Cincinnati’s first-ring suburbs face unique challenges. Changing demographics, economic stability, and issues regarding resources and security are common threads among these jurisdictions.
The ways the 49 Hamilton County cities, villages, townships, and municipal corporations not only adjust but thrive is the focus of this series, First Suburbs—Beyond Borders. The series explores the diversity and ingenuity of these longstanding suburban communities, highlighting issues that demand collective thought and action to galvanize their revitalization.
Founded in the 1950s, Forest Park came of age in the ‘60s, grew big enough to become a city in 1968, and today, with a population of nearly 20,000, ranks as the second-largest city in Hamilton County after the city of Cincinnati.
Its growth spurt 50 years ago expanded its population and business base, but left it with a common…
