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This isn't a Haslam project and not within District 46, but it is very close by along Front St., so I thought this was as good a place as any to put this. STEM Exploration Center planned for Berea I can't say that I completely understand the point of this place, but it looks cool and I hope it succeeds.

While this article isn't specifically about Bedrock's development, it struck me how valuable the new hotel there could be for Towpath travelers. How to turn Northeast Ohio’s Towpath Trail into an overnight destination for cyclists There's really no convenient hotel downtown for cyclists finishing the Towpath at Canal Basin Park. Maybe the Aloft in the Flats and Hotel Cleveland are the closest? But Bedrock's hotel should be fully connected to Canal Basin by off-street paths, and as a bonus would be on the way to the eventual CVSR station for those that might want to ride the train the opposite direction.

Speaking of which, there's a rally planned in Cleveland to do exactly that. Cleveland rally planned to protest proposed NASA Glenn Research Center cuts NASA just started the process of incentivizing voluntary separation yesterday to meet these cuts (resignation with ~6 months severance and early retirement incentives). Hopefully Congress can come through (I know Ted Cruz introduced an amendment increasing funding mostly at the NASA space flight centers) because there will undoubtedly not be enough voluntary layoffs to avoid involuntary ones at the currently proposed funding.

I have no actual information or experience on this, but my perception has been that Columbus has a huge Pride event that attracts people from all over the state, which maybe tamps down interest some in other cities? I do feel like Cleveland's is on a major upward trajectory (again, just based on how much I hear about it and the pictures I see), so I could see it matching peer cities after a few more years.

The claim that this impacts Blue Abyss in any meaningful way is ridiculous. I hope at the very least NOACA requires additional pedestrian considerations if they're going to approve this. A pedestrian bridge to the new airport rail station would be a minimum (it looks like it would be less than a quarter mile walk to the stadium over a bridge), but also along Engle, the Ring Rd and Snow would be nice.

It is entirely in Max Miller's district... I did contact him because I work at NASA and live in his district. He has not responded. He's talked a big game about supporting NASA, but I do not expect much.

Getting back 69 acres of land that could be advertised for development seems like a big win. Maybe if that had been available when Blue Abyss came looking, it could have ended up in Cleveland instead of Brook Park. I hope they're able to leverage the presence of the data center into a complementary use. Data centers obviously generate a ton of waste heat, which could be appealing for an industrial use or even residential for winter heating (though the demand for residential between a data center and airport is probably minimal). This is also supposed to be a site for one of Cuyahoga County's micro-grids (although the federal money for that might have been clawed back...), which could be another selling point to attract industrial users. Cheap heat, reliable and renewable power and a large tract of land with no buildings to remove seems like a good pitch to potential buyers.

It's hard to read, but the text says "Proposed Waterfront Boardwalk from Master Plan Shown for Context Only", which I interpret to mean they're not planning to design and build the boardwalk, but will let the City, Metroparks, etc. install it when the time comes.

A post on the Cleveland subreddit showed the yellow cab in Midtown with Bob Golic, and the poster said the crew were wearing NFL Films shirts and that Peyton Manning and James Harrison would also be in the commercial.

I've been going to the Science Center a lot more over the past few years since having kids, and it has been improving noticeably. There's a new permanent exhibit sponsored by Sherwin-Williams that opened last year, and a new biosciences exhibit that might also be permanent. The entire main floor in fact feels pretty updated now. The rotating exhibits on the lower floor have also been more consistent and higher quality over the last couple years. The top floor is what's really dated. Most of those exhibits seem to be original. The younger kids area and especially the outdoor area both need a total overhaul. Fortunately, I saw a poster there saying a new young kids gallery was opening in September. Not sure where it'll be though. I was down by the North Coast Yard on Sunday and it did have new pavement, but no basketball or pickleball markings. Maybe they've worked on it since then, though.

Whatever they do will be a huge improvement over what's there now, which has an insane amount of parking: They're adding a multi-use path along Smith Rd to connect to Big Creek Parkway, which is a long off-street path that goes near pretty populous areas by suburban standards in Parma, Middleburg, and Strongsville. It may not be perfect, but it'll be a big step in the right direction.

I was wondering that too. Maybe HSG is just hoping that the county will realize that pushing for money for the existing stadium is a lost cause (since it will have no tenant), and they can work out a deal where the county gives them some financing/infrastructure support for Brook Park (or at least stop fighting it) in exchange for demolition of the current stadium and kickstarting development on the lakefront.

A couple quotes: and Next-level willful ignorance here from Dave Jenkins. I Don't really see how "the upside for the public is far greater" if money comes from the County when it could come from the Haslams. And obviously the calculus isn't so simple as a $600 million gift (which it's not) or nothing. That money could be used for something better (and it should be), and Ronayne is probably rightfully dubious about the size of the follow-on investment. He's advocating for a still-substantial investment in the lakefront that would also come with economic development in the county. And of course, why shouldn't he work against state investment when there's a potential the Haslams would pay for it themselves? If they're so committed to this project to do it without county funds, why not see if they'll do it without state funds?

With the news about the airport plans to move the RTA Station as part of their upgrades, I think it makes even more sense to revisit this. It just makes so much sense to have some combination of an Airport RTA stop, a Stadium RTA stop (either connected by walkway to the airport one or after the rail passes back to the other side of the freeway), and an Amtrak stop. As @Boomerang_Brian showed in the Hopkins thread: The stadium at this site makes at least some sense if it's easily accessible by the Red Line and Amtrak (assuming 3C+D routes that allow fans statewide to ride up for games/concerts). Extending to Berea also makes more sense than ever with denser multi-use developments planned for either side of the tracks with the North End (former Williams Ford) development and the Haslams' District 46. Plus the Brown's headquarters is right there and employees could just ride the train for one stop to get between there and the stadium.

Wow, you're right that's an insane map. I like that also they included all the other domes that are more convenient to people in the shaded region. With news that DC is getting a dome, I drew a quick map estimating people whose nearest dome would be Brook Park. Other than NE Ohio, it's really just Columbus, Pittsburgh, and Western NY (not even Cincinnati, Toledo, or Dayton!).

I think this makes the most sense. There are already 2 full soccer fields there, plus space to add at least two more with minimal effort. There's also a weight room and indoor rec center, plus residence halls for players to stay in. Presumably they wouldn't need all the buildings and could hopefully use some for redevelopment.

Ah, you might be right about that. I just kind of assumed it was the whole station, but I'm not finding anything to indicate it's more than just the platform.

It seems to be in the works: https://www.noaca.org/regional-planning/major-planning-documents/transportation-improvement-program-tip/comment-on-pending-projects/2nd-quarter-sfy-2025-project-planning-reviews/gcrta-new-projects

According to ESPN, 2026 will be a shortened season starting after the men's world cup and then 2027 onward will be on the April-October schedule. I'm excited to have more nice-weather, likely affordable, outdoor sporting events I can take my kids to. If the Rapid stop is added, it'll be even more appealing. It's a little disappointing that it's not D1, but I think demonstrated fan interest in an existing team would be really helpful in ever trying to land an NWSL or USL Super League Team.

NASA's acting administrator included this in her email to agency employees on Friday: It doesn't sound like they've eliminated the idea of moving HQ. I noticed that she says "National Capital Region" instead of specifically DC, which may be ominous for NASA Goddard in Maryland, which has been subject to rumors of downsizing over the last week. Not sure this means anything for Glenn in Cleveland, but whether HQ is in play or not, there could certainly be some shuffling of jobs to come.

I think this area off Rocky River north of the airport would be a decent location: It's about 40 acres, owned by the City of Cleveland, mostly clear of buildings, and adjacent to a park with 6 baseball/softball fields. It could also be expanded to ~100 acres in the future if the airport rental car center moved under the master plan and that land became available.

I largely agree with all of this. I can see pros and cons to both keeping the HQ in DC and moving it somewhere else. It doesn't feel necessary to me to rent an office building in DC for HQ, but it's probably not a huge expense in the grand scheme of things. I'd assume if HQ does move, employees would largely get to pick which site they report to, and could go to say Goddard Space Flight Center just north of DC if they didn't want to move. There are a number employees in the HQ org chart that have always reported to GRC (mainly GRC workers that got promoted), so I'd imagine there'd be more of a scattering of employees than a migration to Ohio if the HQ moved. Also, I get what you're saying about people not wanting to uproot their families, and I agree, but this is legitimate problem with the government pay scale. It cannot keep up in high cost of living areas and it makes it hard for the government to compete for talent. This effect is bad in DC, and even worse in the Bay Area, where NASA Ames workers are making maybe half of what they could in the private sector. I doubt the government pay scale will be fixed anytime soon, so moving operations to a lower cost of living area (which would probably include OH, FL, TX and any other NASA centers outside DC and CA) may actually help with talent retention and attraction.

I work at NASA Glenn, and there are certainly several layers of HQ employees below “top brass” that work more closely with Glenn and other centers than with politicians and the like. Transportation costs are already high for these people because no research/spaceflight/testing occurs where they work. They just do frequent rounds of visits to Glenn, Langley, and Ames or Kennedy, Johnson, and Marshall. Pay scales for localities are public, and the cost of living adjustment for DC is not close to covering the actual expense of living there. For example, a GS-14 Step 1 (which would be like a high-level engineer or project manager) in DC makes $142k vs $130k in Cleveland, so it would be more like a raise to move to Cleveland. None of that is to say a move is likely or necessarily beneficial, but I think there is a case to be made. If there is a move, I think Cleveland is as logical as any other center. It’s closest to an airport (Kennedy is FL would be really tough in this respect), it’s very involved in both space and aeronautics, and it has a lot of physical space to add facilities within its footprint.

Much of this has already been addressed by others, but CVSR from Cleveland has a few things going for it: It's accessible to people without cars, and cheaper than getting two rideshare rides It's accessible to tourists staying downtown without cars (or those with cars seeking something unique and interesting) You can bring bikes and kayaks on board, allowing people to ride the train out of cleveland, and bike, kayak, or hike back (not all cars can carry a kayak or bike) It often offers on-board programming, like beer tastings, murder mysteries, Polar Express, family brunch that offer value beyond the views from the train Honestly Polar Express would probably make the whole thing worth the effort. I went on it last season for the first time, and it's two 100% full trains per evening for a month and a half. Every time I've ridden CVSR, it's been obvious that it's not the fastest means of travel (it's honestly not even the most scenic means, even in the park), yet I continue to use it.

This would be huge for the region. It could nearly double the size of the workforce, though I imagine HQ personnel might work out deals to go to Goddard or Langley or work remotely before moving so far away. HQ jobs tend to be higher paying than GRC’s as well, so it would be good opportunity for local talent to advance without having to relocate (assuming the hiring freeze is lifted sometime…). The idea (from the article) that there is a lot of office space available at GRC is laughable. It could barely handle the return to onsite work last month. But there’s plenty of time and space to build more before 2028 and there are several underutilized office buildings right outside the gate on Aerospace Pkwy. It really does make sense to put the headquarters at one of the ten space/research centers. That’s where all the important stuff happens and HQ is just an office building.