For decades, I-75 and the freight tracks beside it have carved up a swath of first-ring suburbs in Hamilton County, cutting neighbors off from jobs, parks and everyday errands on the other side of the highway. Now Hamilton County and the First Suburbs Consortium are taking a set of draft fixes on tour, inviting residents to help decide how to literally reconnect the streets. Next week, planners will bring early concept ideas to three public sessions in Lincoln Heights, Lockland, Reading, Sharonville, Evendale and Arlington Heights before the planning study edges toward real-world projects. The work is part of a federally funded Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods planning push that aims to turn years of separation into better access to daily life.
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