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I was having a conversation with someone and they mentioned that the influx of local retailers and the exodus of national retailers are intertwined with each other. The local retailers are tied to some sort of grant that Bedrock received that had a requirement of sorts to have local retailers there. The exodus of national retailers is apparently tied to Bedrock wanting to increase their rent to offset the loss of charging cheaper rent to the local retailers. I don't know how accurate that is though. Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk

Don't buy in the city if you oppose progress in the city. Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk

I think this is great, every great city has attractions that serves both as useful to it's residents and also something tourists would love to see and utilize when they visit and if done correctly this could be it. Tie in creative Easter eggs and designs that pay homage to its past and you have a home run. Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk

Tbh I never understood why Euclid 120th Street station was closed. It dropped you off right on Euclid and is walking distance away from Uptown. Yes I know Little Italy station exists and it’s one of our few stations that serves a neighborhood directly, it FEELS slightly separated from UC and seems like it’s designed to serve Little Italy residents and visitors and not UC. I don’t think having both open would have cut down on efficiency they could’ve both coexisted, you just needed to renovate it to make it more attractive. Euclid 120th would’ve been the stop to directly serve University Circle and could have been scheduled in a way that sync’s you with the Healthline so by the time you get there (say 2-3 minutes before the bus arrives) you have a direct connection to your apartment, office, favorite restaurant etc. Combine that with giving the healthline signal prioritization and the 93/105 transit corridor coming and you have a very efficient way to utilize transit to serve arguably Clevelands most booming neighborhood. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I hate the black fences that always get put up around Glenville. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Is Ohio finally on board for Amtrak expansion? State ‘strongly considering’ seeking federal money for new train service CLEVELAND, Ohio – The state of Ohio is “strongly considering” applying for federal dollars that could lead to expanded passenger rail service throughout the state, including establishment of a new route connecting Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati. Meanwhile, officials in Northeast Ohio are definitely planning to pursue funding that could establish Cleveland as an Amtrak mini-hub, with more frequent service to Chicago, New York City, Washington, D.C. and other cities. The source of the funding for both potential expansions is a new federal inititave, dubbed the Corridor Identification and Development Program, part of $66 billion in additional money for rail service included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, passed by Congress in late 2021. https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/01/is-ohio-finally-on-board-for-amtrak-expansion-state-strongly-considering-seeking-federal-money-for-new-train-service.html

Looking at the bollards and the curb extension it looks like the middle crosswalk wont have much space for the buses to roll through. Am I looking at this wrong? It looks like one bus at a time can go through. Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk

Was just about to post this lol Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk

That was record time to lease a building lol. A phase 2 may be in order. Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk

Do we have that much development? I never even heard of these. Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk

In Cleveland since the orange barrels never disappear they are our flowers. Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk

All of this uncertainty with how WFH will affect the region seems like it makes it the perfect time to start the conversation on a city-county merger. Just a thought. Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk

This is exactly my point I made earlier. Why are projects designed on Euclid treated with so much love, care and detail and other streets have the "at least something is getting built" mentality. This is why the city won't reach its full potential. Everything that we say we want in a TOD heavy city is just lip service if action isn't put behind it, it has to start somewhere. TOD and walkability shouldn't be limited to one street it should be universal throughout the city. It was said in the thread that Euclid Avenue did a great job eliminating cars, well why not start the process on other streets now. Why not Chester? Why can't streets like this get the same love. Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk

The problem with building or redeveloping something on Euclid that I've noticed is developers treat the immediate street situated behind Euclid as an afterthought. CSU did it with the Edge, Dealer tire did it with that parking garage and now this project. Each major street should be treated the same. The building should be fronting Carnegie like it is on Euclid with a retail space. Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk

You can't look at the past for reasons to maintain status quo. If we really want to become this "15 minute city" that the mayor is talking about, it has to start with projects like these and future ones. We need to put the proper design and zoning forward NOW. Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk

Where are they going? Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk

“The bollards do the same job that jersey barriers do while being “a more graceful design element,” Romanoff said. Some will be fixed in place, while others with be removable for events on the square, she said.” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Also siding has started to go up for The Davis Apartments. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The brick structure along Churchill has been torn down. Maybe construction is imminent? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That’s the thing, that section of Ohio City doesn’t need kickstarting it’s already running on all cylinders. With the Quarter, Quarter Phase 2, Church and State, Saucy Brew Works expansion and other retail such as lululemon opening on top of other smaller projects on the side streets, this neighborhood is fine. While I would love to see this project built it really isn’t transformative it’s just another piece to the puzzle. If they built this on the corner of 105th and Superior in Glenville that would be different, THAT would jumpstart and transform the neighborhood. Circle Square would get built in its full form in a decade or so MAYBE without TMUD assistance in Cleveland’s market. It is truly the definition of transformative, it is creating a new thoroughfare, adding office space, a hotel, residential, retail to aka density and activity to an area of UC that was DEAD to pedestrians not too long ago. On top of narrowing a street to its proper with for 2022 Cleveland standards it’s the perfect project for an award like this. You easily could argue that the money that was given to Millennia should have went to this project the first round. It is more important to changing the feel of an area and is much more shovel ready. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Combined with The Centennial right now (I have VERY little faith that Millennia will start anytime soon) and if Erieview doesn’t start when they say they will, I feel this will leave a bad impression on the commission that awards the money. Leading to them having a hesitancy to award us a bulk of the money in the future. Those two projects alone have accounted for 33% of the major city money awarded over the past two years. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Have I not been on the East side? I live on the East Side. Right off of 105th to be exact where all this demolition is occurring. I just hate seeing such old structures get replaced eventually with newer structures. Some buildings are irreplaceable, they give a neighborhood character and history. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

There should be a clause that states, “If a project hasn’t started construction in X number of years, TMUD funding will be revoked.” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I really don’t like how all these demolitions can just happen so easily on the East Side. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk