Cincinnati Magazine Photograph courtesy 3CDC Walking through Over-the-Rhine will feel like a stroll through a European town this summer as the city continues to roll out its new âstreateriesâ program. The outdoor dining initiative is currently in its first phase, which will include a total of 49 new parklets, five zones with sidewalk bump-outs, and four partial street closures to provide restaurants and bars with permanent patio space. So far, 25 businesses are using the streateries, and that number is expected to grow to 70 in May. âWe were looking at ways to try and increase the capacity and seating for businesses downtown,â says Joe Rudemiller, vice president of marketing and communications at Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC). âIt was really a charge from Mayor John Cranley, who asked us to take a look at the logistics.â