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Those are all primary airports. You need 10,000 enplanements to be considered primary. Note how the list stops just at that threshold. So those -100% airports won't appear on that sheet because they have below 10,000 enplanements, not necessarily had zero traffic. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/categories/ So as you can see here, this is the 10 year trend: http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=BFD&carrier=FACTS Just replace the airport code in the link to view other airports actual enplanements.

I think they look suspicious, perhaps not the Erie Islands service, but the others do seem suspect. Bradford and Jamestown are both served by United via Cleveland. http://www.kayak.com/direct/BFD/2012-11 You can see the past 10 years worth of data here: http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=BFD&carrier=FACTS Parkersburg still has flights to CLE as well: http://www.kayak.com/direct/PKB/2012-11 Stats: http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=PKB&carrier=FACTS Lancaster is served by Dulles: http://www.kayak.com/direct/LNS/2012-11 Stats: http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=LNS&carrier=FACTS

Wow! So wait. Westbrook approached Carnegie about selling it, not vice versa? Jeez! What developer wouldn't want the entire block to develop? of course they'd want to demo this ASAP. This makes me so angry that our councilman is pretty much actively seeking this building's demise! This whole thing is turning into a circus. First we hear that any plans are just "place holders", now we see the potential demo of this? Can't the city just say, "No, there will be no demolitions until you have an anchor tenant announced and you have a site plan that we can approve." This demo now, throw a site plan up later for review with a "maybe tenant" lined up isn't going to fly! Look what happened to Cedar Center North. Demolition first. Then they were promised the world with amazing urban designs and mixed use. Well iteration after iteration after iteration later, they got a suburban style strip mall 5 years later. I will not let that happen with this property. No bait and switch!

It's always said that the Shoreway has always been the biggest barrier to lakefront access. Let's not forget that one of the very first things built on the west side of Cleveland was the rail line along the coast. This rail line was put in decades before any homes/buildings and streets popped up on the west side and has pretty much guided all development long before the current Shoreway was materialized. Here are some fun old maps to look at that show different evolutions of the neighborhoods in this area: 1874: http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/36273/West+Cleveland+++North/ 1898: http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/170061/Cleveland+City+++Part+008/ http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/170150/West+Cleveland+++Part+001/ Here's a map of 1913 pre Shoreway: http://historical.mytopo.com/getImage.asp?fname=clvl03nw.jpg&state=OH And for fun, here's an 1898 rendering of the Edgewater Parkway. This would have been constructed on fake land (just as today's is) and then flowed into W 58th Street via an underpass. http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/1248214/ It's comical that here we are in the 21st century talking about building underpasses under that rail line to connect to the lake when they were proposing to do it in the 19th century :-D I guess things just take a really long time here. :-D

Of course, I'd ideally like to see a multi level building here with streetside retail and upper residential, but I just don't think that's a realistic possibility at this time. This parcel isn't terribly large and any extensive use is going to require parking. The small parcel size with parking constraints would require a) a parking garage or b) a lot of underground parking. Those costs would make any realistic mixed use development here financially impossible for the time being. So the problem is finding balance. A larger single story retail development eats into the amount of available parking spaces while at the same time creating the need for more parking. A smaller development leaves more space for parking with less demand and less leasable space. So it ends up being, what's the most leasable space you can build that meets the amount of surface parking available? Then of course, you've got the church that takes up a quarter of the block. If you are required to develop around that, the chance that the church ever gets turned into anything else is slim to none. There's no parking at all on that parcel and virtually no nearby on street parking. Whether we like it or not, we still have to plan for parking, especially for this kind of development. A grocery store/retail strip without ample parking just won't fly, even in a neighborhood like this ... especially with a 55 bus that only runs 5 days a week, hourly outside of rush hour. So hopefully whatever does end up getting built, looks similar to what we already have; retail on Clifton with hidden parking in the back.

That's why I wouldn't be surprised to see just one anchor tenant at the corner of Clifton /117th and the rest go to parking. I also wouldn't be surprised to see what's built there to take up a significantly less building footprint than what's there now. The trump card is the church, if that's ever demo'd who knows what you'd get.

Why in the world would you put street fronting retail on 116th, and leave Clifton / 117th bare? Ugh. What do these people think when drawing these up! I think the anchor tenant will ultimately determine the layout and how many other retail places end up being carved out. Walk by this spot now, it's not that spacious and parking is limited. A busy grocery store probably wouldn't allow for much more retail. Whatever goes here is going to set the tone for the neighborhood for the next decade. You put in a Heinen's and things are suddenly golden, get a Dollar General and the neighborhood isn't a sell anymore.

Those -100 percent drops look suspicious, particularly Bradford. Every time I'm at CLE I see a flight on the board to Bradford, PA. Not sure how it could have dropped 100 percent.

REALLY. Base on the above? While interesting and positive, hardly concrete (a conversation at a wedding reception and a non-denial e mail). I know we get a little desperate on this Board for good news but still... I guess it's semantics. I take a rumor as something that someone just made up from thin air. The discussions above reveal that Heinen's is at least interested and have been looking at the property, which to me is definitely out of the rumor category.

Great news that we can pretty much take this off the rumor list now. This will add incredible value to the neighborhood and definitely makes the Gold Coast/Clifton a better sell. To have a walkable LOCAL grocer of this caliber here is a big win. Combine that with the enhance Clifton project getting underway in a few months and you really have momentum here. The neighborhood coup would be to somehow get the old church at Lake/117th turned into something. Hopefully we see some sketches of proposed designs soon.

You're talking about a councilperson and development organization that celebrate, with fanfare, things like a new sign at Constantino's. In reality we shouldn't slam just Westbrook and Cudell. This is what neighborhood-level development has become in Cleveland (save for maybe downtown and Gordon Square). Woohoo a new storefront! On the bright side, we do have the tired and poorly designed spinning snowmen, nutcrackers and snowflakes to look forward to on Clifton for the busy shopping season. Way to go Cudell. Off the top of my head, the GFS has to be the first new structure built north of Detroit and west of the shoreway in Cleveland in at least a decade? Perhaps there was a new home built on Edgewater in the late 90s/early 2000s? Technically the replacement Wendy's would count, but it wasn't a new business. That right there tells you something about this area's recent investments. If this is the best we can get from Cudell and one of their big accomplishments, then so help us. If we do end up getting GFS to build a store that fronts the sidewalk, it's not going to make this neighborhood a better sell. They've done nothing but put spinning snowmen on brick walls for years and years and we wonder why Tremont, Ohio City, and Downtown continue to poach residents/potential residents?!? I still have my fingers crossed that the Heinen's rumor comes true. If they build next year, I'll chalk up the GFS loss.

This GFS irks me on so many levels. Let's play the what if game here. Let's say Heinen's builds at 117th and Clifton next summer and the enhance Clifton project is completed by next October. All of a sudden the dynamics for this area are completely changed in less than 12 months. Here is a parcel that is ripe for something so much better and 3 years from now could be worth so much more. The GFS offers nothing of value at all to local residents. A completely wasted use of space in a densely populated area. This is not a local grocery store. There's no reason it can't be plopped on some other lot close to I-90. It annoys me so much that Westbrook and Cudell think this is a great idea, really what goes on in their minds? I've always envisioned 117th/Clifton being a waterfront district. The city should purchase the 5 homes at the end of the street, clear them and make a beautiful greenspace park with promenade. As you drive down 117th you'd see the beautiful lake directly in front of you. You could have restaurants lining the northern stretches of the street with sidewalk cafes all having lake views. In fact, the old church at Lake and 117th would have an outstanding view. You'd have development then spur southwards on 117th toward Rockport and then filter either direction down Clifton. Sure it's a pipe dream, but it's definitely a realistic low cost waterfront plan.

It's frustrating to see a car oriented bulk grocer plop down in a walkable area. GFS is a destination bulk grocer for party planning, events, cafeterias and that sort. It's not a place where someone nearby would pop in to buy a quart of milk or loaf of bread. That's what puzzles me about the location. If this was popping up in an outlot off I-90 I would be cheering, but this is ruining a walkable neighborhood with a business that caters to cars driving from several miles away. It's definitely an odd choice of location and I can't help but wonder if Cudell Improvement tried to lure them.

But, we shouldn't turn a dense urban environment into suburban sprawl to accommodate suburban style stores. It's sad to look on historic aerials to see what this area looked like in the 50s. I was hoping that with Rockport, the area around Brother's lounge, the JD Byrider lot, Virginia Marti and Clifton/117th that this area had major potential to become a cohesive neighborhood again. Once again, the elements for good urbanity exist, but the wrong development gets built. I'm afraid that the GFS will stick a fork in salvaging that part of Detroit and 117th.

I about lost my breakfast before I realized that's the old JD Byrider parcel and NOT the Clifton/117th parcel. Still, I'm not enthused with the layout or the store. This is not the kind of grocery I'd like to see in this area, but thank god it's not going in where the old Giant Eagle was. 117th street is pretty much a lost cause at this point and hopefully in 20 years all those trees they planted will be mature and obscure the hideous suburban nature of this street. I would have to say that household size is quite small in either direction of this store. Isn't GFS known for it's super duper 10 lb bags of staple foods or 20 lb cans of surplus peaches? You'll never see any local resident walking a block or two to this grocery store and carrying home their 15 lb can of sliced oranges packed in their own juices. I'm still holding out for hope that the Clifton/117th parcel a block north can be salvaged with something decent, but unfortunately this may be setting the tone for the neighborhood.

Here is the presentation that was shown on Thursday: http://prezi.com/tw3_wngq5pa2/enhance_clifton_final-public-meeting_cleveland/

This is exactly the kind of investment that this neighborhood of Cleveland needs. It's been long ignored as UC, DS, Tremont, Ohio City, and downtown have seen large revitalization projects. Clifton has sputtered along and is in drastic need of a spruce up. This makes the west end of Clifton's commercial district more marketable and should make this area a more pleasant place to live. Soon people will cross 117th into Cleveland and enter a noticeably nicer atmosphere. I'm hoping Clevelanders can be proud to have the nicer side of 117th soon.

Once again, I would reassure dissenter such as that gentleman that its just a lane (from his looks I would guess car potato). Its not as if we are ramming BRT and bus stations down Clifton that would cause millions to redo. Its a paint stripe and some signs. If we, as a neighborhood, decide its an abject failure after a year or two, all we need to do is remark the roadway and return the outer lane to cars at rush hour. I agree. Any necessary adjustment will be easy to alter. I just found that meeting funny. It was like watching a live episode of Parks and Rec. This project is a 9.5 million dollar beautification endeavor. RTA shouldn't try and tout this as a time saver. It's about making the RTA experience more pleasant and Clifton a more pleasant street. If executed right, those objectives should be met.

That Bagley Rd median leaves much to be desired. I think the new E 12th streetscape serves as a better example of what Clifton should look like. East 12th has somewhat tall trees for new plantings. I'd expect the same for Clifton. I'm wondering how the new plantings at Clifton in front of the Giant Eagle will look if that building gets demolished with no immediate replacement?

I was mostly referring to the fact that this will be under construction for the better part of 2013 which should remove all unnecessary traffic for the construction phase. I'm hoping people get comfortable with other routes once this is complete making it a quieter street. Only W 102 and W 108 will be cut off by median. Instead of making a left at either streets, residents will turn left on Baltic then right onto their street. We are talking seconds of added drive time.

The traffic pattern will remain unaltered upon completion, save for the bus only rush hour lane. As a resident and frequent user during rush hour, I can testify to the fact that the outer lane is not used much anyway, because drivers don't want to get stuck behind buses. With the new signal timing things should actually improve. The only concern may be the timing with the innerbelt bridge still being completed. Clifton sees quite a bit of detouring traffic from 90 right now. I'm actually glad this project will be taking place. It will really "curb" all the unnecessary cut through I-90 rush hour commuters. If you live far away in the suburbs and are trying to use this residential area as a quick route home, sorry those days are numbered.

I'm definitely excited for this project, but I do have my reservations. The success of the project is all in the execution. If we get a bunch of sapling trees in the middle of Clifton, it will take decades before the trees in the median match the scale of those in the tree lawns. I'm really hoping they plant the most mature trees that are feasible, otherwise the median will look out of place for a long time. The trees they planted on the side of West 117th are a joke and barely clinging to life. My biggest concern is the sumac groundcover. This is going to collect trash and debris very quickly. If it were grass, most would just blow away, but the leaves and "spindly" character of this plant will trap anything that blows its way. It will probably be up to residents to go out into the median and spruce it up. I was also concerned that we are losing stone curbs for concrete curbs. How is concrete better and nicer than stone? Concrete will start to crumble much faster, but one of the speakers assured someone that was not the case. Hands down the best aspect is the RTA shelters. They will look beautiful and add an extra touch to the street. I really would have liked to have seen a pedestrian component to this project. I would love to have seen all new sidewalks with pedestrian level lighting. You could have put in stunning old gas lamp replicas at every street corner. The only bottleneck issue that I see will be the West Blvd turn lane. The cars waiting to turn here always go beyond the marked turn lane into the striped area. This striped area will now be a median which will force cars making a left hand turn to line up into the other lane of traffic. The outer lane here will now be bus only, so for cars exiting the shoreway, you'll likely only have one through lane of traffic at this point during peak rush hour which could cause a bit more back-up. It'll be interesting to see how the U-turns play out. You'll need much more time to complete a U-turn and I'm not sure the breaks in traffic at peak hours will allow for these safely. I'm also wondering if 2 lanes of traffic is wide enough to make a U-turn, especially if there are cars parked in the outer lane. Also where does one actually make the U-turn? If there is a turn lane for W 103, does one get in the turn lane right where the median ends and do the U-turn there, or do they make the U-turn at the actual intersection for W 103? Hands down best comment of the night was when someone asked, "How much quicker will a bus get downtown with the new design?" RTA was unable to provide a number. "Wait, you've spent a million dollars to study this project and you can't even tell us this? Show us the math!" absolutely priceless! Made my entire week.

Just got back from the meeting. Looks like this project is a go with construction starting in spring. Lots of questions yet to be ironed out, with designs online shortly. Highlights include brick, glass, and pitched roof RTA bus shelters on Clifton which look great. The median will force lots of U-Turns on Clifton which will inevitably be problematic for many. Audience seemed to raise concerns regarding trash collecting in median and snow plows causing rapid degradation citing 117th street as a prime example of an enhancement project failing 2 years later. Project *should* be done by end of 2013.

I saw a brief blurb on Heinen's facebook page where someone commented about the new location. Someone at Heinen's deleted the comment. Something is definitely going on, but I'm sure all parties involved are trying to keep mum. I don't want to get excited yet because rumors are rumors.

There have been quite a few rumblings and rumors that Heinen's was interested in this corner parcel. Anyone have any more light to shed on that possible scenario? The demo a block south at the old JD Byrider made that area look AWFUL, so I can't imagine what a demo would look like here. The old church would stick out like a sore thumb, perhaps making that seem more marketable? But, I'd surely be afraid of several years worth of an empty/gravel/weed/and trash strewn lot. Worst Case Scenario: The strip mall plaza ... an absolute atrocity! The Cudell CDC should be fighting tooth and nail against that. If a Dollar General type anchor were to pop in there, all hope is lost for the church and the other commercial properties on that strip. Best Case Scenario: You'd have a 4-6 story mixed use development here with first floor commercial. But I just don't see that going over given the housing saturation for that particular area and parking constraints. At this point, I'd say the best realistic and viable short term scenario would be something like a Heinen's or a Trader Joe's taking up the entire block with parking in the back. That'd really make the Gold Coast and Edgewater/Clifton neighborhood's housing stock more marketable and solidify this area as a truly walkable/transit friendly neighborhood. Tomorrow is both the demolition hearing for this plot and the town hall meeting for enhance Clifton so we should have a clearer picture of what will be taking shape here. This area will hopefully be entirely transformed for the better by this time next year. ::fingers crossed::