City Planning and Engagement

City Council ordinance 0358-2021 called upon the administration to create a strong community engagement plan for the City of Cincinnati. In response, the Department of City Planning added "Engagement" to its title in 2021, and hired two full-time Community Engagement Specialists in 2023 to address this priority. The Community Engagement Policy and its implementation process have a dedicated website with exclusive information and resources about the initiative: click the link below to explore!

Explore the Community Engagement Website

 

In 2021 the City Manager's Office instituted a policy requiring the Department of City Planning and Engagement to conduct engagement meetings for Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) projects that meet either of the following criteria:

• When the City Administration proposes to City Council and appropriation for a loan of public funds of $50,000 or more to support a specific private development project; or

• When the City will sell of provide a long-term ground lease of City-owned land or buildings with a fair market value of $50,000 or more to support a specific private development project.

Click the links below to learn more about upcoming or previously held DCED meetings related to the above criteria. To view upcoming community engagement meetings for City Planning projects, please view our department calendar or the "Planning Projects and Studies" webpage.