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The emBPire state building

I know this is the Lakefront Dev thread, but have there been any rumblings re:improving E. 9th connector to downtown? Talk about something that feels barren and unsafe. Not the best gateway for tourists walking back into town from down there. I'd imagine this $5M project is a piece in the landbridge puzzle. When I've been down there and this has been going on I feel like its one dumb argument away from innocent people having to duck and cover. Ah the sounds of summer, bikes and cars blasting their stereos and revving their engines. Need to figure out a way to reclaim these spaces from these idiots.

Cleveland's newest surface parking lot! 😍

Doubletaked when walking by in Tower City - nice to see the new tower is making it into things like this: And shack (from a week or so ago)

Bollard Brouhaha: Three-Member Block Club Blocks Blocks on Busy Cleveland Street Rusty Rockwell, Cleveland.com In an unexpected twist, a three-member block club in Cleveland, Ohio, situated on the lively E 4th Street, has found themselves at odds with a proposed safety measure: bollards intended to enhance the street's safety and functionality. Despite the well-meaning intentions behind the installation, these community activists argue that the bollards could have unintended consequences, sparking a passionate debate about the best path forward for this iconic pedestrian thoroughfare.

Last I heard they had to get special bollards or something for the area. This was a month or two ago.

Any chance you took a look yesterday/today? I'll go by after work, but curious how it is. A while back, but here's how hard CFD hit Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal Church (formerly St. Sava) in February. Edit, here's some photos from the church's facebook:

Dude this is so tired (another poster lol, even Mr "tough on crime" Mike Polensek wants something to be done about chases in the release below). It's a big problem and of course it's it's on the people running. But there's something to be said about having restraint and not chasing if speeds are ridiculous through a residential neighborhood. Parma routinely chases down Pearl, Broadview, and State which are commercial corridors/stroads within Parma but turn into residential streets as soon as you cross into Cleveland. There are bike lanes on two of those roads. There's always a line close to the road at Honey Hut, there's people walking with strollers and folks casually going about their lives needlessly being put in danger. Don't minimize our experiences. Just because Parma feels like they need to get someone who stole $23 in groceries from Meijer doesn't justify them racing down my streets when there are cameras on every corner (and when things get real/it's a hardcore crime they request the CPD chopper and suburban drones anyways). I'm not defending the criminals but at the same time not everything requires five cars chasing after some Bush League criminals at highway speeds. It's not just me, talk to council who's just as upset. https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/we-follow-through/cleveland-councilman-wants-license-plate-readers-at-major-border-intersections-with-parma https://www.clevelandcitycouncil.org/council-members-urge-safety-director-meet-suburban-police-departments-about-chase-policies Here's their release (from last year!!): Council Members Urge Safety Director to Meet with Suburban Police Departments About Chase Policies Aug 28, 2023 Cleveland, OH (August 28, 2023) - Over the weekend, Parma police chased a vehicle up State Route 176 from Parma into Cleveland, resulting in a car crash that killed two people inside the vehicle and injured two others. This most recent chase from Parma police into Cleveland is not an isolated incident. This past Thursday, Parma police chased a car up Pearl Road into Cleveland, resulting in a crash a few hundred feet from an elementary school that sent multiple people to the hospital. You can find many other examples of Parma’s repeated pattern of chase. The Parma chase is not unique. Recently, multiple suburban police department chases have ended in Cleveland crashes. The underlying issue is the recent explosion in stolen vehicles across the region and country. These incidents have reasonably raised questions among Cleveland residents about the risks they are being put at by the actions of a neighboring police department. Councilmembers Kris Harsh, Rebecca Maurer and Mike Polensek are calling for a meeting between Councilmembers, Cleveland’s Safety Director and Parma leaders, as well as other suburban communities, to discuss the interjurisdictional chase policy and steps that can be taken to ensure the safety of residents in both cities. “We know that we cannot dictate police’s discretion to pursue suspects to a neighboring city,” Councilman Harsh said, But these repeated incidents have raised many questions about pursuit policy.” “It’s time for a candid conversation about the impact of these chases on the larger community,” added Councilwoman Maurer, “This is about mutual respect and safety between our cities.” Councilman Polensek, chair of Council’s Safety Committee said, “It goes without saying we support the police attempting to apprehend the perpetrators of criminal activity. We want to make sure it’s coordinated with other police departments. “This only reinforces the need to have Cleveland police helicopters available on demand so pursuits are limited.”

This same PD responsible for initiating a chase that ended up in the death of an innocent mother. I live in Old Brooklyn and Parma routinely chases into the city putting me (and my neighbors) at risk. Police chases aren't good. They're especially bad when idiot kids are being chased around streets the initiating PD aren't familiar with. @Ethan this is just in Old Brooklyn (in the 6-8 months): https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/crime/parma-police-pursuit-ends-crash-cleveland-2-hospital-critical-condition/95-677409a8-0e44-41d6-8928-bf1d1f957ad8 https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/11/10/people-living-old-brooklyn-voice-concerns-over-another-crash-ending-police-chase/ https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/11/24/parma-police-pursuit-ends-crash-clevelands-old-brooklyn-neighborhood/ https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/we-follow-through/fourth-parma-pursuit-into-old-brooklyn-captured-on-camera-driver-hits-van-in-traffic https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/car-crashes-after-parma-police-chase https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland/cleveland-police-chase-leads-to-crash/95-83879dae-d1f6-4a18-974e-a9f21b1023dd These are all streets I routinely bike/walk on all hours of the day. This isn't acceptable.

Ask and you shall receive: https://arcg.is/ymHXz1 I'll put a map together when I get some responses haha.

Similarly, I've seen a lot of their (USX) ads on twitter these days advocating for Nippon deal ("KEEP JOBS IN PITTSBURGH"). Comments are the same as their FB.

Others have noted the same, but I'll hop on - I wish it was a bit more distinctive than the Hilton. Kind of weird how they're almost twins of each other. Oh well, it is what it is...glad to see that parking lot gone and frankly the shack isn't as bad as we originally made it out to be - kind of happy they built on the lot further back.

Seems like they'd like to with new construction programs - Payne and Carnegie were mentioned. The maintenance aspect is what's going to be the biggest issue - Phil had mentioned the need for consistent funding to maintain this stuff. Ironically I feel like Storer is one of the few rightsized streets in this city - narrow, and only a lane in each direction, but even so cars speed recklessly. Be nice if they focused entirely on traffic calming so that you don't get killed as you're walking on the newly depaved/treed Storer. Imo Traffic Calming should be their #1 priority (across the city, not just in Ohio City), so tired of seeing people drive like complete idiots bc the streets allow it.

FYI AJ Rocco's is open

Not sure when their official first day was, but noticed AJ's was open last night...

The city went through with selling the Gateway Parking garage to the Guardians tonight and all those proceeds are going towards the ballpark, our school district is facing a massive deficit, the median household income in cleveland is $35K, Cleveland State (a potential tenant) is struggling, county just pushed out the quarter percent tax increase and are running into financial issues before the jail/courthouse is even built, etc etc etc, and these ownership groups have an insatiable appetite for handouts. I love the idea of being on the cutting edge with a women's league (especially with the quality of American sport) and know this isn't a popular take (especially on here) but at some point there needs to be push back from the powers that be. It's okay if it doesn't happen, we don't need it all. If the demand is out there for the other side of 90 it'll be developed sooner than later.

I miss the skull reaction lol

A month+ late, but took a walk on this before it was 'official' and it's a really awesome spot. It's got some cool views of the former Diamond Shamrock site (not that there's anything left of it). I hope there's some Interpretive Signs explaining just what a feat it was to clean the site.

Oooof, that sucks. Your username still works, for now haha Did they have anything to say about your cancellation?

Check out the County Aerials and use the EagleView widget (maps.cuyahogacounty.us) to see just how bad the theater is...you can run through the different years to see it's decay...real shame. FWIW the front of the building's roof is still there (and looks in decent shape). These images are from Spring 2023.

How are the move in dates looking? Any additional shifts? @Milkshake1 @GREGinPARMA

Got a paint (primer?) job...

Those are the shots TBS/TNT/NBA (and! destination cleveland) should be using. One from today's bike commute - SHW pretty much fills the gap in W25 looking towards the city around Metro...