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Growth & housing
Homes, rents, roads, data centers and how Ohio's cities grow.
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Cincinnati groups launch a lab to work on the region's housing shortage
Partners include the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, UC's Real Estate Center, LISC and Fifth Third. A modular-housing study is due in November.
Toledo moves to extend fair-housing tests on source-of-income bias
Testers posing as renters have found smaller landlords less familiar with the rules. Council is expected to vote next week.
Cincinnati's first review of its tiered tax abatements is overdue
The 2023 overhaul required an evaluation by Sept. 1. City staff now want another year of data first.
Dayton asks residents to reimagine five miles of U.S. 35
The Revive35 study, paid for with a $2 million federal grant, holds its first public workshops Oct. 27 and 28.
Cleveland proposes longer lead-safe certificates for landlords who replace windows and doors
Only about 30% of the city's rentals hold a valid certificate. The overhaul introduced Oct. 12 aims for harm reduction over perfection.
First 44 homes open in the rebuilding of Dayton's DeSoto Bass
The $15.3 million first phase replaces part of the city's first public housing, which opened in 1940.
Ohio has more than half of the nation's local data center ballot measures
Ballotpedia counts 21 Ohio measures in 18 communities this year, from outright bans to a vote-first rule in Grove City.
Rail advocates push for daytime trains through Toledo
Supporters want same-day round trips on a route linking Toledo, Detroit and Cleveland. Their best case is the mid-2030s.
Dublin rezoned 370 acres for research and industry, and took data centers off the table
Council approved the West Innovation District rezoning 5-2 on July 1, minutes after removing data centers as allowed uses 6-1. Other Ohio towns are putting the question to voters.
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