Saturday, March 11, 2000
Glendale starts new long-range plan
Challenges: Traffic, preservation
BY SARA J. BENNETT
The Cincinnati Enquirer
GLENDALE — Community leaders and residents have begun creating a new long-range plan for the village.
The plan would guide Glendale in handling several challenges — from parking shortages and controlling traffic from surrounding communities to maintaining the integrity of buildings in the village's large historic district.
The plan would update an existing guide that was drafted in the 1940s.
It's about time, said lifelong resident Mary Stewart.
“I think that any village that was smart enough to have a plan in the beginning should keep it updated and deal with reality as it is now,” she said. “We have seen a lot of changes ... and we have a lot to preserve.”
The plan will be compiled with the help of Frank Russell, director of the Community Design Center at the University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Art, Architecture and Planning, said Glendale Mayor Thomas Todd.
Members of the village's council and planning commission have been meeting with residents and community leaders to brainstorm issues the village will need to address.
Consultants will be hired to research specific areas, such as zoning, economic growth, parking and traffic.
Mr. Todd estimated the entire plan would cost about $100,000. Council is expected to vote Monday to allocate money so work can get started on the project, he said.
A major thrust of the plan will be preserving Glendale's unique character. The village was established in 1855, and a large portion of it has been designated a historic district.
With development booming in neighboring Woodlawn and Springdale, traffic has become a concern, Mr. Todd said. Sharon Road and Springfield Pike, both major thoroughfares for communities in the area, run through Glendale.
Keeping those homes and neighborhoods looking like they ought to is a challenge, said Tom Ratliff, vice president of Glendale Heritage Preservation.
“The thing we're concerned with is, with the encroachment of new construction in the historic district, that it fit in with the requirements to remain in a historic district,” he said.
A new long-range plan would provide guidance to the increasing number of people moving into the village, Ms. Stewart said.
“We have tried hard to maintain ourselves as a very individualistic village, and we old-timers have tried to help the newcomers,” she said. “Development is overwhelming, and I think we need to consider the space we have and treat it with care and help those moving here to understand how we feel about Glendale.”
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