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Projects in Cincinnati, Ohio

Below are the "shovel-ready" projects for which this city submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the project and vote on whether you believe it is critical or not.

The total cost of all the projects submitted by Cincinnati is $434,916,420

Description City State Jobs Cost Program Type Vote Ratio
City Street Network Rehabilitation Program Cincinnati OH 900 $60,000,000 Streets/Roads -22
Central Riverfront Street Grid. New street network to improve local access between CincinnatiÂ’s Central Business District (CBD), the redevelopment of the Central Riverfront, and with Northern Kentucky. Cincinnati OH 112 $8,000,000 Streets/Roads 8
Engineering, Plan Preparation and Construction of Interconnection Cable for the CityÂ’s Computerized Traffic Control System Cincinnati OH 30 $3,500,000 Streets/Roads -9
Greater Cincinnati Water Works Asset Management and infrastructure replacement Cincinnati OH 497.2 $67,183,000 Water 41
East End/Lunken Levee Rebuilding Project Cincinnati OH 200 $35,000,000 Water -23
Greater Cincinnati Water Works System enhancements and expansion Cincinnati OH 152.3 $20,576,100 Water 14
Greater Cincinnati Water Works Miller Plant Capacity and Treatment Enhancement. This project would fund ultraviolet disinfection system powered partly by solar power as well as other play capacity improvements. Cincinnati OH 114.3 $15,444,000 Water 31
Little Miami WWTP Primary and Secondary Tank Rechaining. Replace the primary and secondary rechaining at Little Miami wastewater treatment plant. Cincinnati OH 10 $14,000,000 Water 0
Central Riverfront Park/bank stabilization/flood control Cincinnati OH 74 $10,000,000 Water 37
Greater Cincinnati Water Works Backup power & system storage Cincinnati OH 59.6 $8,056,000 Water 11
Little Miami WWTP Primary and Secondary Rotating Trough & Gates Replacement. Replace the primary and secondary settling tanks, inlet gates, and scum collection trough at the Little Miami wastewater treatment plant. Cincinnati OH 10 $6,171,000 Water 5
Mill Creek WWTP Aeration Tanks Diffusers Replacement. This project replaces the existing diffusers in the aeration tanks at the mill creek WWTP and is a WPCLF loan fund project. Cincinnati OH 7 $3,900,000 Water 1
Winton 1 & 2 and Sherwood Pump Station Consolidation. Consolidates three old pump stations into one new pump station and construct 4,000 linear feet of gravity sewer and 6,000 linear feet of force main. Cincinnati OH 11 $2,899,000 Water -2
SSO 568 & 569 Improvements – Decrease the number of times the SSO activates. This project replaces 4,200 linear feet of pipe that is undersized and removes two SSO’s. Cincinnati OH 7 $1,800,000 Water 9
Foley Forest Pump Station Upgrade, Dellwood Estates & North Bay Village Pump Station Eliminations Ph. 2. Consolidates three old pump stations into one new pump station and construct 1,000 linear feet of gravity sewer and 1,200 linear feet of force main. Cincinnati OH 11 $1,300,000 Water 0
Greater Cincinnati Water Works Roof replacements, including "green roofs" Cincinnati OH 8.8 $1,195,000 Water -7
Harwinton Ln. Sewer Replacement. This is a WWIP project that replaces 2,000 linear feet of undersized sewer that is disrepair. Cincinnati OH 7 $836,000 Water 8
Cincinnati Public Schools – Taft High School Green Infrastructure/Storm Water Control -- Installation of green storm water management controls including a 41,000 square foot green roof on a new building Cincinnati OH 7 $655,800 Water -17
Placid Meadows Pump Station Elimination. Eliminate Placid Meadows PS and construct 1,400 linear feet of sewer. Cincinnati OH 7 $600,000 Water -7
Hengehold 2nd Pump Station Elimination. Eliminate Hengehold PS and construct 1,500 linear feet of sewer. Cincinnati OH 7 $551,000 Water -4
York St. & Central Ave. Sewer Replacement. Shotcrete repair of 240 linear feet of existing large diameter sewer that is in disrepair. Cincinnati OH 3 $319,000 Water 8
American Red Cross Cincinnati Headquarters Building Green Infrastructure/Storm Water Control - Installation of green storm water management controls on a new building including 3200 square feet of sloped green roof, 14,860 square foot bioinfiltration syst Cincinnati OH 3 $299,600 Water -38
Cincinnati Public Schools – Hartwell Elementary School Green Infrastructure/Storm Water Control - Installation of green storm water management controls at a new building including 8200 square feet of pervious concrete in parking areas and bioinfiltration Cincinnati OH 3 $107,500 Water -11
Cincinnati Public Schools – North Avondale Montessori Green Infrastructure/Storm Water Control -- Installation of green storm water management controls at a new building including 1200 square foot green roof and rain barrels; and a small bioswale with und Cincinnati OH 3 $34,000 Water 1
Lunken Airport Runway and Taxiway sealcoat and paint Cincinnati OH 30 $1,200,000 Airport -50
MetroWest Phase II project. Total costs for site preparation and construction of a 60,000 square foot light industrial building would be approximately $6.8 million that would create 80-100 FTE permanent jobs. Project located in Lower Price Hill neighbor Cincinnati OH 100 $6,800,000 CDBG -2
Corryville Public Parking structure. Estimated cost is $4.5 million. Project enables several new developments in the 2600 block of Vine Street. The anticipated developments include a movie theater, bowling alley and family style sport pub, Cincinnati OH 120 $4,500,000 CDBG -26
Crosley Building project renovation is estimated at $4,266,775. A minimum of 300 FTE jobs are anticipated to be created in the redeveloped industrial building. Project located in Camp Washington neighborhood, a low income neighborhood. Cincinnati OH 300 $4,266,780 CDBG -21
Additional Street Paving/Rehabilitation above normal City levels. $2,000,000. Likely in EZ, Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Areas, or other low income neighborhoods. Ten FTE construction jobs created. Cincinnati OH 10 $2,000,000 CDBG -9
Dana Avenue Roadway Improvements in the Evanston low income neighborhood will widen and improve Dana Avenue in support of new academic buildings at Xavier University and a new mixed use development by Xavier/Corporex called Xavier Square. Cincinnati OH 480 $1,500,000 CDBG 11
Over-the-Rhine Pool renovation. $1,200,000. In EZ. Eight FTE construction jobs created. Cincinnati OH 8 $1,200,000 CDBG -78
The 12th & Vine Streetscape in the Over-the-Rhine low income neighborhood will be a continuation of the Vine street Streetscape and will fill in the gaps between Vine Street and previous streetscapes on Jackson Street. Cincinnati OH 53 $1,145,000 CDBG -10
Liberty Street Traffic and Pedestrian Improvements in the Over-the-Rhine low income neighborhood are needed as a part of the implementation plan for the OTR Comprehensive Plan. This project will provide new alignments and traffic signals at the intersect Cincinnati OH 35 $1,000,000 CDBG 10
New Public Street for Summit Business Park in the Bond Hill neighborhood which is a low mod neighborhood. This project will construct a new street (name to be determined) to access the existing Summit Behavioral Health Facility Cincinnati OH 200 $1,000,000 CDBG -26
The Warsaw Avenue Streetscape project is Phase II of a streetscape in support of the new full service grocery store in East Price Hill, a low income neighborhood. The project includes new street realignment, street lights, trees, sidewalks Cincinnati OH 37 $600,000 CDBG -23
LED Traffic Lights to update signals and conserve energy. $100,000. Installed in EZ or other low mod areas. One half FTE construction job created. Cincinnati OH 0.5 $100,000 CDBG 18
Blair Ave. tennis courts. $40,000. In EZ neighborhood. Short term construction jobs. Cincinnati OH 1 $40,000 CDBG -101
Laurel & Weaver basketball court. $25,000. In HOPE VI Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area. Short term construction jobs. Cincinnati OH 1 $25,000 CDBG -73
Recycling Carts. Larger carts stimulate recycling so more material is reprocessed Cincinnati OH 143 $8,102,640 Energy -24
Recyclebank. Incentive program that stimulates increased recycling Cincinnati OH 60 $2,600,000 Energy 89
Forest Carbon Sequestration. A plan that covers the planting of 17,000 trees; complete, tree planting in process Cincinnati OH 25 $2,460,000 Energy -5
Residential Energy Efficiency. Funding for basic energy improvements for residences Cincinnati OH 7 $1,500,000 Energy -18
Create an environmental volunteer (Conservation Corps) program Cincinnati OH 1 $100,000 Energy -63
Training contractors in green practices Cincinnati OH 1 $100,000 Energy -75
Climate protection/energy conservation awareness and involvement campaign Cincinnati OH 2 $100,000 Energy -41
High Solar Reflectance Roofs. Grants for high SRIs Cincinnati OH 3 $100,000 Energy -2
Climate Plan Summit. An environmental/energy conservation Summit focused on the Business and Institutional community Cincinnati OH 1 $50,000 Energy -42
Cincinnati Streetcar Network Cincinnati OH 150 $132,000,000 Transit -515