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There are hundreds of examples. Even if they due have a crosswind runway, it's often not suitable for certain operations (Newark comes to mind). The FAA is a lot of things, but they are pretty good with weather (until Trump guts all the weather staff). Over the years they have figured out the runway alignments to work most of the time.

Needs developed yesterday!

Work to add TSA screening lines at Cleveland Hopkins starts next week Cleveland Hopkins International Airport plans to double the Transportation Security Administration screening lines at its Central Security Checkpoint in a $3.5 million project that starts June 16. The project, expected to be completed in January 2026, is part of the first phase of the airport's $3 billion, multiple-year terminal modernization plan, which is expected to be completed over the next decade, the airport said in a Friday statement. The project, to be done by Feghali Brothers Construction and Engineering, would double the central checkpoint lanes to four by absorbing space to the north of the checkpoint in front of the restroom entrance. The queuing space for the central checkpoint lanes would more than double to 300 linear feet, the airport said. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cleveland/news/2025/06/13/airport-to-expand-security-to-ease-congestion.html

Hamilton County votes on whether to replace Bengals escalators amid safety debate Hamilton County commissioners voted 2-1 to replace six escalators at Paycor Stadium at a $1.5 million cost, with Commissioner Alicia Reece voting “no.” Reece opposed the expenditure, citing her vote against the memorandum of understanding back in April that would implement the first $185 million phase of an $830 million renovation project at the stadium. The cost is for steel and other equipment, which the county administration said could take up a year to arrive. Reece indicated she is willing to vote for expenditures required under the current lease, but not items in the April MOU, which she believes should be encompassed in a larger, new lease deal. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2025/06/13/hamilton-county-paycor-stadium-escalators.html

Long-vacant site in Short North could be in line for redevelopment The long-vacant Short North building at 1101 N. High St, formerly a Big Bear grocery store turned Family Dollar, has been eyed for a future development. Property owner Bill Hadler discussed the site's future at a Victorian Village commission meeting Wednesday, in response to two code violations for graffiti and an empty solid panel roof sign attached to the building. Hadler, president of Hadler Cos., said the site is up for potential redevelopment and is a candidate for sale. He said it's difficult to comment on a timeline for a future project since the property is tied up in an estate. "The building is unlikely to be used again in its current form," he said. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2025/06/13/short-north-vacant-building-family-dollar.html

Central Ohio city considers new community authority to balance rural character and development A Central Ohio city has come up with what it thinks could be a solution to the tug-of-war between future development and rural character. Canal Winchester City Council has started work to establish a new community authority for a proposed Wilcox Communities project dubbed Miller Farms near the intersection of Lithopolis and Oregon roads. The project, which would put 450 residential units on about 95 acres of farmland, will have a mix of single-family homes and apartments. Both the homeowners and Wilcox, as the owner of the multifamily, would pay into the new community authority. The revenues would go toward preserving farmland and other open space. Lucas Haire, development director for the city, was clear that the new community authority is a "concept at this point" and the final details still need hashed out. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2025/06/13/canal-winchester-rural-development-nca.html

Work Starts on First of 27 New Scattered-Site Homes A groundbreaking ceremony was held earlier this week on the Near East Side. A new single family home is being built on the empty lot at 90 N. Ohio Ave., the first of 27 scattered-site houses planned for this and several other Central Ohio neighborhoods. Local firm Flores Development will be building the homes, which will each be about 1,600 square feet in size and feature four bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms. “As a local, minority- and woman-owned business, we’re proud to be part of a solution that supports growth while keeping community at the heart of development.” said Jenny Flores, Co-Owner of Flores Development, in a statement. More below: http://columbusunderground.com/work-starts-on-first-of-27-new-scattered-site-homes-bw1/

Developer to build 100-plus homes on land annexed to city of Columbus Epcon Communities plans to build more than 100 single-family homes on a 30-acre property that recently was annexed into the city of Columbus. The Dublin-based homebuilder's rezoning and variance requests for the development were approved by Columbus City Council at a meeting this week. The project site, located at 7444 Cubbage Road, will be rezoned from rural district to planned unit development/residential district. The variance grants Epcon the ability to build homes that do not front public streets. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2025/06/13/epcon-communities-cubbage-road-empty-nester-homes.html

Honest Friend targets October opening for South Side brewery and taproom Honest Friend Brewing expects to start making friends this fall. Owners Chris Carter, Will Gutmann and Kayla Lewis began work on the business in 2021. That long journey from concept to reality is nearing its end. They expect to open their brewery at 2112 S. High St. in Steelton Village on the city’s South Side in October. Carter said Honest Friend is taking everything they love about the brewery scene and maximizing it. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2025/06/13/honest-friend-brewing-targets-october-opening.html

Dog Distilling bringing more than cocktails to new Lewis Center space Dog Distilling Co. is a testament to community. The new Central Ohio distillery, cocktail bar and event space opens to the public June 19 at 3773 E. Powell Road in Lewis Center. While it’s a dream that owners Kelly and Wes Stark and Lauri and Kevin Webb have been working on for years, it’s been also been helped by the neighbors of the new space and fellow distillers in the area. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2025/06/13/dog-distilling-cocktails-lewis-center-polaris.html

One Holland restaurant group to open $2.5M eatery A Northern Kentucky restaurant group is expanding one of its newest brands. Taylor Mill-based One Holland Group is opening its second Spear Ridge Cafe in Independence. The restaurant will be located in One Holland’s $22 million mixed-use project the Downs of Nicholson, at 11990 Mitch Drive. CEO Gary Holland said the cafe is slated to open in the first week of July. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2025/06/13/spear-ridge-cafe-one-holland-independence-downs.html

Sparkling beverage studio billing itself as first-of-its-kind opens in Deerfield Towne Center A new nonalcoholic sparkling beverage bar is now open in a suburb of Cincinnati. Jukebox, which bills itself as the country’s first-ever custom sparkling drink studio, officially opened June 7. The 1,600-square-foot storefront is located at 5859 Deerfield Blvd. in the Deerfield Towne Center. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2025/06/13/jukebox-opens-in-deerfield-towne-center.html

The Downtown Ramp Up project continues to make the southern edge of downtown virtually unrecognizable... Can't wait to see the transformation of the area from High to Third- which will ramp up after the Front St bridge opens back up

Picking up some unfortunate chatter about the hotel. Will try to gather some details.

Celebration ride! Friday June 27 at 5:30. EventbriteHuron & Prospect 'Streets for People' Quick-Build Project...Come celebrate the transformation of Huron & Prospect into a bike & pedestrian-friendly street!

Anyone know of this mystery Cleveland company building a 500 Billion dollar manufacturing plant in Youngstown? ( 500 billion has got to be a typo) https://www.davron.net/job/construction-project-manager-large-scale-industrial-cleveland-ohio-44103/

Next time you're in NA- try going 161 to Mink to Green Chapel to 62 to Beech. Once on Beech, take it tll you hit Jug. I would then take a stroll down Jug. Take Jug all the way back to Beech and take it all the way to Morse. That'll get you some good looks at most of Intel, a couple of the new tech parks, some of the Amazon and Meta stuff plus all the other projects on Beech. That entire loop is one giant construction zone, with dozens of projects all under construction at the same time! It is quite the site to see

As always, appreciate the well-detailed explanation

^ very nice -- i can't think of a better surprize replacement for balaton aka the beloved restaurant of my people. 😂🌮

To add on to what others have said, the point is to build as much (or as little) as is deemed necessary for the context of a particular project. I think the new Ohio City hotel is a great example of how it can go both ways—since other properties had an excess of parking, very few new spaces were included in the development. If parking helps get new housing built in Asiatown, all the better. Since the new residents won't require street parking, maybe that will enable smaller developments to go parking-light in the future.

Queensbridge Collective | 42 & 35 FLOORS this is from june -- it topped out in feb -- its 42 fls-- the 35 fls bldg should break ground soon --

^ groundbreaking for deloitte -- it's on -- On June 11, Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group, co-developers of Hudson Yards, broke ground on 70 Hudson Yards—the first ground-up, 1MSF+ office tower in New York City in more than five years. 70 Hudson Yards will be an exceptional addition to the Hudson Yards campus, drawing on best practices learned from the development of the neighborhood’s existing 9M+ SF of fully-leased office space. https://www.lifestyleoffice.com/70-hudson-yards

The usage for the site also dates to the 1930's when that site was literally where our sewers and toxic chemicals dumped into the lake. In some ways they still do...

The Oskamp Project is doing something similar, removing ‘70s facade to expose hidden original masonry

This is just my opinion, but: I think some of it stems from what @acd said above about Columbus, having such a long-standing and well known pride I think it also partially is due to the history of Cleveland’s pride celebration which prior to 2016 was operated by a for-profit person, and when that started to fall apart, the LGBT center was able to step in and create a new pride festival from scratch Lastly, and part of this is likely due to the LGBT center being the main sponsor, but pride in the CLE focuses more on social awareness, and I think a family friendly environment (it’s a march not a parade) and does not lean into the entertainment spectacle with big headlining performers, like some other cities do