Summer 2005: Identification of Key Stakeholders and Creation of Citizen Committees  Fall 2005: Assembly of Key Information, Staff Input, System Tours and Research/Analysis  Fall 2005: Preparation of Tools for Public Input   Winter-Spring      2006: Surveys, Stakeholder Meetings, Topical Summits and Public Forums  Summer 2006: Preliminary Formulations of Plan  Fall 2006: Draft Presentations/Evaluation/ Testing/Refinement   Winter      2006/2007: Final Plan Development  Early 2007: Plan Approvals  Spring-Fall      2007: Deliverables and Centennial Events  Cincinnati Park Board: Steve Schuckman,     Steven.Schuckman@cincinnati-oh.gov  Human Nature: Chris Manning,     cmanning@humannature.cc  Leisure Services Management:    Jess Parrett,jparrettlsm@fuse.net Cincinnati Parks 2007 Centennial Master Plan-Key Summary Materials Intro and Vision (2.70MB) Key Strategies, Action Plan and Funding (2.08MB) Capital Strategy and Capital Plans - Urban Core (5.18MB) Capital Plans - Uptown (5.11MB) Capital Plans - Regional and Neghborhood Parks (1.76MB) Capital Plans - Small Parks and Preserves and Greenspace (1.38MB) Capital Plans - Parkways and Greenways (3.06MB) Centennial Master Plan - Draft Overview Background (8.39MB) Strategy (9.35MB) (Draft)Centennial Master Plan (1.35MB) Uptown Parks & Neighborhood Revitalization Plan Bellevue Hill Master Plan Burnet Woods Master Plan Fairview Park Master Plan Fleischmann Gardens Master Plan Inwood Park Master Plan Jackson Hill Master Plan Meeting Agendas 2005-11-10 Steering Committee Agenda 2005-11-10 Steering Committee Questions 2006-01-09 Steering and Advisory Committee Agenda 2006-01-09 Steering and Advisory Committee Questions Meeting Notes 2005-11-10 Steering Committee 2006-01-19 Steering and Advisory Committee 2006-01-19 Steering and Advisory Question Responses 2006-03 Public Meeting Final Notes Presentations 11-10-05 Steering Committee 1-19-06 Steering and Advisory Committees 03-2006 Public Meeting 1 03-2006 Public Meeting 2 08-10-06 Steering Commitee 11-14-06 Prelim MP Recommendations 1 11-14-06 Prelim MP Recommendations 2 Related Reports and Sources American Planning Association Project for Public Spaces The Trust for Public Land University of Illinois Human Environment Research Lab Steering Committee Login

Welcome to the Centennial Master Plan project website! This website has been designed to allow visitors to stay up-to-date on the project, as well as allowing visitors to download recent progress reports, meeting agendas , meeting notes to review and past presentations.                                                1907 Kessler Plan Overview The Cincinnati Park Board has updated its system-wide master plan. This update addresses the needs and opportunities of the system; promotes preserving and promoting parks as one of Cincinnati's most significant assets; and refines the vision for parks/greenways. It also articulates how to achieve this vision and celebrates 100 years as one of the top planned park systems in America. Park Board Staff, with assistance from a professional planning team and input from a wide spectrum of partners and citizen committees, and the community at large, directed and participated in a planning process that has culminated in a series of products and celebrations to mark the 100 year anniversaries of the creation of the Board of Park Commissioners (1906) and the first park system master plan by George Kessler, Landscape Architect (1907).                                        Spring In Eden Park Current Status After two years of research, public input, meetings, surveys and innovative planning, the Cincinnati Parks Centennial Master Plan is complete! The final plan was presented to the Board of Park Commissioners in June and was unanimously approved. On August 3rd, the plan will be presented to the city's Planning Commission for their adoption and then will go to City Council in September for final approval. In May, the University of Cincinnati's Design Architecture Art & Planning (DAAP) graphic design students unveiled the results of their year-long collaboration with the Park Board, producing a park visitor's guide, and materials for the new master plan including a travelling exhibit, a short video , and the final report . Thank you to all of the students who contributed to this project, and thank you to all who contributed to the master plan. Please join the Park Board in celebrating their Centennial Plan and join them in supporting the plan as it is being presented to the Planning Commission and City Council. To view the plan, click on the first link under Downloads/Links on the left side of the page.