The PikeWith A Purpose Assembly resulted in pedestrian, resident-focused concepts that connect the neighborhood’s many assets, including the elementary school, library, post office, green spaces, residential neighborhoods, and businesses.

“Through the history and the present day, Amelia has been and continues to be a place of movement without a place to stop and linger. Movement of people in and out of Clermont County to Cincinnati. Movement of cars between the suburbs. Movement of goods. Movement of mail. The movement of regular production. But with all of the movement, Amelia got passed by. It never really figured out how to encourage people to stop moving and settle in.

But if you get off the Pike, if you look a little more closely, you will see that there are lots of reasons to stop and settle in - and more people are settling here than ever in its history. New housing, a new school, new businesses, new services, new energy, new life. It is almost like Amelia had to go away to be rediscovered. And it is being rediscovered for the area’s abundant natural resources, flora, fauna, trees, creeks, streams, ponds. It is being rediscovered for its reasons to gather – its post office, its library, its school, its worship places, its open spaces. Amelia is being rediscovered as a neighborhood, a mix of old and new, buildings, and nature, cars and people. But, movement through isn’t the purpose anymore. I would argue that Amelia – the neighborhood – purpose is stronger than any time in the last century – Amelia’s purpose is clearer and more robust than any time in the last century. Why? Because Amelia – as a neighborhood – is growing with new housing, new businesses, new institutions, a new purpose. Its purpose is stronger than ever – its rebirth as a place to settle in, use, and enjoy rather than just pass through. Its purpose is you – the people of this neighborhood.”

Sean S. Suder, ZoneCo Lead Principal/Founder