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Unfortunately that has turned out to be a less than ideal venue and location for the casino.

A new bill is being proposed to tie mass transit funding to affordable housing. https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/new-bill-would-tie-federal-transit-funding-to-housing-production

Agreed. After reviewing the photos of the new RMFH, in addition to having its name above one of the entrances, SW appears to have it strategically located throughout the facility.

While not a fan of Brutalism, the aesthetics of the Cleveland Justice Center is one of the better representations of the mid-century architectural form. It's a shame that it has fallen into such a state of disrepair. According to a recent article however, last week, the City Council approved the lease for the police HQ for another year. https://www.cleveland.com/cityhall/2019/09/cleveland-city-council-oks-new-year-on-lease-of-justice-center-property-it-once-owned-for-police-headquarters.html

Yes, the May Company building isn't quite tall enough to fill it in.

...and these individuals have families, rooted in the community.

From the New York Housing Preservation and Development website: HPD works together with a variety of public and private partners to achieve the City's affordable housing goals of supporting New Yorkers with a range of incomes, from the very lowest to those in the middle class. HPD accomplishes these goals through a combination of loan programs, tax incentives, disposition of City-owned land, tax credits, and other development incentives. Both for-profit and non-for-profit developers can explore a wide range of opportunities to build or preserve affordable rental and homeownership units on publicly-owned or private sites. Consult our RFEI/RFP/RFQ pages to learn more about public site opportunities. During the planning, design, and construction phases of development, HPD works with developers to ensure that projects are designed and built in keeping with the agency's standards for quality construction, environmental sustainability, and cost containment. In the case of City-owned sites awarded to developers through HPD's RFP process, the agency also secures public land use approval for site development prior to disposition.

I know that NYC requires developers to include affordable housing in new developments but I'm not sure of the mechanism nor specifics of the program.

Thank you KJP. This is the type of response I was hoping to receive.

It's the elephant in the room, that few want to discuss, but sooner or later it impacts everyone and becomes a real quality-of-life issue. It already is having an impact on the citizenry. No one wants to walk out of their beautiful new high-rise or go to the theatre to be panhandled, or robbed, or have the homeless on the street in front of their shiny new building. Some of this can be addressed by ensuring new development doesn't leave those behind who may need it most. Those with limited access, limited skills and perhaps limited education. Cleveland can do this, it deserves this. Resolution may require additional government subsidies, taxes, regulation, development incentives, corporate involvement, citizen involvement but one thing is certain; it will require multiple stakeholders, setting some personal interests aside, to address the issue(s).

Thanks for the response. It's a very complex, pervasive issue, without easy solutions, but unfortunately it isn't going to resolve itself. There needs to be a concerted effort to understand the issue(s) and address them as development continues in the urban core, including midtown. Until that is acknowledged, understood and addressed, the impact will continue to be felt throughout the region. Detroit has similar challenges, but is attempting to work through them as they continue their redevelopment. https://www.crainsdetroit.com/voices-chad-livengood/detroits-40-square-mile-challenge-could-be-its-great-opportunity

To be blunt: As these new projects are being planned in midtown, do any of them reflect the needs (be it residential, employment or transportation) of the Mount Pleasant, East Cleveland, Hough, Buckeye-Shaker, Woodland, Garfield Heights, Maple Heights, Clark-Broadview or Warrensville Heights resident? Or do they only target the suburban and exurban residents of NEO? I know the answers, but it's important to raise these issues because until they're addressed, they will continue to plague the city and adversely affect the entire region.

"Currently, we have a problem here where well educated, white collar employees live in the suburbs and work downtown or in UC. But they shop at home in their suburbs. Unfortunately, the majority of people who work in those shops live in Cleveland’s neighborhoods." The people who work in the "shops" may be less-educated, blue collar workers, with fewer financial resources. They may be less mobile and could benefit from more affordable residential developments and improved access to better-paying jobs. That means that some of these new developments need to reflect those needs. "Access" has several meanings. Not only physical access but aIso access to available resources. Isn't midtown considered one of the Cleveland neighborhoods? According to the Center for Community Solutions, Cleveland has a major problem with extreme poverty in 36.2% of its residents (18.2% live in abject poverty). This ranks second in the nation, behind Detroit. With a population of 385K, that represents 140K people. This poverty can also be seen in some of the inner-ring suburbs. If you work downtown or you go to a game or you walk through PS, you see it. It affects everyone in NEO. 1. What is being done to provide physical access and access to resources in these new developments for the less-educated, less-mobile blue-collar residents, who make up such a large percentage of the city's population? 2. Do any of the new mid-town developments reflect the needs of this less-educated, less mobile, urban resident; not just the well-educated, white-collar suburbanite? 3. Whether its more-affordable residences or jobs, public transportation or improved freeway access for those who are lower-skilled or less-educated, something needs to be done to address the abject poverty that has plagued and continues to plague the city's core. These new mid-town developments, whether residential, mixed-use, industrial or corporate may be able to address some of these "access" needs that impact the city and the entire NEO region through: 1. Acceptance of the problem 2. An understanding of the issue(s) and 3. Thoughtful planning.

My point is that access for the residents and/or employees of midtown impacts the type(s) of development. For anyone living downtown, midtown or UC, that should not be problematic. For suburban commuters however, it is more of a challenge. Furthermore, residents who live in much of the urban core and inner-ring suburbs cannot afford $2000-$3000/mo rents. Is anything being done to address the needs of these residents in these new developments and to provide better paying jobs and access to those jobs?

An interesting analysis by the Cleveland Fed that supports the questions/issues that I have raised: https://www.clevelandfed.org/newsroom-and-events/publications/a-look-behind-the-numbers/albtn-20151123-a-long-ride-to-work-job-access-and-public-transportation-in-northeast-ohio.aspx I would encourage a review. Become enlightened. It outlines the need for a comprehensive approach to development and redevelopment, involving a variety of stakeholders, some of whom have limited access to the very jobs they seek .

This is great and while there are still some challenges, I think Cleveland is far ahead of Detroit in neighborhood revitalization.

Thank you. Historically the key employment centers have been downtown, the industrial flats and University Circle. Infrastructure has been built to support that. With redevelopment come shifts in habitation and employment, so where people live, where they work and how they get between the two are critical to those development plans.

The question is: Since 75% of the area's population resides outside of the city, how does that impact the type of development in midtown or does it? Strictly residential Mixed-use Corporate/Industrial

C'mon folks. The original post says: "except for Euclid Ave., the northern end near the Shoreway or the southern end near Opportunity Corridor ( E. 55th),"

If they live and work in mid-town, or even downtown, it's a non issue. Today's reality however is that 75% of the area's population resides outside of the city limits. How does that reality impact the kind of mid-town development?

Somehow, commuting from Ashtabula, Moreland Hills, Parma or Avon Lake to mid-town seems a bit of a challenge vs a downtown commute, unless they use the access points I mentioned in my original post. While it may be the desire, most of the population does not live in downtown Cleveland. These people have to get to/from work. They will not be taking Payne, Cedar or Carnegie unless they live in the Heights.

They won't and shouldn't. Once again, the point is that the BOD of SW, not the officers, will make the final decision.

What about suburban commuters?

I think the point within that post was that regardless of what the CEO, CFO or other officers may recommend, the BOD will be the ultimate decision maker.

In the 2nd & 3rd photos, are those tombstones and graves that have been desecrated?