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JDD941, I think I remeber part of the streetscape plans for the Aven District to include overhead street signage. i think that's a great idea and more districts and neighborhoods should do this.

A common Clevelander probably doesn't know where Fairfax and other neighborhoods are in this area. I do like the "upper and lower" idea though. This is like saying, I'm working/living downtown. Well, someone might be living in the Avenue District neighborhood, but at the end of the day, it's still downtown. Same goes for this midtown idea.

MyTwoSense, I have heard some talk about making everything between Downtown and Universisty Circle known as Midtown, especially now that University Circle is trying to coin the "uptown" phrase... It would make neighborhoods a lot easier to pin point this way.

MyTwoSense, I don't think there's going to be much retail at the Avenue District right? I would guess that they're going to try to help repopulate the Galleria. That's going to be an interesting process to watch if I'm assuming correctly.

Intersting thought KJP about living status. It's transpired and works in other cities, I'm sure it'll happen here with the right amount of development and options for folks.

I noticed on there website that they are going to auction off a street name to someone. I've never heard of that, but it's awesome. Doesn't the city have something to do with street naming though?

That map is pretty interesting. It would be interesting if they added pictures or kept adding features to it. I'm guesssing this is more for out of towners to learn about what's in downtown.

Is there anything new with this project? I haven't heard any new announcements in awhile.

If things start rolling for this project as fast as they seem, when would it actually be inhabitable? It seems that the Avenue District and even the Flats have a chance at having cranes in the area a heck of a lot faster than this project.

Do you think this is going to be upscale condos or apartments? The Avenue District is truly starting to shape up as a true Downtown district.

I didn't get to catch this news clip. What projects did they talk about in the pipeline? Avenue District, Battery Park?

Thanks for the links. Very cool interviews on downtown living. I also noticed a link on one of their pages to this: http://www.wcpn.org/mc/vault/radio_features/images/downtown/avenue.pdf It's an older, but very comprehensive packet of info on the Avenue District. The lower corner dates it from 2005.

I heard that a chain of Irish pubs is coming to the Playhouse Square area. There name is Molly Brannigan's. They're from Erie, PA. I've been there before and think it'll be a great addition to the neighborhood. Hopefully a new restaurant opening up will bring more people into the area.

Is anyone a member at the CAC? I was there years ago and it seemed like a cool place, but haven't been in or heard anything about it in years. Anything new with this project? I've seen more advertising from them, so it looks like they're ramping up.

what will all this development to do the already insanely busy Mayfield Rd through Little Italy? I LOVE little italy, but would really like to see it expand a bit so that it's not so confined along that little strip of road. Is there any talk about what CIA can bring to MOCA?