Rustbelter

Cruise ship?

I'd say keep the smokestack and put some signage on it that says 'Riverview' or whatever this area gets called (like Battery Park). That's assuming this building gets repurposed and not demolished.

Like a mini Battersea Power Station maybe? (queue Pink Floyd Animals) https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-63234124 https://batterseapowerstation.co.uk/

Yeah, seems like the property values have gone up enough in Lakewood to drive more development. Makes me wonder if it's too many government hoops to jump through? Lack of competent local developers? Nimbys?

In Chicago the public comments usually don't hold much weight unless the project requires a zoning change. If the project is within the existing zoning then the people objecting are usually told to pound salt. Now there certainly are instances were aldermen shut down projects, but that's not something done by most reasonable aldermen assuming they don't believe this action would hurt their chances at re-election. Some alderman have shut down projects or down-zoned areas under the guise of anti-gentrification. There are perhaps some instances in the more suburban neighborhoods on the northwest part of the city where something may get denied due to anti-density or parking, but this would be pretty rare in Chicago's core neighborhoods. I don't know how this works in Cleveland, but maybe something to think about where this is a problem is to create a new clock club? I know one instance in Chicago were people were complaining about up-zoning to prevent multi-story condos, and people just formed a new block club to circumvent the neighboring block club that was complaining. Since this happened this corridor has seen multiple projects come to fruition that were previously shut down by nimbys. https://www.uptownupdate.com/2020/02/clark-street-neighbors-unite.html

Like that idea of using the Wolstein site, but doesn't seem like that's even in the conversation. Kind of ambivalent on the current site vs. the east side of downtown. I'd rather see residential development on the current stadium site but can say the same about the near east side. The near east side between the lakefront and Payne doesn't seem to have relatively much momentum for some reason other than Cleveland State projects. I'd think this area would be a prime area for urban infill.

Demographia world urban areas report for 2022. They include Akron within the Cleveland urban area. http://demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf Cleveland, OH: 2,521,000 1,379 sq miles Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN: 1,724,000 797 sq miles Columbus, OH: 1,560,000 518 sq miles According to their methodology An urban area ("built-up urban area," urbanized area or urban agglomeration) is a continuously built up land mass of urban development that is within a labor market (metropolitan area or metropolitan region). An urban area contains no rural land (all land in the world is either urban or rural). In some nations, the term "urban area" is used, but does not denote a built-up urban area. An urban area is best thought of as the “urban footprint” --- the lighted area (“city lights”) that can be observed from an airplane (or satellite) on a clear night. An urban area (built-up urban area or urban agglomeration) is fundamentally different from a metropolitan area. A metropolitan area is a labor market (and a housing market). It includes a principal built-up urban area (the largest built-up urban area in the metropolitan area) as well as economically connected rural areas (and smaller urban areas) to the outside.

Non-auto travel in regards to creating a walkable and bikable community. I doubt Carmel has much say if Indianapolis or the state build public transit to their town. Of course, there is this https://www.youarecurrent.com/2019/02/21/carmel-to-study-public-transportation-options/

The development of Carmel has been piecemeal and blends into surrounding neighborhoods, with an emphasis on non-auto travel and traffic calming. Not a lifestyle center like Pinecrest or Crocker. It would be like if Brunswick decided to build an urban downtown with adjacent multifamily housing.

Interesting video about Carmel, Indiana. For those unaware Carmel used to be a typical auto-centric generic burb, but has become a model of transitioning into an urban and walkable area with a sense of place. The mayor does a great job of explaining the advantages and methods used to transform Carmel, and has been in office since the 90's while spearheading this movement. While this kind of thing is typically championed by liberal progressives, the mayor of Carmel is a republican and puts forth these ideas in a manner that is more digestible to the masses than the left-leaning folks tend to. So for all the progressives who want to champion the merits of a more urban lifestyle to "normie" suburbanites - take some notes from this guy.

Yeah, hopefully this trend continues to ramp up. This is a prime area for potential development. Side note - does anyone know if there has ever been any talks of developing the HMK building site and parking lots to the south? That's a huge plot of land which would be pretty transformative if redeveloped. Obviously HMK would need to play ball, but it seems like it could be financially in their best interest to sell out and relocate given the increasing development pressures around them.

According to the NOAA charts the water depth at the proposed beach area is 25 feet with an immediate drop-off from the shoreline. I assume that was done so for ship docking. https://www.nauticalchartsonline.com/chart/zoom?chart=14839 Even if the beach is technically possible it seems like a foolish waste of resources to pursue and maintain over time IMO. Not to mention the water in that channel is often cloudy from silt and would not be the most appealing thing to swim in. Edit - looks like Cleburger beat me to it with these comments.

Yeah, per Bibb's own quote "As a Black kid growing up in the city, we always felt the lakefront was not for us. It was for rich white folks on the West Side" Seems like focusing on Gordon Park would better serve this goal, not downtown. Also, don't know where all these rich white folks supposedly live that are hanging out on the lake? Cleveland lacks pretty much any "rich" areas. This comment is unnecessarily decisive; reminds me of something Mayor Lightfoot might say about Chicago (at least there this would hold more true).

There is a survey link for input but it's pretty pathetic. Basically allows for nothing substantive for input, but somehow has an odd question about "porch" structures. https://clevelandnorthcoast.com/north-coast-master-plan/ I also listened to the workshop discussion linked to Youtube and it didn't give me an overall great impression. A lot of niceties but not enough substance. I'm afraid if this does move forward it won't be done with proper synergy and will be like a "silver bullet" project from the 90's that won't get developer support to pull it off correctly. Basically a nice park in front of the stadium that nobody uses after the novelty wears off.

Overall plan layout looks good but it needs more residential and removal of the sports courts (these don't need to be on prime lakefront property). A larger residential population will be needed for the "critical mass" effect to sustain activity/ business during down times (essentially any day that's not a summer weekend or sporting event).

OK, this is a bit much. Reminds me of some cyberpunk sci-fi movie. [4K]Walking in dense buildings, said to be the largest residential area in Asia, Huaguoyuan, Guiyang

Is there a source for this? I don't doubt it but was curious about the rankings.

Interesting video about Detroit. It's been years since I've been there; need to check it out some time to see what's happening there these days. The Rise, Fall & Rebirth of Detroit | Abandoned (Full Episode)

Uptown is WAY better than it was 10-15 years ago. Lots of projects in the works along the Clark Street corridor on the western part of the neighborhood, and finally some interesting businesses opening in the area. I agree that east of Broadway needs some work still; I wouldn't want to live over there as it stands. Chicago for sure has some issues that it needs to get under control. Been living in Chicago for over 15 years, and crime and general vagrancy are worse than ever during my time here despite the development momentum in many neighborhoods. Spillover crime, shootings, homeless encampments, and degenerate behavior on public transportation have all been amplified over the last few years. Unfortunately I think it's going to get worse before it gets better. Many of my friends/peer group (older Millennials and younger GenX) are questioning staying, many of whom have children and were seriously considering raising families in the city for the long haul. Crime, raising costs in the nicer neighborhoods, and concerns with CTU are not compelling reasons to stay. A lot of them grew up in Chicago too, so I'm not just talking about small town and suburban transplants. I'll be leaving Chicago soon myself, and while my move isn't driven by the crime and other quality of life issues, they certainly are not helping. I will say from my observation there are plenty of post-college transplants still arriving to fill in those new apartments and bars in places like the West Loop and Logan Square. However, River North and Michigan Avenue are still feeling a bit stale post-pandemic.

Stus is a decent defender but is a bit undersized if the Cavs play him at small forward. Cavs also signed Ty Jerome which could be a lowkey nice pickup as a backup point guard.

Most of the new building around downtown has been on former industrial sites and/or parking lots, so it's not really displacing anyone to make it "whiter." Neighborhoods that have been majorly gentrified in Chicago over the last decade are Logan Square and Avondale. To a lesser extent Uptown and Irving Park. Some will say Pilsen too but in my observation that is overstated.

After sunset in Chicago. River North looking towards the Gold Coast

Doing some scouting on Google Street View in Ohio City and noticed this abomination. Makes me wonder how something like this gets permitted but other projects that are completely suitable get shot down. https://goo.gl/maps/qPfJFom2CAEeqtxB7