By Rachel Richardson

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April 17, 2016

For more than a decade, large-scale redevelopment projects have helped to bring new vibrancy to once dilapidated historic Cincinnati neighborhoods like Over-the-Rhine and Walnut Hills.

But while the Queen City continues to receive national praise for its urban transformations, some community activists are concerned about the displacement of low- and middle-income residents amidst the housing and retail renaissance.

How to strike the right balance between reviving a blighted community while maintaining its socio-economic and cultural diversity is the subject of the first annual Zane L. Miller “Conversations in the City” symposium, hosted by the University of Cincinnati’s Department of History.

The inaugural event, set for 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 26, at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center, honors the legacy of the late UC professor and renowned urban historian whose career at UC spanned 35 years.

Miller, who died in March last year, was a pioneer in the study and teaching of the history of American cities. His 1968 book, Boss Cox’s Cincinnati: Urban Politics in the Progressive Era, is hailed as a classic in the field of urban studies. The prolific historian also published numerous articles, co-edited three history series and was awarded several grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities.