As electric bills reach record highs in Dayton and other parts of Ohio, communities are looking for new ways to utilize solar. While not nearly as big as solar farms, some municipalities are leaning into old landfills and reservoirs as a place to put solar panels. Will this make a difference? And will lawmakers pass legislation enabling ratepayers to directly benefit?
For the last fifty years, Habitat for Humanity has been helping families with their vision that everyone deserves a decent place to live and a warm place to call home. According to Habitat, since 1976, it has helped more than 65 million people build or improve their homes. And in 2025, this international non-profit partnered with 3 million people globally to build or improve their […]
“Housing for All: Building Solutions Together” brings together residents, civic leaders, developers, nonprofit organizations, and policymakers for a live-to-tape conversation about the future of housing in our region.
Across the U.S., wealthier neighborhoods have more trees. In fact, American Forest’s tree equity score finds areas with extreme poverty have 41 percent fewer trees than upscale neighborhoods. There are also racial disparities. Neighborhoods of color have 33 percent less tree canopy than white ones.
By the mid-2030s more people will be 65 and older than under 18. That is putting additional pressure on the housing and rental markets because there aren’t enough affordable homes and apartments to let older adults age in place. What steps can society, developers and residents take to ensure seniors can live where they want to live?
Beltways, a Northern Kentucky start-up, will announce a pilot this fall with a major airport for its accelerating walkway technology. The accelerator is twice as fast (2.5 mph) as the one passengers are used to. It has been rated for a top speed of 5 mph. Sometime in the future the founders envision this walkway outside, connecting neighborhoods.
Every neighborhood should have “access to great schools, and strong family and community support systems” that will prepare kids for college and a career. That’s the vision of the Department of Education which funds nearly 50 so-called “Promise Neighborhoods.”
As Rachel Ward takes over the reins as president of Omega Community Corporation (Omega CDC) this year, she aims to deepen the work in Northwest Dayton. Under her helm, Omega CDC provides crucial cradle to career support in 17 neighborhoods in the Hope Zone and continues efforts to break down systemic barriers in what they refer to as the four primary pillars: education, economic stability, […]
Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval told an audience of educators, students, policy makers and nonprofits Thursday, the city, “must turbocharge development.” Pureval and others who spoke at The Affordable Housing Crisis Symposium, sponsored by Xavier University, know there is an urgent need.
It’s only fitting that the Greater Cincinnati home repair nonprofit People Working Cooperatively (PWC) used an electric saw to cut the ribbon on its new $12 million Sharonville headquarters Monday.
