-CS is the [...]
The Enquirer ran an article yesterday showing visual representations of the first phase of the Banks project.
http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080625/NEWS01/806250326/-1/today
Check it out and see what you think of the designs.
Personally, I’m a fan of the widened sidewalks which allow for more street cafe seating and awnings for shading from solar heating.
Recently, Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune suggested decreasing the county’s debt from the Paul Brown Stadium construction project by selling naming rights.
Around the country, selling major venue naming rights has been inevitable as an income source for facilities that are massively expensive to build and maintain. Like it or not, it’s a viable alternative [...]
This weekend we attended the Managing Your Carbon Footprint regional workshop presented by Green Energy Ohio. The event took place at the new LEED-NC silver certified Harold C. Schott Education Center. Presenting one of the sessions was Todd Portune, Hamilton County Commissioner, and we are excited by some of the things he mentioned about the [...]
Great news today. the Cincinnati Park Board will break ground for phase 1 of the Riverfront Park on September 29. It is the first construction project within The Banks subdivision to be approved for development.
The Central Riverfront Park will be a key part of The Banks development, sitting just on the other side [...]
What better way is there for you to give your opinion? Write it down!
David Pepper put together a survey to gather feedback on The Banks. Fill it out!!
Thanks to The ‘Nati Life for the head’s up on this one.
If you’re part of a small, women-owned, minority-owned, or disadvantaged business; there is a good chance that The Banks is looking for you.
The Banks development inclusion program is meant to give all kinds of businesses a chance to participate. Local companies are encouraged to apply to be on the list of approved vendors for [...]
