After months of presentations, listening sessions, meetings, and hours of impassioned public comments, the City Council approved Connected Communities proposal by a 6-3 vote. Connected Communities’ passage will greenlight the development of two-, three- and four-family housing within a quarter mile of central business districts (CBDs) and a half-mile within the new bus rapid transit …
Since March 2023, rents for single-family homes in Cincinnati have increased 8.3% while hourly wages have risen less than 2%. Cincinnati's Connected Communities plan, passed by City Council on Wednesday, seeks to reconcile the gap between rent and income by loosening zoning restrictions that inhibit the construction of middle housing options.
Cincinnati City Council approved the largest zoning code change in decades on Wednesday, but it has a lot of people worried about what it will mean for their neighborhood. The plan is named Connected Communities; the zoning change passed six to three, with Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney, Council President Victoria Parks, and Scotty Johnson …