Cincinnati boasts many great neighborhoods, both urban and suburban. So which one do you call home? Include a picture (visuals are always fun) if you have one that you really like.
I have a passion for cities and I love Cincinnati. I started UrbanCincy in 2007 to share that passion and try to make Cincinnati a little better place by keeping people connected to what is happening in Cincinnati's urban core.
In 2004 I started school at the University of Cincinnati's nationally-ranked School of Planning where I earned a Bachelor of Urban Planning (BUP) degree and a Certificate in Historic Preservation. During this time my passion for cities and urban issues grew and boiled over into the creation of UrbanCincy. The website won a Best of Cincinnati award in 2008 and has quickly become one of Cincinnati's most popular blogs.
During my time at UC, I also participated in a collaborative studio to develop a plan to expand the city of Anyang, China by 250,000 people in an environmentally sustainable way. Additionally I traveled to Greece and conducted two academic field studies: one analyzing signage design and implementation in the historic district of Plaka in Athens, Greece and another about hillside development typologies on the Greek islands. At the end, I completed a senior thesis project on urban space planning and the relationship between physical and social planning.
In 2007, I began working with the non-profit Hillside Trust to study hillside districts in Cincinnati and put together a report on potential land use planning techniques for hillside development. In 2008, I served on the Mayor's Young Professionals Kitchen Cabinet (Transportation Committee) and was nominated for the Cincinnati Business Courier's Forty Under 40 class. When I graduated in 2009 I received the Most Outstanding Planning Student Award for outstanding achievement in the study of planning by the American Institute of Certified Planners. I currently work with CH2M Hill as a Community Development Planner, and Soapbox Cincinnati as their Development News Editor.
Registration is now available for Cincinnati's first locally organized Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) event. Organized by individuals from LPK and Procter & Gamble, TEDxCincy will offer tickets for this experience will cost $55 for individuals, $35 for students.
Yay! I love Cincinnati too... even though I spend way too little time here since I am usually flying all over. :)
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Thanks for the add, I need help keeping up with what is going on in the Nati.