The 2015 World Town Planning Day studio allowed professional planners, architects and college students together to develop ideas for revitalizing the Reading Road corridor from Section Road (north) to Galbraith Road. The work of the students led to the development of the 2016 Reading Road Corridor Study, which looked at how the corridor developed historically from the early 1930's to the present. The Study reviewed infrastructure, existing land use, existing building use and tree canopy. It also cited other recent studies in the area including the 2013 Developing Cincinnati: Analysis of the Seymour/Reading Market Area (UC Economics Center/UC Community Design) and the 2015 Reading Road Corridor Study (HCDC). These studies had specific recommendations for key improvements in the corridor from streetscaping, to sidewalk completion and demolition of vacant and obsolete buildings.

The Reading Road Corridor Planning Committee continues to meet monthly with representation from the City of Cincinnati Economic Development and Planning Departments; Roselawn Community Council; Sycamore Township; Amberley Village; City of Reading; Greater Cincinnati Redevelopment Authority and Hamilton County Planning + Development. The committee is working on zoning designations and street improvements including streetscaping and new street connections to the contiguous industrial areas in Reading and Cincinnati. This multi-government collaboration is working closely together and pursuing the appropriate funding sources for making the necessary planning steps to make the strategic improvements in the corridor.

For more information about the Reading Road Corridor please contact Dean Niemeyer.