We have a
once in a century opportunity
to get this right.
BRIDGE FORWARD STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT BIDEN’S VISIT TO NKY
Bridge Forward applauds the federal government for providing the $1.6 billion grant for the Brent Spence Bridge project. Now is the time to be bold. We continue to encourage federal, state and Cincinnati city officials to work together and with local community groups and leaders on a plan that will reclaim 30 acres of land and seize a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create developable land, reconnect the West End with downtown, enhance walkability, improve public safety and unleash new opportunities for people to live, work and play in our city and region.
We deserve a bridge that reconnects what we’ve lost. We deserve new opportunities for people to live, work and play in our city. This is a moment we must harness and use to its fullest potential for Ohio, Kentucky, Covington, Cincinnati and all of us.
We deserve a Better Bridge for a Better Future.
Ohio Bridge Approach
Current
2013 Proposal
The 2013 preferred alternative does clear some room for expansion, but we believe more can be achieved for even greater benefit.
The Brent Spence Project has been described as a ‘poster child’ that will demand top notch engineering. I agree with that, but I think it will be a poster child for a more fundamental reason. When our engineers, planners, politicians, civic leaders and citizens come together, we will show the entire nation how to embody the spirit of the infrastructure bill.
Our project will show the country how to build back better, how to reconnect communities and how to harness transportation projects to knit places back together that were once divided and torn down by them.
- Brian Boland
Principal, Bridge Forward
We envision a design refinement could deliver huge economic benefits through land recapture.
Reconnect Our Region Concept
Slide to compare the current bridge approach with our proposal.
We could uncover and reclaim 30 acres of downtown Cincinnati!
What could be done with 30 Acres?
Imagine what’s possible on 30 acres. This is our chance to dream big. What is your vision for this area? Let’s start the conversation!
Slide to see what we could gain.
Our Inspiration
Fort Washington Way reconnected us to the Riverfront. This project was much further along when this design refinement was proposed. They still got it redesigned AND BUILT in four years.
Cities are always evolving and changing, Fort Washington way set the stage for what we have seen happen in the last decade, now with the Brent Spence Bridge it’s time to…
FINISH WHAT WE STARTED.
The Lost West End
