Cincinnati Breaks Ground on Dozens of Pedestrian Safety Projects City-Wide

Mar 26, 2024

CINCINNATI – The City of Cincinnati has broken ground on a slate of 56 new pedestrian safety projects. The projects include raised crosswalks, curb extensions, speed cushions, speed humps, centerline hardening, and a new pilot project called a “stop-bump.” The improvements are being installed in 27 neighborhoods.

  • Avondale – speed humps

  • Bond Hill – speed cushions

  • California – speed cushions

  • Carthage – speed humps, speed cushions

  • College Hill – speed cushions

  • Columbia Tusculum – speed cushions

  • Downtown – curb extension, speed cushions

  • East End – speed cushions

  • East Price Hill – speed cushions

  • East Walnut Hills – speed cushions

  • East Westwood – speed cushions

  • Evanston – speed cushions

  • Hartwell – speed cushions

  • Kennedy Heights – speed cushions

  • Madisonville – raised crosswalk

  • Mt. Airy – speed cushions

  • Mt. Auburn – centerline hardening

  • Mt. Lookout – speed cushions

  • Mt. Washington – speed cushions

  • North Avondale – speed cushions

  • North Fairmount – centerline hardening

  • Northside – speed cushions

  • Oakley – raised crosswalk, speed cushions

  • Pendleton – stop-bump

  • South Fairmount – speed cushions

  • Spring Grove Village – speed cushions

  • Walnut Hills – raised crosswalk, speed cushions

The City’s first “stop-bump” will be installed on 13th Street at Pendleton Street. This intersection was identified by the Pendleton Neighborhood Council as a heavy pedestrian crossing where drivers frequently ignore the stop sign. The stop-bump is a small asphalt bump installed in the street adjacent to the stop sign, intended to prevent drivers from driving through the intersection without stopping.

Construction of all projects is expected to conclude this fall. The improvements are being made as part of the City’s biannual Pedestrian Safety program, which works with neighborhoods to identify priority locations where pedestrian safety or traffic calming improvements are needed. More information about the program is available at https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/dote/safety/traffic-calming/2025/.

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