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There are three different highways that dump people into downtown each day on E.14. Its packed. Superior?? Once you pass E.9th, its a very quiet street traffic-wise. E.14 and Prospect, if built up, would send a much more positive message to a greater number of people.

Still, that game against the Ravens was fun. The bar is so low right now that a heartbreaking loss to the Ravens is still fun. Now if OSU and ND (yeah, its possible to be a big fan of both) were doing poorly, then the Browns loses would bother me more than they do.

Well, that project on the banks of the Rocky River has not broken ground like they said it would. I lament the loss the homes on the bluff, but I think that this is different enough of a project that it won't compete that much with downtown housing. If it can bring in empty nesters from the burbs who are afraid of anything east of 117, then this project will be a real plus for Lakewood. The strong that Lakewood stays, the better the future of the Clifton-Edgewater neighborhood.

Its stuff like that that really makes me think about architecture. I don't like it at all, but a lot of other people do. Then I start wondering if I lack an eye for this stuff.

I don't think that anything is going on in the old May Co. building. And, I also saw those windows going in yesterday. Good stuff. I hope this is just the beginning of some new residential in this neighborhood. (I sometimes wish the Avenue District would have been located on E.14th and Prospect. It would create a very nice gateway into the city. Superior and St. Clair are not major gateways)

It looks like a vertical convention center.

Sounds good. Start a whiskey company while you're at it. We are exporting too many dollars out of the city. Buy local and get drunk!

^hey Vulpster, I heard that there are some local tobacco farmers that you may want to hit up. ;)

^now I understand why my friend moved from West 6th to Bridge Ave. ;)

^that sounds right.

Women saved Shaker Lakes from freeways Monday, September 25, 2006 Michael O'Malley Plain Dealer Reporter Catherine Fuller, who turns 88 next month, still shudders at the idea of a superhighway cutting through the heart of the Shaker Lakes nature preserve, destroying 200 acres of wildlife and wiping out hundreds of nearby homes. She first got wind of the plan 43 years ago at a garden club meeting at the North Park Boulevard home of Mary Elizabeth Croxton, just across the street from the lower Shaker Lake. "We were horrified," she said. "We immediately said, It's got to be stopped, no question about it.' " The meeting of 11 women was a call to war, pitting ladies' garden clubs against a powerful, steam-rolling freeway industry and a forceful county engineer while sowing the seeds of a momentous grass-roots uprising that drew national media attention. http://www.shakersquare.net/news/pd-sept25-shakerlakes.htm

Hopkins eyes runway expansion Accommodating nonstop flights to Far East a goal of adding 2,250 feet to 9,000-foot strip By DAVID BENNETT 6:00 am, September 25, 2006 Now that Cleveland has Paris, can Singapore be far behind? In the wake of Continental Airlines’ recent announcement that it’s adding a nonstop flight to Paris from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, officials at the airport are moving forward with a plan to extend one of Hopkins’ two main runways to accommodate more international flights. Cleveland City Councilman Michael Dolan, who sits on council’s Aviation and Transportation Com-mittee, said last week the plan involves adding 2,250 feet to an existing 9,000-foot runway, known as 6R/24L. The extension is needed so the runway could handle the wide-body aircraft that would be needed for long-haul transoceanic flights beyond Europe, Mr. Dolan said. Work on the $41 million project could begin early next year and conclude in 2008. Most of the money for the project would come from a bond measure passed in 2000, Mr. Dolan said. The councilman said the runway extension at Hopkins is necessary if local business travelers hope to catch direct flights to other international locations, including Asia and the Pacific Rim. Continental spokesman David Messing said Northeast Ohio companies would need to show a significant amount of interest before the airline could further expand its roster of international flights from Hopkins. He said even if runway 6R/24L is extended, current levels of demand in the Northeast Ohio market likely wouldn’t be enough for Continental to introduce at Hopkins wide-bodied aircraft such as a Boeing 767 or 777. However, Ms. Messing said Continental has seen steady market growth at its Houston and Newark hub operations following the introduction of other international connections, and he’s confident Cleveland could follow that same pattern once the Paris route begins service in 2008.

Mayday, How much would a taxi cost from the WHD to W.38th and Detroit? Can you give me an estimate?

I would bet that there would be more cabs if there was more demand.

There is funding for the African-American garden. There are organizational problems that are keeping it from going forward. There is another garden that has broken ground (besides the Indian). I don't recall which nationality is sponsoring it.

I don't like the arch. It looks too small. We already have one with the Detroit-Superior bridge. I don't think that we shouldn't build the tower cable-stayed bridge just because others are doing the same. If it looks cool, adds to the visual diversity and creates a great entryway to downtown, then I'm all for it.

Great news. No mention of what they might do with the current building on East Blvd. I'll bet that we'll be hearing news soon about the UARD! The Gund Foundation is really donating a lot of money for the Triangle. They gave MOCA $5 million and now this. Gund's president had Ronayne's job before he moved over to the Foundation. $3.5 million grant to help art institute New University Circle campus planned Friday, September 22, 2006 Steven Litt Plain Dealer Architecture Critic The Cleveland Institute of Art on Thursday won a $3.5 million grant from the George Gund Foundation, the first major gift in a campaign to build a unified campus in University Circle. The money will allow the institute to pick an architect and pay for detailed plans to consolidate a two-part campus that has been split for 25 years. "This is huge," said David Deming, president of the institute. "I've been personally dreaming about getting this going almost from my first year as president at the institute, and this is beginning of my ninth year."... more at: http://www.cleveland.com

I think that it makes a lot of sense. It helps build excitement and create a buzz that something great is going to happen here. That helps sell units. I would be more likely to consider Stonebridge knowing that it will be a growing neighborhood. If the current construction were to be the last building, I wouldn't consider it as much.

From what I could gather from the massings, the buildings wouldn't block each other's views. All the new phases would be connected by glass walkways (?).

I stopped by the ceremony today. They had a huge model and a bunch of posters with the future developments. Cool, but not as extensive as I thought. I can't help but think that I'd rather have this go somewhere in downtown. While this could be very cool, its spin-off effect would not be as powerful as if it were in downtown. I think that the casino vote will have a big impact on the shape of the west bank. Center St. is the main corridor. There will be some townhomes along the Cuyahoga just south/west of the Center St. Bridge. Also, another building would go just behind the existing stonebridge office building on the empty lot. From there, the development will stretch north on Center. The massings weren't that great. They looked very ColumbusDowntown-esque--all glassy and suburban officeparkish. But, they obviously are just massings. Sorry, I didn't have my camera with me.

^The Breuer buildng has more character than that one. Before, I could have gone either way with the Breuer building. But now, I really like the idea of encasing it in glass and saving the money.

Regarding Jay lofts and the timeline of the demo work: the work crew stopped by my house yesterday and asked to borrow my kid's sandbox shovel. They figured that it would cut the debris removal time by half.

^strangebrew, don't tease us!

the first two are quite ho-hum. The third one is the only one that's interesting.

here's today's graphic from the PD: