WindyBuckeye

I mean if you enjoy ORD, you're the select few. MDW is slightly better. Cleveland barring your whole airport in city argument is very exciting city to visit. All people I have had visit for the first time love the town and never are like why is there a dumb airport there? But I know this is your hill to die on, so I hope you make progress with your stance on Burke with action. I would enjoy more development around there too.

Population may be shrinking now, but steps are being made and improvements in the region to stabilize the population in the region. So you think changing the airport, just will change the whole country's perception of Cleveland automatically population increases? I find that very hard to believe. I have a feeling in 5 years, the lakefront and riverfront is going to look much different and vastly improved even with Burke still here.

One thing the Conventions do for the city are improve the dumb image people have of Cleveland from the past. They don't know how far the city has come. So yes, Conventions are everywhere, but if you nail a big event like Cleveland has done, it does go a long way for changing that perception. Pretty sure we aren't content with a few hours of national media coverage but it is a step in the right direction to change the perception. Development is amazing is in the city right now. People want to move to urban settings and once more residents move to Dock 30, then you move on to Burke and see what the best ideas are for that area.

Mainly a lurker because I enjoy all the discussion and the recent development boom in Cleveland news. I feel the Burke airport will be address eventually. Not everything can be NOW, NOW, NOW. With the towpath being completed, the Edgewater beach improvements, the Lakewood steps and park, Rivergate park, Irishtownbend park, Dock 30 developments, FEB, new dock slips being installed, an extended mall, the land bridge, and the new apartments being build a little further east of Burke the waterfront access has greatly improved and continue to improve. While it is not perfect, you can't act like the waterfront access issue isn't being addressed. All the improvements I have stated above has improved the image and will improve in the future the image of Cleveland to out of towners. Burke will be discussed after all of those items. I'm very excited for the future of the Lakefront and Riverfront. Also the sports teams are not going to leave anytime soon.

Long time lurker, first time poster. This could be huge, Huntington bulding looking for the same Tax credit as the May Company building for a mixed use rehab. I'm not sure how to post links but it is in today's Crain's Cleveland.