What does the future hold for the 4th Street Bridge replacement?
The 4th Street Bridge replacement has sparked a lot of conversation about what the future, specifically, the next 50+ year life span of the bridge replacement holds.
Does the future include streetcars? What does safety for pedestrians and cyclists look like not just over the water, but at both ends of the bridge?
What does building a bridge for the community it serves look like? Where does a continued emphasis on concrete, car-centric cities, over-built designs, and increased air pollution leave our most vulnerable neighbors?
Conversations during the 9/25 Newport Commission Meeting two weeks ago brought up many of these concerns.
Beyond Automobiles: A Conversation on Environmental Justice and Transportation
Pollution from the transportation sector has been a long-standing obstacle to advancing environmental justice (EJ), as many communities of color and low-income families live near areas where vehicle pollution is pervasive and experience disproportionate exposure to this pollution.
Join us for a multi-faceted discussion about actions being taken in our area to protect our most vulnerable neighbors.
Take Action to Stop the Expansion of Surface Parking Lots in Cincinnati
Update 9/12 after the vote:
Thank you for supporting the IDC extension and zoning against parking lots. Despite the opposition, council listened to your voices and granted the extension of the IDC!
The final ordinance for a vote is in 3 months.
Stay updated by registering below, and sign the No More Concrete Wastelands petition to let your elected officials know that you want Cincinnati to continue to be a thriving city, not endless parking lots.
The People’s Public Hearing Event Recap
Thank you to the 60+ community members and two elected officials from Newport that came out for the People's Public Hearing on the 4th Street Bridge last Thursday! We had a full house.
Again and again during The People’s Public Hearing, community members appealed to the need for 4th Street Bridge to be safe, sustainable, and created for the community it serves. Experts and members of the public alike pointed to data, statistics, and to the irrationality and irresponsibility of a 4-lane bridge.
The People’s Public Hearing on the Replacement 4th St Bridge: August 10th at 7 PM
1) Covington officials are saying that they don't have any influence on the bridge, and yet Covington Mayor Joe Meyer and the City's historic preservation staff have seats on the bridge aesthetics committee.
According to KYTC's website, the aesthetics committee is, "made up of community leaders from Newport and Covington" and "has been created to help identify key elements that may be included in the final bridge design. Stakeholders serve a critical role, bringing valuable input from their constituents to the project team and serving as advocates for the project in their communities." (italics added)
Why aren't Covington officials doing their job and including community input?
Exclusive Video Interviews From Residents & Newport Commission Meeting Recap
When asked what they most enjoyed about the event, Newport residents overwhelmingly emphasized seeing the support from the community and that the mayor and commissioner seemed responsive.
Residents from across the region were interviewed, sharing why 4th Street Bridge redesign is important to them:
Spoke VR Open House Recap & Press
On Wednesday, May 3rd, around 100 people gathered at Hub+Weber Architects to experience the reimagined Spoke bridge in virtual reality.
Attendees cited the beautiful design and the amount of space for pedestrians as the most compelling aspects of the 4th Street Bridge design project.
Brent Spence Bridge: How Road Expansion and Heavy Trucks Impacts Traffic Congestion
It’s clear that the better decision to alleviate the challenges would be to expand transit and not the highway.
