Take Action at Cincinnati Planning Commission 11/17 to Stop the Teardown of 1005 Gilbert for Surface Parking
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Take Action at Cincinnati Planning Commission 11/17 to Stop the Teardown of 1005 Gilbert for Surface Parking

With the vote on the surface parking ban set for mere weeks from now, a parking lot developer is trying to circumvent the process. Council has approved a temporary ban on new surface parking while the issue is studied by city management. The report and vote are set for early December. Yet, the developer was able to get on the planning commission agenda less than 24 hours before the meeting. Your in-person assistance is crucial to stop the teardown.

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Freeway Fighters Grassroots Summit Recap
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Freeway Fighters Grassroots Summit Recap

From October 19th to the 21st, almost 50 attendees from across the US gathered together in Cincinnati for the first-ever Freeway Fighters Grassroots Summit, a joint effort by America Walks and The Devou Good Foundation.

Scrappy grassroots advocates joined together to collaborate on how to fight the expansion of freeways in their backyards, working to protect and reconnect our communities.

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We’ve taken our 4th Street Bridge Concerns to US-DOT
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We’ve taken our 4th Street Bridge Concerns to US-DOT

The letter to Secretary Pete Buttigieg garnered 127 signatures in only two weeks. Thank you to everyone who's signed so far!

The recent Newport Commission Meeting exacerbated concerns that KYTC was not seriously considering community feedback, particularly regarding the community push for maintaining three lanes instead of expanding to four lanes.

We're proposing an alternative vision to KYTC’s overbuilt design and have brought our concerns directly to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. We're still gathering signatures. Join us!

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