Jeffrey Raser, AIA on LinkedIn: I was honored to spend Saturday in Springfield, Ohio at their Juneteenth… (2024)

In urban design and planning "Density" is not a bad word despite what many would have you believe.I'm looking forward to speaking as part of a panel at an event called "Deliberating the 'D' Word" next week. The event is a follow up to a great article published by Soapbox, authored by AIA Cincinnati, that you can read here: https://lnkd.in/gPCnMA9g For those of us in Cincinnati (or just about every other forward-thinking community) who have been considering zoning changes which would allow incremental increases in residential density, the public discourse has become alarmingly misguided. Claims that increased density automatically brings low-income residents, crime, decay, and a level of deterioration just short of famine and pestilence, are wrong-headed and fear-based. Reasonable density developed in walkable neighborhoods is a fiscally responsible return to traditional living which strengthens communities.If this debate sounds interesting to you, join us for the discussion on June 6th (5:30-7:00pm) at Turner Construction Company, 510 Race Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.

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#urbanism #urbandesign #planning #walkable

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EVERYONE INCLUDED: THE PROMISE OF COMPLETE STREETSThe Urban Design Committee of AIA Cincinnati is hosting a salon about Complete Streets next Wednesday, May 10th at 5:30pm. The Salon will be held at GBBN, 332 East 8th St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. We'll have two speakers: Beth Osborne, Director of Transportation for America, and Cincinnati Council Member Mark Jeffreys who shepherded Cincinnati's Complete Street ordinance a few months ago. We’ll learn the different definitions of Complete Streets. We learn their benefits and their implementation challenges. We’ll learn what they can accomplish for safe, multi-modal means of transportation and the attendant health benefits.See the link below for more information and to register. #urbandesign #transportation #health https://lnkd.in/gtM8x9vV

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Building on a community engagement effort led by AIA Cincinnati, and muscled through by the South Fairmount Community Council, the Cincinnati Planning Commission just approved the rezoning of 460 parcels flanking the new Lick Run Greenway. The new zoning will permit the kinds of pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use buildings that rebuild neighborhoods into vibrant places of destination. #planning #community https://lnkd.in/gFAW_dz3

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We've had to make a tough call...Due to the current weather forecast and safety of our goats, monks, and Bock Beer enthusiasts, we've made the difficult decision to cancel the Bockfest Parade and all programming at Bockfest Hall on Friday Evening. Our OTR partner venues will still be operating so please patronize them.All Saturday and Sunday activities are on as scheduled! Saturday Bockfest Hall will be open from 10am to 11pm. We'll have food and drink, the 5K run, brewery tours, beer games, and live music throughout the day!Sunday Bockfest Hall will be open from 10am to 6pm. We'll have food and drink, the .05K run (my best distance), Goat yoga, the petting zoo, more tours and live music throughout the day.https://www.bockfest.com/

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The 31st annual Cincinnati Bockfest is just 1 week away! The Brewery District Community Urban Redevelopment Corp., stewards of the weekend-long event for many years now, will once again host Bockfest at Findlay Park in Over-the-Rhine, March 3-5. Next Friday evening, the coolest parade in America will start at Arnold's and proceed to Findlay Park. We'll have an array of activities all weekend long including: Goat Yoga, a 5K race (and a .05K race for those who have raised underachieving to an art form), as well as tastings and historic brewery tours. (Good weather will be assured during Bockfest by virtue of the Precipitation Retaliation event taking place tonight at Northern Row brewery.)This year's Bockfest is brought to you with the generous support of Sonder Brewing. https://www.bockfest.com/

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The Brewery District of Cincinnati has initiated a new, 3-tiered Membership Program. Our non-profit organization has been working hard for nearly 20 years to promote the Brewery District through advocacy, tours, events, and the creation of Cincinnati's Brewing Heritage Trail. Please join us to support all of the work we do! https://lnkd.in/gbapdkV5

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If you haven't been on a Brewing Heritage Trail tour lately you really need to check it out. We have awesome new tour offerings and a new tour center. Check out our new website with tour descriptions, directions to get there, and links to purchase tickets. Best of all, the Brewing Heritage Trail is the product of the Brewery District Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation - a local non-profit organization promoting Cincinnati's brewing heritage. Click the link below to check out more and support them by taking a tour. Share this link with friends. If you have not done so, make sure to like the Brewing Heritage Trail social media sites.Thanks,Jeffhttps://lnkd.in/gGRA2pcW

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BOCKFEST IS BACK!Attended by more people than ever, the Precipitation Retaliation event took place this past Friday evening at Northern Row Brewery. Now we're assured good weather for this weekend's Bockfest.Friday night we'll once again host the best parade in America - originating at Arnolds and proceeding to Bockfest Hall at Findlay Playground on Vine Street - along with great music, food, and drink.The headline events Saturday are: the 5K run, the Bockfeast pig roast, Bock Beer tasting and heritage tours and music throughout the day.Sunday we'll have: the .05K run (not a typo - the decimal is in the right spot), goat yoga, petting zoo, and more bock beer.All weekend we'll be hosting historic brewery tours including special tours of some rare locations. Click on the Bockfest link below for more information about all of the events.http://www.bockfest.com/

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