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I also feel/hope that the BRT project should truly be the thing that dramatically shrinks the street. The reason that the area by the WSM is walkable (outside of the shops) is that it FEELS walkable. The portion of West 25th by this project feels like a car sewer which is something that is abnormal for the near west side imo. In order to attract foot traffic the people need to feel that they can walk safely. But it is definitely amazing to see the gap slowly but surely close. The Irishtown Bend project definitely will accelerate that, in the next 5-10 years this area will be one of, if not the most vibrant sections in the city.

As far as non hotel guests yes I was talking about street parking for people. As far as the hotel I would assume that they would have to make deals with those parking operators so I was curious if they made deals with them or if people would have to pay on their own dime. (I don't stay downtown when I travel to cities, I drive into the cities from my hotel).

I for one love the street presence this has. The vibrancy of the building already stands out from the rest of the street, but now add in the vibrant green plants/tree's and the string lights, this area POPS now. I feel we couldn't have asked for a better building, especially from street level, to replace the drab parking lot that was there for so long.

While I love how compact this street is (it's my favorite street from an urban nerd perspective) parking is pretty terrible and that's important for a hotel. How does the parking work with this?

The bridge works area also is home to 311 new apartments within the last 5 years plus 158 more just 3 blocks up the street. Combine that with the 219 units planned for this building you have almost 670 units built/soon to be built in a 3 block area. Not to mention Irishtown bend when it comes online which will be a citywide attraction and being across the bridge from Downtown Cleveland this area has just as much to offer as the area Intro sits in. The difference is that area attracted local retailers and businesses to make that area walkable and attractive. This area can do the same it comes down to effort and having the will to do it. I almost forgot that this area will be served by the Metro health BRT lite project as well. If you want an area to be vibrant you need to provide the resources and have proper design as well as exert the effort.

With Intro down the street, a MUCH larger development advertising for their LAST retail space to be leased that to me goes to show that this area/neighborhood can support and attract retail but it depends on your efforts and connections you have.

I would love for it to be a med/tech office building to capitalize on the city's efforts to attract businesses in the medical sector like Cleveland is trying to do right now in Ireland.

The worry I had when it was built was the concrete street. Although concrete is supposed to last longer it is much more of a task to rebuild it and obviously costs more. I felt that eventually whomever is responsible for rebuilding either will do a bad patch job or eventually replace it with asphalt which makes me wonder why use concrete in the first place.

I'd rather build commercial space that can be filled in at a later date and add vibrancy than build a blank wall and regret having a dead corner that isn't usable in the future. If the corner will be dead anyway I'd rather a retail space be there to be able to change that later.

Does this portion contain commercial space? If not what a major miss.

If we are going to put a stadium I really like what is planned for the new Bears stadium. It incorporates the stadium, housing and public spaces/sports fields that are easily accessible, so it will always be used. If we are going for a public use I would love for it to be an attraction that has curated/manicured green areas, a space that has amusement attractions like a Ferris Wheel and other attractions aka I am keeping my dream alive for a Cleveland version of Navy Pier LOL. I wouldn't mind having an outlet mall there with mid rise housing either above or attached in the development.

Honestly, I'm not saying that the RTA is perfect but every time I ride I don't have any issues with riding the rapid, it's always efficient.

What is the redwood project?

Criticizing the city after they’ve announced major permitting changes set to take effect in Q1 of next year seems misplaced. If the city were disregarding improvements, complaints would be more understandable but they aren't, it's actually the opposite. Additionally, the city is also overhauling the zoning process, addressing both key aspects of the development process. If, in 2-3 years, there’s no significant improvement, then complaints would be warranted.

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The way this keeps stalling due to design you'd think this is some 20-25 story mega project. Other mid rise projects have risen much faster than this.

Were labor unions prominent when the old stadium was built? That definitely could have contributed to the fast build.

Escalators always broken, graffiti on the track area, dimly lit inside and out in an area that already is sketchy, broken glass windows at the track area, smells like urine and it hasn't seen a real refresh since it's opening. It should look identical to Wet 25th condition wise, instead it looks bombed out at the platform level.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO SUPERIOR STATION NEXT! My GOD that is easily the RTA's worst station, I literally pass it to use Stokes Windermere instead.

I believe it is the apartment building here: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/01/25/ohio-city-tremont-developments-advance/

Did I just read that the RTA is ACTUALLY taking steps to make their rail BETTER???

When you say "the draw the new" I feel like you're referring to the suburban exodus from the 50's to the 70's. I was referring to a 30 year stretch, from the 80's up until the 2010's. At that point (the 80's) our housing was already 60-70 years old (my house was built in 1914) and we should've been working to replace/update that housing. I feel that if we would've been on the ball and keeping our neighborhoods appealing with new housing stock our population would be floating around 450K-500K with room for growth in the 2020's due to already stabilized, updated neighborhood's. We still would've lost population due to the continued loss of major corporations around the late 70's to 80's but it wouldn't have been as severe.

Isn't the Lumen the tallest residential tower in the state as well?

Part of me wishes they could've utilized the side alley for seating/patio's. It wouldn't be possible though due to the parking garage letting out there though.