The three-year program, backed by a $200 million investment, aims to turbocharge cities' efforts to tackle the "overlapping crises of climate change and racial wealth inequity."
Mayor Aftab Pureval told CityBeat during a sit-down interview in June that the city already spends the proceeds from the lease on infrastructure, but a state law change made it so this sale would remove any flexibility on that spending.
Cincinnati is one of 23 (and counting) urban cities across North America that have publicly committed to reducing energy consumption, water use and transportation emissions by at least 50% before scientists say it’s too late.