Cincinnati Infrastructure and Transit Exploration Tour

Using the Cincinnati Streetcar loop as a route, this tour will take you by nearly every major attraction in Downtown Cincinnati, with stops at top attractions, including Fountain Square and Findlay Market. However, this is not a typical 'general history of the city through time and here are the top attractions and cultural experiences' tour. This tour is focused on transit and infrastructure, given by a local aware of and involved in transportation and infrastructure projects in the city. Highlighting the city's greatest infrastructure accomplishments, as well it's biggest failures, this tour will focus on the Riverfront Transit Center, Cincinnati Subway, Cincinnati Union Terminal, as well as Kenyon-Barr (urban renewal), and Highway Construction and Expansion. I will also share some of the plans for future projects. Tours are guided by myself, Fenley, an Urban Planning student at the University of Cincinnati.

Meeting Point

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

50 E Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA

If you follow the directions provided at the end of the tour, you will end here, completing a full loop of the streetcar.

What's included:

• Streetcar Map
• Abandoned Cincinnati Subway Map
• *Metro Bus Map
• Tour Guided by a Real Local
• TANK Bus Map
• Small Group

Not included:

• Gratuities (tips) not included and not encouraged

What to expect:

Duration: 3 hours

The Banks

150 E Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA

Meeting in the banks, I will give a brief history of Cincinnati, and we'll see the Roebling Suspension Bridge from afar.

20 minutes

Roebling Suspension Bridge

Ohio River Trail, , Cincinnati, Ohio

See from afar.

Pass by without stopping

Great American Ball Park

100 Joe Nuxhall Way, , Cincinnati, 45202-5108, Ohio

Will stop for a few minutes for anyone who wishes to get a picture near the entranceway.

2 minutes

Riverfront Transit Center Bus Parking Lot

110 E Pete Rose Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA

We'll stop to talk about the many efforts to bring transit back to Cincinnati, including the Riverfront Transit Center, given the moniker 'Cincinnati's Second Abandoned Subway'. In the off chance the doors are unlocked, we'll go inside.

20 minutes

Paycor Stadium

1 Paycor Stadium, , Cincinnati, 45202-3418, Ohio

See from afar.

Pass by without stopping

Queensgate

Queensgate, Cincinnati, OH 45203, USA

We will talk about highway construction and expansion in Cincinnati, and Kenyon-Barr, the project which demolished nearly half of the city in the 1960's.

10 minutes

Carew Tower

35 W 5th St, Cincinnati, 45202, Ohio

We will see this prime example of extravagant Art Deco Architecture from a nearby vantage point, then we will pass through the lobby of the Hilton Netherland Plaza, and walk through the dead Carew Shopping Arcade urban mall.

15 minutes

Fountain Square

520 Vine Street, 5th and Vine Street, Cincinnati, 45202, Ohio

We'll stop in Fountain Square, the heart of Downtown Cincinnati, and see the Tyler Davidson fountain.

10 minutes

Government Square Area D

Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA

We'll pass through Cincinnati's central bus 'station', talking about some of it's current challenges.

Pass by without stopping

Taft Theatre

317 E 5th St, Cincinnati, 45202-3309, Ohio

See from afar.

Pass by without stopping

Procter & Gamble Lawn Park

#0, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA

We'll stop for a minute to rest before continuing with our tour.

5 minutes

Great American Tower

301 E 4th St, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA

We'll see Cincinnati's tallest skyscraper from a nearby vantage point.

5 minutes

Heritage Bank Center

100 Broadway, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA

We'll talk about the history of Heritage Bank Center and current plans involving it.

2 minutes

East 8th Street & Main Street

E 8th St & Main St, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA

We'll get off the streetcar at this stop, and learn about it's history. Throughout our tour, we'll ride about 2/3 of the Cincinnati Streetcar Loop, and directions are provided at the end of the tour to complete the loop and bring you back to the tour start point.

10 minutes

Washington Park

1230 Elm St, Cincinnati, 45202-7550, Ohio

We'll stop in Washington Park, for restrooms and water if needed.

10 minutes

Cincinnati Music Hall

1241 Elm St, Cincinnati, 45202-7531, Ohio

See from afar.

Pass by without stopping

Tql Stadium

1501 Central Pkwy, Cincinnati, 45214-2815, Ohio

See from afar.

Pass by without stopping

Central Pkwy & Ezzard Charles Dr

Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA

From the median of Central Parkway near Ezzard Charles Drive, we'll look at pictures and learn about the history of Cincinnati's abandoned subway, the largest abandoned subway in the world, where it lay underneath our feet.

10 minutes

Cincinnati Union Terminal

1301 Western Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45203, USA

We'll see the iconic Cincinnati Union Terminal, the last great passenger train station built in the country, if not the
world, from a distance, a spot outside Robert A. Taft High School. We'll look at pictures and learn about it's construction, use, near demolition, and renovation. To be clear, we do not actually go to the Terminal, as it would take far too much time.

20 minutes

Findlay Market

1801 Race St, , Cincinnati, 45202-5932, Ohio

We'll end our tour at Findlay Market, a focal point of Over-the-Rhine, a revitalized neighborhood. Many food options are nearby for your convenience when our tour ends.

10 minutes