Press Release – Auckland Transport
The Avondale Town Centre is set to become a safer destination to visit, shop and work – with construction about to start on a new concrete footpath, street lighting and bicycle parking.
Auckland Transport (AT) is upgrading the town centre footpath in stages, starting with construction of the first half of the upgrade from next week – due for completion by mid-March.
The work, estimated to cost $720,000, involves removing and replacing the slippery pavers with a safer, concrete surface, as well as upgrading the bike parking.
Auckland Transport and the Whau Local Board are co-funding the upgrades, with the upgrade originally scheduled to take place in 2019 – but was delayed due to the Covid-19 Emergency Budget.
Black business owners see opportunity at Avondale Town Center
54 percent of retailers are Black-owned
Black business owners see opportunity at Avondale Town Center
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Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, signs of growth continue within Avondale Town Center on Reading Road, where commercial tenants are moving ahead with opening new businesses.
âWe are at a 63 percent occupancy rate for signed leases,â said Reginald Harris, director of community life for The Community Builders, the developer and property management company overseeing the Avondale Town Center redevelopment.
The largest open space is 15,000 square feet, which will be split between a much-needed grocery store option and the Urban League of Greater Southwest Ohio s new Center for Social Justice. Now, several prime commercial spaces facing Reading Road are under lease, and a majority of new establishments are owned by African Americans.
Avondale residents say rioting has repercussions for families and generations to come.
Posted: 11:46 AM, Dec 10, 2020
Updated: 2020-12-14 17:52:23-05
African Americans who lived through Cincinnatiâs riots in the late â60s have strong opinions over whether they should be used alongside peaceful protest to advance civil rights.
CINCINNATI â The history of Avondale is known for a number of things in the Cincinnati area, but perhaps one of the most notorious, impactful and memorable chapter in the neighborhoodâs history are the race riots that occurred there in the late 1960s.
The grainy, jarring images of past uprisings are eerily similar to the visuals America has been confronted with from this yearâs race riots, and those similarities have uniquely resonated with the local residents who experienced the earlier scenes of unrest firsthand. The very same Black people of Cincinnati who took part in or passively watched the riots of 67 and 68 have strong op
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Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center is investing more than $10 million into the neighborhood and a Findlay Market vendor plans to open a new grocery in the Avondale Town Center.
Joining
Cincinnati Edition to discuss the Avondale Town Center and investment in the community is Community Builders Director of Community Life Reginald Harris; Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center Director of Community Relations Adison Nelson; Cozy Home Child Care and Learning Center Owner Morgan Hill; and Avondale resident Aunnie Richardson.
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