THIS IS 2018: THE BANKS PROJECT YEAR IN REVIEW

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1 THIS IS 2018: THE BANKS PROJECT YEAR IN REVIEW

2 THIS IS 2018: THE BANKS PROJECT YEAR IN REVIEW Celebrate again the 10th Anniversary of the groundbreaking, new dining and entertainment options, benchmarked data for safety, economic inclusion, schedule, and budget performance with this pictorial tour highlighting 2018 at The Banks. Thank you for your patronage as we invite you to return to Cincinnati s riverfront again (and again) in Cover Captions Top Left: 10th Anniversary of The Banks groundbreaking. Top Middle: Skystar Wheel. Top Right: Dynamic Message System. Bottom Left: Bengals Game Day. Bottom Middle: Crosswalk construction. Bottom Right: Reds Opening Day. 2

3 HIGHLIGHTS OF 2018 Public Parties Ohio River flood and aftermath Public Parties 10th Anniversary groundbreaking celebration April 2, 2018 Public Parties Crosswalk repaired at Freedom Way and Joe Nuxhall Way Seven Hills School classes envision Connect the Blocks to cap Fort Washington Way Public Parties Virtual Tour on website launched MLH s The Banks Blueberry Wheat Ale tapped Public Parties Crosswalk repair at Second and Race Dynamic Message System (two boards) built Public Parties DMS activated JAN /FEB MAR /APR MAY/JUN JUL/AUG SEP/OCT NOV/DEC Development Condado Taco construction underway Development AC Rooftop Bar opens Condado Taco opens Joella s Hot Chicken announced RFP for Concert/Music Venue published Calendar application released Development Concert Venue Developer selected Joella s opens Galla Park announced Parks Foundation Hats Off Luncheon at Smale Park Development Permanent power to Lot 19 World Cup Village to gather soccer fans on Freedom Way Rockin The Roebling concerts on the Event Lawn Development Galla Park opens Skystar Wheel opens Community Authority approved Development Escape Game under construction Skystar Wheel s stay extended into June

4 JANUARY/ FEBRUARY Rosenberg Swings are an island in the Ohio River during the flood. Smale Riverfront Park before the Ohio River s crest at 60.5' on February 25. 4

5 MARCH /APRIL JBSC chair and Cincinnati Reds CEO Bob Castellini cuts the 10th anniversary cakes with help from children born in April 2008 with an able assist from city, county and state officials and Freedom Center leaders. Monday, April 2, 2018 was named The Banks Public Partnership Day in Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Reds fans line Freedom Way for the parade of the mascots on Kids Opening Day. 5

6 MAY/JUNE Picnic time along the Ohio River never gets old! Hats Off Luncheon-goers enjoy fireworks on the riverfront. It s easy to take a virtual tour of The Banks with this new website feature released mid-year. 6

7 JULY/AUGUST The creek is a major draw in the heat wave! Mike Prus, Prus Construction; Greg Hardman, Christian Moerlein Brewing; and Nick Rosian, Messer; tap, taste and toast with The Banks Blueberry Wheat Ale. The Beauty at The Banks video was released in August

8 SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER Dynamic Message System construction was completed (I-71 sign shown here). Bengals pre-game tailgating in Lot D. 8

9 NOVEMBER / DECEMBER The Escape Game is under construction, targeting first quarter 2019 opening. Photographer Glenn Hartong captures the Carousel building with GE and the Freedom Center in the background. Expansion joint replacement at Second and Race Street. 9

10 ECONOMIC INCLUSION: PHASE I, II, & IIIA Economic Inclusion information is available here: uploads/economic-inclusion-novdec2018.pdf Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Participation Goal: 30% Actual: 33.2% $12,411,153 paid to SBE contractors 111% of goal achieved Combined Minority and Women Workforce Participation Female: 1.82% Minority: 16.01% Workers living within the 26-county Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area represented 80.1% of the construction workforce. There are no local residency participation goals for the project. 80.1% SBE Professional Services Participation Goal: 10% Actual: 13.1% 131% of goal achieved Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal/ participation varied by project, between 4% and 9%. $5,687,667 paid to DBE contractors SAFETY Public Parties construction safety hours for Phase I, II and IIIA totaled 802,044 from January 1, 2008 through December 31, Developer construction safety hours for Phase I and II totaled 953,818 from January 1, 2008 through December 31, BUDGET Phase IIIA budget expended totaled 88.1% of the $29.3 million total through December 31, The Public Parties project work remained within budget. Budget information is available here: wp-content/uploads/budget-novdec2018.pdf SCHEDULE All Public Parties work was completed on schedule in

11 COMMUNICATIONS 1, ,200 4, Followers Tweets Impressions* Engagements Media * Impressions equals the number of times users saw the tweet on Twitter. Engagements is the total number of times users have interacted with a tweet, including retweets, replies, follows, and likes. The Banks Public Partnership website - Earned a total of 6,684 total combined visitors sessions in 2018, for an average of 557 per month. - Garnered a total of 10,771 page views. - The parking pages received an average of 279 page views per month. - Visitors spent an average of 1:48 minutes per visit. In December, Project Executive Phil Beck was part of a panel for Intelligent Transportation Society of the Midwest webinar on the Cincinnati Dynamic Message Signs. Additional Media information is available here: uploads/media-summary-novdec2018.pdf Skystar Wheel s stay in Cincinnati was extended into June 2019 (photo by Glenn Hartong). New signage at Central Riverfront Garage. 11

12 LIVE, WORK, PLAY AT THE BANKS 338k office sqft 96k retail sqft 8,727 parking spaces (City and County) 42,319 Reds seats 150,000 riders in multi-family units 65,515 Bengals seats 17,556 USBA seats 25,265 student visitors in acres of park space 171 hotel rooms >100,000 riders 12

13 WHAT S NEXT Western portion of The Banks focus of future development as seen from the top of the Roebling Bridge (photo by Glenn Hartong). For more information: Phil Beck The Banks Project Executive (513) Published 1/20/19 13