UrbanCincy has been the source for news on Cincinnati’s urban core since 2007. Originally founded and owned by Randy A. Simes, UrbanCincy highlights Cincinnati’s dynamic urban environment through original news, stories, photographs, research and perspective from a diverse team of contributors. The work found on UrbanCincy does more than inform those reading about what is happening in the city, the work is also helping to change the conversation. More and more people are getting excited about the transformation of Cincinnati’s urban core, policy decisions are being discussed and debated in a new way and new ideas are emerging about how we should manage and interact with the city as a result.
Work published on UrbanCincy has been featured in the Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Business Courier, Downtowner, Reno Gazette-Journal, National Resource & Defense Council, Trust for Public Land, Planetizen, ‘Smart City’ and ‘City Talk’ radio shows, Reconnecting America, Streetsblog, Urbanophile and discussed by Richard Florida. Since 2007, UrbanCincy has also won two Best of Cincinnati awards.