D R A F T P R O P O S A L

The Northwest Corridor

A community-based, development-oriented, political coalition serving the interests
of College Hill, Mount Airy, and Northside.
Draft Proposal by Jason Haap, Board Member, Mt. Airy Town Council July, 2008

Business Recreation Political Action Community Leadership Growth

College Hill, Mount The Corridor can link The Northwest Corridor The Corridor can have The strength of The
Airy, and Northside can together, support, and Political Action equal representation Corridor can increase as
identify and define jointly develop Committee (The NoW- from each community (a neighboring
neighborhood specific recreation options that C PAC) can provide an board of three members, communities may wish
market niches so as to benefit all parties. avenue for endorsing for examples), and to join.
Broaden community
support one another’s City candidates who decisions can be based
consciousness by
different business support the Corridor’s on consensus.
utilizing one another’s
development plans mission. The
resources.
instead of competing. communities can host
joint forums.

lishing ourselves now gives us time to

The Proposal raise money, articulate goals, and to raise

A simple strategy for improving political
visibility with the goal of better
neighborhoods.
College Hill, Mount Airy, and Northside
collectively create the Northwest Corri-
dor of Cincinnati, built along Colerain
and Hamilton – two major thoroughfares.
Jointly, they provide what arguably con-
stitutes Cincinnati’s most noteworthy
collection of neighborhood resources,
from unique businesses, diverse housing
opportunities, and Cincinnati’s largest
park.
Voting Block
The Corridor would represent a block of
City voters larger than Cincinnati’s most
populous neighborhood (Westwood).
Politicians naturally wish to satisfy the
interests of potential voters – specifically
when those voters are organized with a
concrete vision and mission.
Through collaboration, our three communi-
ties can work as a single unit to support and
promote one another!
Therefore, the Corridor coalition would
provide greater visibility to the joint in-
terests of the communities represented.
By establishing a Political Action Com-
mittee (The NoW-C PAC), the Corridor
could issue endorsements for those politi-
cians who support our shared agenda.
This summer is a great time to form the
alliance, as City Hall’s return from Sum-
mer break will mark the unofficial begin-
ning of campaign season for 2009. Estab-
the Corridor’s profile through area media
and political groups.
Guiding Principals
By building the Corridor coalition around
a concrete set of shared principles, with
an agreed-upon mission and vision, we
can insure that each neighborhood’s in-
terests are protected and represented.
As a separate entity not affiliated with the
Community Councils, the Corridor can
maintain a PAC and endorse candidates.
However, it is in the interests of the Cor-
ridor leadership to keep a pulse on what
all three communities desire.
If ever one of the represented commu-
nity’s publicly condemned the actions of
The Northwest Corridor coalition, it
would dismantle the effectiveness of the
organization. This inherently creates a
checks-and-balances system to insure the
long-term integrity of the group to repre-
sent College Hill, Mount Airy, and North-
side.

The Northwest Corridor Draft Proposal