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SRV expansion (5-30-23) Via 126 townhomes Work has resumed on E 123rd townhomes at the former Woodhill Supply site Nothing going up yet at Casa D'Angolo

North Park Place townhomes just about wrapped up as of Sunday... Work at Ford Rd garage?

I’m still reserving judgment until we see how well they utilize the setback, but The Beacon definitely has more of a “street presence” (despite being under a parking garage)

Yeah it would only make sense if we take “this general area” pretty broadly

My bet would be either E 14th & Prospect (based off Lumen's success at PHSQ) or something ballpark village-related.

From RTA’s website: Like @Cleburger said you can use your card through the Transit app Edit: speaking of making fare payments easier, I rode the NY subway a while ago and all I had to do was tap my phone and it would automatically deduct the fare price from my card via Apple Pay. I believe this is still supposed to work after you run out of battery.

The Peninsula and Silverhills developments (5-27-23) (I swear I didn't plan these out... just got lucky with timing 🤷‍♂️)

I could get an updated shot on my camera if I have a little time this weekend. As promised... From Moore Ct From Euclid & E 9th

Grabbed a few photos around town (5-27-23) I guess you could say this was pretty "good timing" Caught the crane mid-jump... Finally a couple bonus photos (tower crane just *barely* visible behind 200 PSQ)

Some more angles from today…

Sixth City Townhomes (5-27-23) W 17th townhomes in Lincoln Heights The South Side restaurant expansion Tremont Oaks Phase II W 10th infill Driftwood

Abbey Ave apartments, townhomes on back right (5-27-23)

The Amelia (5-27-23) Harbor Townhomes Monroe Place 2222 Fulton apartments site Orchard Ave infill Edit: oyster bar on Detroit

Here’s that angle from about a month ago (I might’ve posted this already), cropped to zoom. This was on my phone but I could get an updated shot on my camera if I have a little time this weekend.

I guess I meant there’s little room for city retail to get any worse, but plenty of potential for growth if we can create new transit riders with TOD. The major difference I see between Van Aken and places like Crocker Park and Legacy Village is the ratio of retail to residential. Van Aken might have a couple boutique-y shops and restaurants, but it feels much more like a neighborhood center than a “mall” I would imagine that at least some of the younger people living around Shaker Square, Larchmere, and in the many more apartments on Van Aken Blvd on the Blue Line are car-free, and exactly who I’d expect to frequent the Van Aken district. I think they’ve also done some programming and community events which are free.

I really can’t speak for anyone else, but I’ve taken rail between downtown and Van Aken and it was fairly convenient. I think lower car ownership (especially on the east side) means that at least some people will always opt for RTA, and current/future TOD on the green and blue lines should hopefully increase ridership. From downtown, it takes 27 minutes to get to Van Aken by train and only 15 from Shaker Square. The bus to Crocker Park, on the other hand, is well over an hour from downtown. No offense, but it’s been quite a while since the center city has had much “commercial activity” to draw away, at least in terms of retail. Parking, traffic, and travel times all make driving to downtown pretty inconvenient, but one of the best ways to fix this is by adding tons of housing units directly next to reliable rapid transit into the city, and that’s exactly what this project does.

If it weren’t on a rapid transit line (especially one that’s set to become even faster with the rebuild and new trains) maybe I’d agree, but I don’t think transit oriented development is the same as auto-centric sprawl. Also as suburbs build enough walkable/dense development, they become capable of functioning as cities in their own right—realistically, metro areas will never be able to “un-sprawl,” so building suburbs into their own urban communities may be the best way forward. Lots of suburban apartments don’t meet the “walkable/dense” criteria, but I think Van Aken does.

This project definitely deserves wayyy more attention—let’s not forget that they’re building this in Shaker Heights Even in downtown or University Circle this would be super impressive

Lots of digging at the Neuro Institute site (kudos to anyone that can get an aerial pic) Cleveland Clinic Mountain is going vertical! (they're going deep for this Playhouse demo)

The Medley (5-21-23) Aura at Innovation Square Frank Ave Extension E 100th infill

isn’t Greyhound owned by FlixBus now?

5-21-2023 MidTown updates/non-updates More dirt moving at Collaboration Center Good thing they covered this “temporary” parking! I’m sure it will be developed in no time 😉 Vitamin Kandie retail space; no progress on Foundry Lofts Phase 2 Demo at The 70 Apartments site appears to have happened sometime since last summer, but signage is no longer up “Park in a Box” at E 71st and Chester - anyone know more about this? Seems like a cool idea

It’s not too late… I’ll be able to get plenty of photos of this one

Also because it is bus-only, painting sharrows helps communicate to bikers that they’re allowed there as well

These are the renderings from their website, maybe it’s been a while since they were last shared: