Cincinnati wins grant for transportation improvements

  • 2019-10-31
Communities throughout Greater Cincinnati will receive grants of over $30m for various projects.

The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments recently announced that approximately $63m in funds is now available for over 20 projects, and more than half of that will be earmarked for transportation choices other than driving.

The specific projects to be funded include a shared-use path between Ludlow Avenue and Marshall Avenue in Cincinnati. Also in the city, there will be new stations for Red Bikes, the inventory of e-bikes will be expanded, and aging bike-share equipment will be replaced.

In Cincinnati/Norwood, improvements will be made to a 3.23-mile section of the Wasson Way trail, a mixed-use path through both communities. In Cincinnati Metro, 15 of the city's 40-foot buses will be replaced with new, diesel-equipped, clean buses.

New Richmond will see a new mixed-use trail near U.S. 52, as well as new roundabouts, while new sidewalks are planned in Green Township, between Loretta Avenue and Blue Rock.

A facility to service buses and trains will be built in Oxford/Butler County, and Sharonville will have a shared-use path that connects Kemper Road and the downtown. Another shared-use path will run from Ohio 133 to the Little Miami Crossing in the Village of Williamsburg. Bellevue, Kentucky, will see improvements in its bike/pedestrian paths, and Erlanger will get new sidewalks.

Finally, five new buses will replace older units at the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky. Brochure printing can be used to create materials highlighting improvements like these.