Ohio
Ohio Tax-Sharing Program Looks To Boost Regional Economy
Representatives from seven Northeast Ohio counties are looking to form a regional partnership that would include tax-sharing, comprehensive regional planning and an equitable distribution of service and affordable housing.
A Steel Mill, A Wal-Mart, And A City In Need Of Jobs
The opening of new retail power center on the site of a former steel mill in Cleveland, including the city's first Wal-mart, is powerful juxtaposition of the area's former economic lifeblood and the new direction of economic development -- big-box retail.
Ohio's First Suburb's Consortium
The largest inner-ring suburb advocacy group in the country has an ambitious agenda for Ohio's new governor.
Need A Holiday Gift Idea? Try Free Parking
A city in Ohio is using the lure of free parking in an effort to shoppers in the holiday mood.
University's Foray Into Community Development Falls Short, But Still A Success
Campus Partners for Community Urban Redevelopment, a non-profit development group funded by the endowment fund of The Ohio State University, is learning that its intial ambitious plans to revive the local neighborhood while generating returns for the university were unrealistic.
Affordable And Market-Rate Housing Co-Exist
Columbus, Ohio's New Village Place -- winner of the 2006 James B. Recchie Award for Urban Design -- seamlessly marries market-rate and affordable housing with striking designs that respect the historic character and fabric of the neighborhood.
Religious Groups Fighting 'Mountain-Top Removal Coal Mining'
Halting the environmentally destructive mountain-top removal of coal mining in Appalachia has long been a goal for environmentalists. Now members of the Mennonite and other Christian denominations have joined the movement.
The Industrial Design City?
A plan to revive downtown Cleveland by creating an design district that would make the city a center of consumer-product design is attracting the support of local experts and officials.
Giving Real Estate Development The Old College Try
A trio of young but idealistic Oberlin College students are developing a new mixed use project on a vacant downtown lot.
Inside America's Sewage System
Julie Grant of WKSU in Kent, Ohio, goes underground to find out what's wrong with our nation’s sewage systems and discover the rising costs of urban sewage system management.
Electronic Signs Lead To Suburban Opposition
While downtown advocates encourage lights and signs with animated activity in Columbus' core, complaints have arisen over those flashy signs on suburban arterials.
The Real Cost Of Large Lot Living
What happens when the high cost of housing prices teachers and police officers out of the communities where they work?
Court Rules Against Taking Homes For Economic Development
The Ohio Supreme Court has sided with homeowners in the latest case over property rights.
Columbus Promotes Green Affordable Housing
A partnership of the City of Columbus, the Central Ohio Building Industrial Association, a local housing group, and others, is sponsoring an affordable housing project built to green standards.
Cleveland Properties Could Face Eminent Domain
As a developer sets his sights on redeveloping some of Cleveland's Cuyahoga Riverfront, the state of Ohio is considering the use of eminent domain to secure the land and ensure the economic development it promises.
No Housing Bubble In Canton, Ohio
Victorian houses are for sale for $6,000 in Canton. Local real estate investors flip, rent, or renovate in "the city the boom passed by".
Great Lakes Wind Turbines Pose Formidable Risks, Enticing Rewards
The Great Lakes represent an excellent source of untapped wind energy, but the hurdles would be formidable, particularly the "visual pollution" aspect presented by the 400 foot machines.
Cincinnati's 'Over-The-Rhine' Makes Most Endangered List
An intact 19th century neighborhood has been placed on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's annual list of the nation's Top 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.
Ohio Eminent Domain Task Force Can Learn From NJ
A single redevelopment law must control the use of eminent domain by Ohio municipalities, townships, and counties, writes Stuart Meck in this editorial.
Reclaiming Dike 14
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources owns some property on Cleveland's rocky Lake Erie coastline. Now a rare layover for migratory birds, polluted Dike 14 has the potential to become a model park for the city.
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Planning for Universal Design
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