2023 Green Cincinnati Plan Meeting Schedule
The Green Cincinnati Plan (GCP) effort, conducted every 5 years since 2008, has helped establish Cincinnati as a national leader in sustainability. It is largely a community engagement process, which has several aspects and ways to participate.
The 2023 GCP Kick Off Meeting was held on May 31, 2022. The kick off meeting included comments from Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden's Thayne Maynard, Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval, City Councilmember Meeka Owens, OES Director Michael Forrester, Equity Committee Chairperson Ashlee Young and OES Sustainability Manager, Ollie Kroner. Topics covered included up-to-date progress on the current GCP, and the process and goals of the 2023 update, as well as breakout sessions where people shared their ideas on how best to move Cincinnati forward as an equitable, sustainable, and resilient city.
2023 GREEN CINCINNATI PLAN KICK OFF MEETING Recording- May 31, 2022 at the Cincinnati Zoo
Completed Community Meetings:
Community Meetings* are held in specific communities for local neighbors in those communities to lend their voices and feedback for the the 2023 GCP. Green Umbrella and Groundwork Ohio River Valley are OES partners for these meetings. For more information on Community Meetings, please contact Kelsey Hawkins-Johnson.
- Beekman Corridor -- Tuesday, June 28th 6-8pm at 1814 Dreman Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45223 (Working in Neighborhoods Office)
- For residents of South Cumminsville, Millvale, South Fairmount, North Fairmount & English Woods
- Avondale & Paddock Hills -- Tuesday, August 16th 6 - 8 p.m. at the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio, Cincinnati, 3458 Reading Rd., Cincinnati 45229
- For residents of Avondale & Paddock Hills
- Over-The-Rhine, West End & Camp Washington -- Tuesday, August 23rd 6 - 8 p.m. at Seven Hills Neighborhood House, 901 Findlay Street, Cincinnati 45214
- For residents of OTR, West End & Camp Washington
- Carthage (Spanish language) --Tuesday, August 30th 6 - 8 p.m. at Carthage Christian Church, 19 W. 73rd St., Cincinnati 45216
- For residents of Carthage
Focus Area meetings
Focus Areas include Advocacy, Education & Outreach; Buildings & Energy; Food; Natural Environment; Resilience; Mobility; Zero Waste. Focus Area meetings for the 2023 Green Cincinnati Plan will consider gathered recommendations & feedback within a defined area, working to evaluate, prioritize and finalize the focus area mission, goals, strategies and action steps.
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Enacting measures to help all Cincinnati residents actively contribute to climate mitigation through everyday actions. |
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Community members met and reviewed recommendations in the following themes, prioritizing actions and strategies: Advocacy
Education
Outreach
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Planning for the transition towards a more sustainable built environment and prioritized use of renewable energy sources. |
McKie Recreation Center at 1655 Chase Avenue, Cincinnati 45223 |
Community members met and reviewed recommendations in the following themes, prioritizing actions and strategies:
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10/10/22 6:00 - 7:30 PM Price Hill Library at 970 Purcell Avenue, Cincinnati 45205 |
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Equitable access to healthy, affordable, local food through development and job-creation growth within the city’s food and agriculture sectors. |
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Community members met and reviewed recommendations in the following themes, prioritizing actions and strategies:
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Creating a more sustainable infrastructure city-wide wherein safer, more convenient transportation options are available for all who live, work or visit here. |
Price Hill Library at 970 Purcell Avenue, Cincinnati 45205 |
Community members met and reviewed recommendations in the following themes, prioritizing actions and strategies:
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First Unitarian Church at 536 Linton St, Cincinnati, OH 45219 |
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Creating a more sustainable green infrastructure throughout the city which prioritizes the health of both people and the natural world which surrounds us. |
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Community members met and reviewed recommendations in the following themes, prioritizing actions and strategies:
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Addressing the racial, environmental, and economic injustices that take place in Cincinnati’s most marginalized neighborhoods in order to drive adaptation to promote an equitable future for all. |
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Community members met and reviewed recommendations in the following themes, prioritizing actions and strategies:
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Setting goals and standards for creating a city that produces zero waste by way of reducing food waste and promoting recycling efforts of residents who live here as well as the organizations which produce waste here. |
Price Hill Library at 970 Purcell Avenue, Cincinnati 45205 |
Community members met and reviewed recommendations in the following themes, prioritizing actions and strategies:
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Read the 2023 Green Cincinnati Plan
Local Impacts of Climate Change
Cincinnati faces rising temperatures and more frequent and severe storms that will only intensify in the coming decades. Learn more about how Cincinnati is impacted by climate change.
Tracking progress
Want to stay up to date with the progress of implementing the 2023 GCP? Check out the ClimateView Dashboard to track our work building a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient city.
Activate the GCP With Us
Are you passionate about creating a sustainable future and combating climate change? Do you represent an organization that shares these values and wants to play a leading role in shaping the future of our city? If so, we invite you to consider applying for the GCP Seeds of Change Grant Program or become a Green Cincinnati Plan Partner. Collaboration is the key!
Commitment to Equity
The Green Cincinnati Plan is committed to equity—with an explicit focus on racial equity. We acknowledge Cincinnati’s demographic makeup and our history of injustices. Learn more about how Cincinnati is centering equity in the implementation of the 2023 Green Cincinnati Plan.