Sophie Revis and John Gumm on Historic Redlining and Heat Vulnerability

Groundwork Climate Resiliency Director, Sophie Revis spoke with Local 12 Chief Meteorologist , John Gumm, about redlining and neighborhood heat vulnerability in Cincinnati. She is joined by Michael Forrester, Director of the Office of Environment and Sustainability for the City of Cincinnati. You can read the story here.

From Local 12 News:

“ The hotter neighborhoods include Carthage, Lower Price Hill, Millvale, OTR, Pendleton, Paddock Hills and Walnut Hills.

While some of these communities are adjacent to large industrial and commercial complexes making them hotter, at least 10 of Cincinnati's warmest neighborhoods were also historically redlined.

And that's no coincidence to Sophie Revis, the climate resiliency director for Groundwork Ohio River Valley.

Groundwork ORV’s interactive mapping shows how neighborhoods are impacted by heat.

“When a community is redlined, it means that the government has selected them as not being worth the investment,” Revis said.”