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It looked like they were starting on the Allen marquee when I passed yesterday on the HealthLine

Planning commission pushes back on Clinic building plans, wants more community engagement https://thelandcle.org/stories/planning-commission-pushes-back-on-clinic-building-plans-wants-more-community-engagement/

Just talked to someone who moved to the area 4 months ago from California. Seemed to have never heard of Lake Erie ("Is that in downtown?") I will never understand some people's inability to take a look at a map. But maybe expanding the downtown core to the lake would finally make it more obvious to visitors/outsiders that Cleveland sits on a major body of water.

I think there’s an important distinction between removing streets completely vs. making them car-free/car-light. Frequent streets/blocks are good for walkability & bikeability, which spaces like Times Square & E 4th maintain while removing car traffic. Huron is overbuilt for car traffic, but still serves as a link between the Gateway District, Warehouse District and Detroit-Superior Bridge (the latter of which will become even more important if the “Low Line” project happens). IIRC Huron was also supposed to be part of the Memorial Bridges Loop trail. This is might be true on a small scale, but having more streets overall improves walking and biking which makes car-free living more practical. Creating more “E 4th streets” would still stress car traffic, maybe inducing demand for RTA, while maintaining connections for bikes/pedestrians. But to stay on-topic, removing some or all car lanes from Huron at Tower City could allow easy “core to shore” access without removing the street entirely.

Always interesting to see an outside perspective on the RTA...

Not to post *even more* photos of the CMNH entrance, but the new wing is looking good... (2-7-23)

Cole Eye Institute expansion (2-7-23)

Circle Square/Library Loft (2-7-23) Artisan:

Beat me to it by minutes... guess I wasn't the only one who thought to take advantage of the 45-degree weather

Medley/Fairfax Market development (2-7-23) Aura at Innovation Square:

CMNH Entrance (12-13-22)

Westinghouse progress from Lakefront Bikeway (11-23-22) From edgewater park:

I walked by the other day and Churchill Gateway (at least the first phase of it) appears to be topped out and making significant progress. Didn’t end up getting a picture though as there were a couple people standing directly in view.

Artisan yesterday, with most of the glass up (10-13-22) Here’s an older pic (10-11-22)

A flyer shared by Case's undergraduate student government to request a new Trader Joe's location to replace Dave's: Here's the link, for those that wish to submit a request: https://www.traderjoes.com/home/contact-us/request-a-store

Some new street view imagery around MidTown, Sep 2022 (I know anyone could access this on their own, but figured I’d post it here for convenience) Progress and new sign visible at Cleveland Foundation HQ Foundry Lofts looking great world class?

Brand-new google street view imagery around Hough (Sep 2022) Addis View Apartments phases I & II The Lumos Apartments First new townhome at Allen Estates? Finished new Hough Branch of Cleveland Public Library

These are from google street view, same spots, just ~12-14 years apart:

Something similar to the Seneca One renovation in Buffalo could go a long way in making the tower look sleeker and more modern:

I passed by 5115 The Rising yesterday and it still appeared to be under construction-ish (at least from the first floor level) Also, based on google street view from a few months ago (https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5628807,-81.5865946,3a,75y,338.54h,82.41t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s-Ujou7u5FldB_PdwTSMGzg!2e0), the Longfellow School senior housing development (renovation & new construction) in Collinwood appears to be under construction. https://www.clevelandcitycouncil.org/resources/news-media/new-senior-housing-coming-collinwood

Foundry Lofts has a really great street presence on Euclid - I passed it on the HealthLine today, though I didn’t get a chance to take any photos. Here are some pictures I grabbed off their website though: https://www.foundryloftscle.com/

More glass up at Artisan (9/16/22)

SHW crane from Cleveland Public Library’s “observation deck” (9/10/22)

Progress on The Nest in Birdtown (9/10/22) https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/lakewoods-former-birite-building-getting-a-4-to-5-million-transformation-into-the-nest?fbclid=IwAR2sbBbo5M8rSLvGnQFJ7Sj7FANr5Jega-vB7ZOJkynqW2SGwFEnMBm7Dnc

More photos of the Artisan in the University Circle “Skyline” (9/9/22) Looked like there was more paneling over the parking garage, though I didn’t manage to grab a photo.