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I was driving, but now that I think about it, there didn't look like much room for landscaping. I hope landscaping takes place on Front Street. Last Sunday was my first time at Bistro 1907 and I was impressed. That's great to hear YNDC also broke ground on 4 additional new builds. They just did 3 over by me on Helena not that long ago!

I had brunch down at Bistro 1907 on Sunday (it was packed) and was really happy to see the protected bike lanes on Mahoning Avenue almost complete. Will they have landscaped medians like the ones on Front Street, at least like in the renderings posted above? I didn't see any renders for the Mahoning Avenue portion. It's also great to hear about the Foster. YNDC has done some great work in Idora. They actually have a handful of houses under rehab not too far from the Foster.

Cleveland Cliffs' growth rate was very impressive. Revenue growth percentage wise they ranked 7th. https://fortune.com/fortune500/2021/search/?revchange=desc

Not sure how correct I am on this, but is anything happening with the existing library? I wasn't sure if the new tower's footprint impacted the old library? Speaking of the library, any movement with Library Lofts?

Ohio: 2.3%

Someone asked a question about specific state numbers and they give them a number to call. I keep checking their tables, but they only have the 2010-2019 numbers.

The only real raw numbers they have shown so far are California and Wyoming.

^Nice pictures. Are the bike lanes going to connect Tod Avenue or Glenwood to Mahoning Avenue from the very northern sections of Mill Creek Park? Once you leave Fellows Riverside Gardens pedestrian access to the park is nonexistent. Also in regards to the authentic Mexican restaurant on the west side, do you remember the name? I was doing some hiking on the western side of Mill Creek Park recently off of Bears Den Road and remembered seeing a restaurant along Mahoning Avenue that was authentic Mexican, and when I tried to Google Map it, the names that were showing up in the area didn't look familiar to what I had seen before. I really wanted to try that place out.

^ Is this the project? https://700lake.com/about/the-project/

I forgot all about this thread. You're trying too hard. You are also clearly missing the point. As someone who works in economic development, I will tell you right now, in the higher paying jobs market, Northeast Ohio has a more attractive job recruiting force than pretty much most of Florida. Northeast Ohio just like Central Florida or South Florida has importance to it. No one, I mean no one from the northern burbs of Canton or Youngstown claim to be a part of "Greater Cleveland" even though they may work in Solon.

^Good description of CDBG work. Many strings attached is an understatement. I just finished environmental reviews for 5 street paving projects. The kind of work you have to put in and questions that must be answered is way too time consuming. I am doing street paving, why do they need to know if a military base is nearby? That article is spot on, and she's correct in saying there are so many other things that we could be doing that would be more meaningful and have a bigger impact on the neighborhoods and communities we work in, but the work is monotonous and consumes a large portion of your workday.

PPG Place (paint company headquarters) has the Plaza at PPG Place which spills over Fourth Street and leads to Market Square. It's nothing groundbreaking, but it gets plenty of pedestrian traffic and is welcoming in all seasons of the year.

You may call them iconic, but they really aren't that impressive. They are short, there's a huge park surrounding them that does little to engage the public, and at their base to the east you see multi-lane freeways and surface parking that have completely destroyed the basin of Cincinnati. SW has an opportunity to unite a revamped Public Square (jersey barriers included) with the Warehouse District/FEB and the workers, residents and activities in between. I would hope the other developable parcels can be developed by someone who is serious about this connection. I also hope the news we are hearing now is really just trying to throw us off of their actual plans. From the height of the tower to the use of the parcels, it's been all over the place.

All these new potential jobs makes Circle Square (The Artisan) a very attractive future investment. Lots of money moving into this part of town.

10 years from now it's hard to say where populations will stand, but let's just say we play with this past decade's numbers. Ohio could still maintain its spot at #7 if current growth rates continue. It looks like the only real threats to passing Ohio in population are North Carolina and Georgia. If Georgia keeps the same growth, it would go from 10,710,017 with the addition of 1,022,364 residents bringing it to a total of 11,732,381. If North Carolina keeps the same growth, it would go from 10,600,823 with the addition of 1,065,340 residents bringing it to a total of 11,666,163. If Ohio keeps the same growth, it would go from 11,693,217 with the addition of 156,713 residents bringing it to a total of 11,849,930.

Does anyone have any idea how much the Cuyahoga County Land Bank has had on East Cleveland itself? People I don't think understand how successful some of Cleveland's hot neighborhoods are right now from a land bank perspective. When they are tearing down tax delinquent abandoned homes and you can sell that land for a nice profit with a new build (the land bank doing the new construction) it just goes to show how they are turning these unproductive properties into much productive use. I know East Cleveland is not there yet, but I have always been surprised by some of the bones of that suburb. It's on a rail line and close to some major employment centers. The land bank being one entity that has no doubt helped EC in some way.

As someone who grew up south of Youngstown, NE Ohio just seemed natural as a place moniker. I know we are leaving Akron, Youngstown/Warren and Canton/Massilon out of this. NE Ohio (my bad) is a region with several decent sized MSAs which is no different from other heavily populated states. When I lived in Florida most referenced South Florida and would mention West Palm, and Miami was guilty of this, too. Central Florida was common for someone from say DeLand - like everyone was to know where DeLand is. It's not Greater Orlando, it's just Central Florida. What I am trying to say is these metro areas' core cities do the same thing that Cleveland does. Is Greater Cleveland going to be any radical change from NE Ohio? I see where you're coming from, and don't think it's a bad idea, but it will take a long time to follow through the name change with the local population.

It's good to know when I am in Dayton that I have an IKEA to go to within such a short distance.

It's been nice to see this area of Cincinnati lose surface parking lots to get some of these 10-20 story apartment towers. Hopefully more are to come. Oddly, it reminds me of Te Aro in Wellington, NZ which has seen a significant spike in new residential construction that has added to the density and vibrancy of the area with the same sized projects as Cincinnati is seeing.

No lol. Just an observation based on forum discussions.

The Forest City. I also realized from this vantage point, another building that's in the works (a bit taller than Lumen) will fit in quite nicely.

I understand what you're saying as far as other problems existing that should take precedent over this kind of project. With that said, renovating the current structure is scary to think about. Considering the time period it was built, asbestos in and of itself would be costly to abate. I recently heard from Trumbull County that a hospital that they need to demolish in Warren will cost over $4 million in asbestos abatement.

^Now they just need to develop the lot on the southside of Walnut behind the church.

^My thoughts exactly. I was looking at the site plans - it looks like you can fit 3 of these houses on one mcmansion lot right down the street.