Please plan to join us at the Plan Build Live Form-Based Code Urban Design Workshop on April 28.

Cincinnatians have the opportunity to shape the way their neighborhoods look and feel and to help spur the kind of development they want in their communities.

On April 28, Cincinnati neighborhoods will begin the process of developing a form-based code—a powerful new tool for revitalizing neighborhoods and streamlining the development process. Read more about this innovative alternative to conventional zoning here.

The upcoming citywide charrette — an open, multi-day visioning process involving all types of community stakeholders — will create a Cincinnati template for neighborhoods to use as a foundation in developing a form-based code for their communities. Interested citizens will meet with the consultant team that includes planners, architects, illustrators, transportation engineers, economists and retail consultants.

The charrette will begin with a kickoff session on Saturday, offered at two different times to make it convenient.

Citywide Charrette
April 28
10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Two Centennial Plaza, 4th Floor
(behind City Hall and the cathedral)
805 Central Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45202

After a short briefing, participants will work with consultants to begin illustrating what neighborhoods will look like with a Cincinnati form-based code.

From April 28 and through May 2, the charrette will include open studio hours from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Stop by to review the consultants’ work and offer your input in an informal setting. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at noon, brown bag lunch discussions will address Complete Streets, urban retail and economics. There are midway and final presentations on Monday and Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m. All meetings will take place at Two Centennial Plaza, 4th floor.

Warm regards,
Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls