Page 19 - CityScape Cincinnati April 2013

Live, Work, Play

at The Banks

Cincinnati’s vibrant development

is calling to Cincinnatians

C th
incinnati’s downtown and riverfront areas have

always been a part of the city’s identity. In the

19 century, the steamboat was an integral

part of the Ohio riverfront in Cincinnati. Freight travel

also made the city a vital part of the economic

prosperity of the city; but as is common in so many

cities, pollution and the decline of industry, pushed

people inward.

This trend, however, was stemmed when the City of Cincinnati and Hamilton
County committed to the revitalization of the urban center and approved the

Cincinnati Central Riverfront Master Plan in 1997. This plan resulted in the
development of two sports stadiums, Paul Brown Stadium which is the home of
the Cincinnati Bengals, and Great American Ballpark, home of the Cincinnati

Reds, as well as the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. All of these
developments aimed to revitalize the riverfront area and boost economic

development.

The quintessential cherry on the top of the sundae, however, is the development

of 18 acres on the riverfront to create The Banks, a “live, work, play” destination

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