Kevin Marsh Announcements, News

CTM Monthly Meeting – Mar 3, 2025

The public is welcome to attend. Public input on CTM agenda items will be heard after Trustee discussion is complete.  Community members wishing to address the Board on an agenda item should sign up to speak at least 24 hours before start of the meeting by completing this Google form or with an email request directed to the president at contactctm@cliftoncommunity.org. Individual input on agenda items will last no more than two minutes.

Community members may speak on non-agenda issues during the public questions and concerns period at the end of the meeting. Individuals with statements are asked to sign in before the start of the meeting. Such statements should last not more than two minutes and are invited during the public questions and concerns period. Email your request to speak (specify the topic), or to request an agenda item at the next meeting to contactctm@cliftoncommunity.org.

Agenda

Join in-person: Clifton Recreation Center, 320 McAlpin Avenue 
Join Remotely: https://meet.google.com/qym-wjou-ncx


Start		TopicTopic Lead
7:00WelcomePresident Pantoja
 Roll Call/ Approve prior month’s minutesSecretary Owen Waller
 Fire Report 
 Clifton LibraryJeanne Strauss de Groote
 CRC ReportBrittany Havens
 CANS ReportMichelle Burch
7:25Clifton Business Association UpdateMike Anagnostou
 Bus Rapid Transit UpdateJustin Ogilby
7:50Motion 1:  Budget adjustments for Cliftonfest, SoccerTim Noonan
 Motion 2: Eliminate two parking spaces for safetyJustin Ogilby
8:00(1)Report on meetings with churches;(2) Motion 3 for bike lane materialsJustin Ogilby
 Motion 4 to approve letter for Hyde Park SquarePresident
 Clifton Plan UpdateGerald Checco
 Committee roll callPresident Pantoja
8:45Community Questions/ConcernsPresident Pantoja
8:55Adjournment – Next Meeting 4/7/2025 

MOTIONS

#SponsorDescription
1Tim NoonanMove to add $2500 for Cliftonfest and, for Clifton Soccer, add $5000 in expenses and $2000 in income
2Justin OgilbyMotion to eliminate 2 parking spaces to enable turning from Wood to Middleton
3Justin OgilbyMove that DOTE install the Clifton Ave Ludlow to Bryant bike lane extension using standard materials.
4Ben PantojaThis motion requests approval for CTM President to send a letter, included in the motion, to City of Cincinnati officials regarding the Hyde Park planned development.
Brian Duffy Announcements

Rush Hour Parking Information

Excerpts from City of Cincinnati Press Release:

Full-Time, On-Street Parking on Ludlow Avenue in Clifton Business District

A pilot project meant to calm traffic along Ludlow Avenue went into effect Monday, Aug. 19, creating full-time, on-street parking between Cornell Place and Brookline Avenue in the Clifton Business District.

Current restrictions that prohibit parking on both sides of the street during morning and evening rush hours are being eliminated and motorists will be allowed to park on both sides of the street 24/7. The change comes at the request of Clifton residents and business owners, including the Clifton Town Meeting group and the Clifton Professional and Business Association.

Representatives from both groups have been meeting with the City’s Department of Transportation & Engineering for several months to work out the details.

A similar pilot project on Hamilton Avenue in the Northside Business District resulted in a significant reduction in crashes, from 15 crashes to 5 for the same time period in 2017 versus 2018.

Kevin Marsh Announcements

CTM Moves to Explore Rush Hour Parking Trial

During the June 2019 CTM meeting, Trustees voted to ask the City to implement a trial to remove the rush hour parking restrictions on Ludlow Avenue. The full details of the motion are below. The focus of this effort is to improve pedestrian safety. The Northside neighborhood successfully completed a similar trial in their neighborhood recently. While we don’t know the outcome of this trial, we are hopeful it will illuminate ways to improve pedestrian safety.

Trustees agreed to hold public engagement sessions as part of this trial to ensure plenty of input is obtained. Please watch for emailed announcements of these engagements. If you are not a subscriber, please click here to do so.

WCPO published an article recently regarding this effort. Click here to read it.

In a related matter, CTM also voted to explore a trial of bump outs on Ludlow Avenue through the CTM Business Committee. These also have the potential to improve pedestrian safety.

Motion for Rush Hour Parking

Clifton Town Meeting respectfully requests that the City plan and implement a trial for a period lasting not less than 3 months, but not greater than 6 months, with the exact dates to be determined in coordination with the City Department of Transportation and Engineering (DOTE) with the following parameters:

  1. Remove all (AM & PM) rush-hour parking restrictions on Ludlow Av between Cornell Pl and Brookline Av
  2. Prior to implementation of the trial, CTM requests DOTE either confirm the existence of or DOTE gather the appropriate data to ensure a “before change” data set exists.
  3. DOTE assist in evaluating the impact of the trial on safety, traffic, and business; and in determining the advisability of making permanent changes and/or conducting further trials.
  4. The CTM Transportation & Public Safety Committee will be the lead group of CTM on this effort and will make monthly progress reports to the CTM Board along with updates as needed between monthly reports. The Committee will advise the Board of all meetings in advance in case other Trustees want to attend to learn more details of what is happening.
  5. The noted CTM Committee will hold public engagement sessions in a variety of methods before, during, and after the trial. Methods shall include but are not limited to, single topic public in-person meetings & online surveys. The Committee will work closely with DOTE on these engagement methods to ensure appropriate information/data is gathered. The Committee will work with a professional to ensure any survey is unbiased and fit for purpose. Engagement will not delay the implementation of the trial.
  6. No monies will be spent by CTM on this matter without a future vote of the Board of Trustees.
  7. A letter summarizing the trial request will be sent to DOTE on or before June 15 by the CTM President or his designee.