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Massive Interstate 75 projects move forward

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Published June 22, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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Two Interstate 75 (I-75) projects will cost an estimate $900 million in hopes of making the heavily traveled stretch of highway through the heart of Hamilton County safer and offer better traffic flow for motorists ... The $150 million Thru the Valley project will widen and realign a seven mile stretch I-75 from Interstate 275 at the northern end to Seymour Avenue at the southern end.  The project will widen the stretch of interstate from four to five lanes in each direction and hopefully

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Next generation of city leaders rallies at historic Verdin Bell Center

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Published June 15, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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On June 11 a group of several hundred people gathered at the historic Verdin Bell Centerin Pendleton.  The gathering was organized by the newly formedCincinnatians for Progress group that is working to fight back againstwhat they see as a California style government of never-endingreferendums ... Cincinnatians For Progresssay "the City Charter is Cincinnati's version of the Constitution andit shouldn't be used as a vehicle for binding referendums that handcuffthe mayor and keep city government

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Qualls travels to D.C. to advise on new LEED neighborhood standards

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Published April 20, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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Cincinnati City Councilmember Roxanne Qualls traveled to Washington, D.C. last week to assist in the development of a new worldwide system for rating and certifying green neighborhoods ... Qualls and a group of national experts met with the U.S. Green Building CouncilCongress for the New Urbanism, and the National Resources Defense Council to advise them on how to educate elected officials, construction managers, city administrators, developers, architects, and urban designers about the new

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Focus on environment garners planning award for Green Cincinnati plan

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Published March 30, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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The City of Cincinnati, Mayor Mark Mallory, and the visionaries behind the Green Cincinnati Action Plan have been awarded the Frank F. Ferris II Award for Planning Excellence from the Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission ... Theaward is presented annually to a planning commission or committee forprojects demonstrating planning excellence and civic, economic,aesthetic or environmental significance ... Vice Mayor David Crowley and climate protection coordinator Ginnell Schiller accepted

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Qualls pushes council to make streets 'for people, not just cars'

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Published March 30, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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Cincinnati City Councilmember and chair of the Vibrant Neighborhoods Committee, Roxanne Qualls introduced a resolution supporting the federal Complete Streets Act of 2009, a piece of legislation meant to encourage streets that are safe for all forms of human transportation ... Sponsored by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) and introduced earlier this month, the legislation promotes the design of streets that are safe for motorists, bus and transit riders, pedestrians,

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