University Village Urban Renewal Plan

The Corryville University Village Urban Renewal Plan was adopted March 23, 2005.

"In April of 2002 the consulting team of Kinzelman Kline Gossman / Goody Clancy Associates was selected by a steering committee comprised of representatives from the City of Cincinnati, University of Cincinnati, Corryville Community Council, University Village Association, property owners, and resident stakeholders to prepare an update to the 1993 Urban Design Plan for University Village in Corryville, recommend physical changes, and prepare a strategic revitalization and implementation strategy."

Uptown Consortium / Short Vine
"Working with the private investment and the City’s University Village Urban renewal plan developed in 2005, the Consortium is working as an intermediary along the Short Vine strip, readying a return to its glory days as an urban nightlife hotspot and campus village by day."

Reconnect Vine
In the original planning, reconnecting Short Vine to Vine Street was looked at as a possibility. This would have passed through the current location of the University Plaza shopping center. But this part of the plan was abandoned. “The idea had far more negatives than positives,” said Arn Bortz, a Towne Properties LLC principal who serves as a development consultant for the Uptown Consortium.

University Plaza
Redevelopment of University Plaza was included in the University Village Urban Renewal Plan. It is not clear whether Anchor Properties intentions match up to the 2005 plan.