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Cincinnati City Council directs 60-day traffic citation report, asks CRC to identify youth football sites; confirms multiple appointments
Summary
Council unanimously approved a 60-day request for a neighborhood-level traffic citation report and directed the Cincinnati Recreation Commission to identify two to three sites for youth football; council also confirmed several board appointments in a single roll-call sequence.
Cincinnati City Council voted unanimously Thursday to direct the city administration to produce a report within 60 days detailing traffic citations overall and by neighborhood for 2025 and to update the same statistics for the prior four years.
Council Member Jeffries, sponsor of the motion, said the request is part of the council’s Vision Zero work, and noted a decline in pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries in recent years. “We had 15 fatalities, then three last year,” Jeffries said, describing a drop in serious incidents from 66 to 35 over three years as evidence that enforcement and safety investments are working.
The motion asks the administration to provide neighborhood breakdowns and context for enforcement activity; council approved it on a roll-call vote with all present members recorded as “Yes.”
In a separate, amended motion the body approved, Council Members Jeffries and Johnson asked the Cincinnati Recreation Commission to identify two to three sites that could be dedicated for youth football practices and games and to include potential funding needs in a feasibility report due to council. The motion specifically asked the CRC to consider whether the Cincinnati Police Department training academy field could host games or practices when not in use.
Council discussion touched on field design and materials. Council Member Kramer Ding supported artificial surfaces that exclude PFAS to reduce environmental concerns and extend year-round access. Johnson emphasized the role of youth sports in building mentorship and opportunity.
Both motions were adopted by roll call with no recorded objections. Earlier in the meeting, the council also advanced a series of appointments and reappointments — including to the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority Board of Commissioners and the Environmental Advisory Board — in consolidated roll-call confirmations that produced unanimous yes votes.
The traffic-citation report is scheduled back to council in 60 days; the CRC’s site-identification report will inform any later funding or construction decisions.
