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There are census employees specialized just for situations just like that. However, COVID situations as such aren't too much of an issue. We count people as where they were or would have normally been on April 1st of this year, before most of those kinds of hotel shelters became a thing.

We're actually doing surprisingly well. I think the statistic is that us employees are about 66.7% more productive than predicted. In my zone (parts of Eastside and Eastside suburbs), we're at 92.4% completion. 2400 more cases in the zone with 350 enumerators. These last cases are mostly difficult with refusals and apartment buildings we can't access. Certain sections of our zone still need a lot of work such as parts of East Cleveland which I've since been transferred to, but we'll probably get most of what we possibly can before the deadline.

The first phase of "The Allen Estates" around E 65th and Whittier will feature 6 houses Here's two of the houses and an overall development plan. Mind the blurriness these are screenshots from the BOZA meeting.

Renderings taken from the livestream:

I'm not particularly concerned about height. My main concern is how the buildings will interact with the public at the street level. Will shorter structures and garages on the Weston lots feature ground level retail? Will the facade be broken up and visually interesting? Will the tower be designed as an insular fortress or will it be designed with the pedestrian experience in mind? I hope SHW does its best to recognize the city around it and better connect the warehouse district to public square but I have my worries.

If you want you can use the notice left and fill it out yourself or tell a census worker if you see one going to the address. After 3 no-contacts, we'll be asked to look for a neighbor who can tell us, so we'll find out eventually at least. I understand I'm so sick of knocking on doors only to learn that the people already filled it out. A coworker I talked to said this is his 5th time working for the census and this is the least organized one yet.

Your guess is as good as mine about if it'll be extended.

As someone working for the census, particularly in those low income Eastside neighborhoods, I can say we still have quite a bit of work to do here. I remember when the timeline was shortened such that we'd need to stop by September 30th. The day before this was announced, my supervisor was telling us Cleveland census work was planning to go till October 24th and doubted we'd finish any earlier. On a somewhat more reassuring note, Ohio is now at 95.0% completion: https://2020census.gov/en/response-rates/nrfu.htmll The issue is a lot of that remaining 5% is in poor urban areas where we really need to count them. And a lot of the remaining households are those that continually refuse to fill out the census whether it be politely, by slamming the door, or by threatening us.

https://www.cleveland.com/business/2019/11/revitalization-of-lakewoods-birdtown-district-continues-with-redevelopment-of-former-birite-building.html

News about the affordable homes development on Colfax Rd in Kinsman: https://rejournals.com/keybank-provides-6-4-million-construction-loan-for-affordable-housing-development-in-cleveland/

Some more pics of recent construction and renovations in the area:

Two Little Italy projects on the next landmarks commission agenda: Installation of a Rocky Colavito Sculpture in Tony Brush Park. And demolition and new construction at 12115 Mayfield (the La Barberia building).

If you're referring to the project that I think you are, that is Knez, not NRP.

I've been working for the census and a lot of the time I've been in this "Circle North" area. You can't even walk a block without seeing at least one renovation, construction, or sign for future construction. While Knez is doing a lot of it, Orleans is going to be building ~30 houses so here's two of the first: I prefer Knez's designs but it's always great to see some variety. The top one is still for sale for $270k, so a bit cheaper than Knez too.

On one hand their designs are pretty bad. On the other hand, they're definitely one of the most receptive and willing to change based on feedback they get, but the improvements often only do so much.

Yep it was shown during the livestream

2341 Scranton Rd development went before BOZA yesterday. Renovating the existing building with an addition on top. Mixed use, residential for-rent units, a commercial space at the corner, and a private residence on top.

Plan for The Food Hub renovations to include up to 4 retail spots (able to be consolidated) at 7501 Carnegie, taken from their loopnet listing.

For anyone who missed or forgot: http://neo-trans.blogspot.com/2020/06/longhouse-huts-proposed-for-ohio-citys.html

"The Mews on E 90th Strest" to be built on E 90th between Hough and Chester apparently when before the the Euclid Corridor Design Review District this morning. Anyone have some details from that?

He likes to watch the rest of us squirm ?

Wish that they weren't ugly modern glass buildings, but it's still probably worth it to have some more density in the area and better grow and extend the University Circle neighborhood.

KJP getting some of the recognition he's truly earned. https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2020/07/17/how-blogger-ken-prendergast-became-a-must-read-scoop-machine-on-the-cleveland-development-beat?media=AMP+HTML

Write up on 121 Larchmere "Schneider said the goal is to give the surrounding community a modern, but affordable housing option." I'm curious to see how affordable the units will be. https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/features/real_estate/121-larchmere-to-offer-east-side-housing-options/article_6d07841e-c6bd-11ea-bbb9-9b4e21e03f60.amp.html

NOACA's making plans for the future up to 2050. Red Line Extension: Blue Line Extension: Overall Plans: Greater Area Plans: There's also some talk about Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs). Ideas included dedicated highway lanes, dedicated lanes on roads such as Superior, and shuttles for transit. Here's one of the shuttle proposals I found interesting but maybe a bit too parallel with the Healthline. Regardless, I think it would be great to activate streets and encourage development the same way the Healthline did for Euclid Ave.