Connecting Our City for Everyone
We’re building a Cincinnati that is better connected—where public transit, safe streets, and new infrastructure bring neighborhoods closer and create real opportunity for all. Through smart land use reforms and forward-looking partnerships, we’re reimagining how people move across our city.
Advancing Transit with Purpose
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We launched the Connected Communities initiative to reform restrictive zoning codes, expand middle‑housing and transit‑oriented development, and encourage denser, walkable neighborhoods around bus lines and corridors.
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We are working hand-in-hand with ODOT on the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project, improving pedestrian and bicycle connections across the I‑75 corridor to better link Downtown with the West End and surrounding areas.
Connected Communities:
More Housing, Better Transit
Passed by City Council in June 2024 and implemented just weeks later, Connected Communities is a landmark zoning reform that is transforming how Cincinnati grows. Designed to boost housing supply and strengthen public transit corridors, the plan allows up to four housing units—such as duplexes and fourplexes—within a half-mile of seven major bus routes and a quarter-mile of 39 neighborhood business districts. These were areas previously restricted to single-family homes, limiting density and walkability.
The initiative also eliminates minimum parking requirements in key transit zones, giving developers the flexibility to build more affordable and transit-accessible housing. To ensure transparency and accountability, the City launched a public-facing dashboard to track development progress across all 52 neighborhoods. Together, these changes represent a bold commitment to more equitable, connected communities—where housing, transportation, and opportunity move forward in step.
