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Just a press release rewrite but with some bigger, clearer images (don't forget to click on them). Some of the originals were 30+ MB.... North Coast plans updated, go public today By Ken Prendergast / October 23, 2023 In a virtual session held earlier today, the community got to see a refinement of plans for Downtown Cleveland’s lakefront that were first shared publicly in July, namely for the area near North Coast Harbor. The plans, showing stadium renovations, transportation investments and conversion of lakefront parking lots to year-round public uses, were developed and refined by a consulting team hired by the city and led by Field Operations, a public spaces design firm based in New York City. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/10/23/north-coast-plans-updated-go-public-today/

In this article https://neo-trans.blog/2020/05/22/warner-swasey-redevelopment-is-a-midtown-catalyst/

It will be interesting to see what the new hotelier there will want in terms of a valet setup.

Please take a look at the masterplan for the site before commenting further.

MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Marie Zickefoose, City of Cleveland [email protected] City of Cleveland and ParkMobile launch downtown digital parking solution October 23, 2023 — Cleveland — The City of Cleveland, in collaboration with ParkMobile, officially launched a new digital parking solution in downtown Cleveland, revolutionizing the parking experience for both residents and guests. This launch will phase out approximately 2,500 coin-based parking meters, which will transition into the uniform ParkMobile app-based parking system. This transition aligns with Mayor Bibb’s vision to modernize operations throughout the City of Cleveland - improving efficiency and enforcement. Mayor Bibb stated, "We are thrilled to partner with ParkMobile to introduce this advanced technology and provide both residents and visitors with a much-improved parking experience in our city." With this new system, users can digitally pay for parking by entering the zone number posted nearby directly into the ParkMobile app or their mobile web browser. Non-smartphone users can also utilize ParkMobile by calling their interactive voice response service. Additionally, users can extend their parking period through the app, providing more time to enjoy the restaurants, events, stores, and amenities downtown. This extended stay option aims to boost revenue for Cleveland business owners and operators. David Hoyt, Managing Director of ParkMobile, said, "ParkMobile is the trusted parking and mobility management platform for more than 600 cities across North America. By eliminating the stress of parking in urban environments, we're working towards our mission of making cities more livable." To learn more about how to use the ParkMobile app and to discover convenient parking locations, visit https://park.parkmobile.io/oh/cleveland/cleveland-ohio. ### About ParkMobile ParkMobile, LLC is the leading provider of smart parking and mobility solutions in North America and part of the global parking tech company, EasyPark Group. With the vision to make cities more livable, EasyPark Group owns and develops the apps EasyPark, ParkMobile, RingGo and Park-line, and operates in over 4,000 cities across more than 20 countries. ParkMobile offers digital solutions to quickly find and pay for on-street and off-street parking via a mobile device. The company also offers parking reservations at stadiums, venues, and metro area garages.

How about a city that is trying to rebuild itself to promote growth?

I guess the question is, how are things going for you? The Annoyance Economy Data alone don’t capture how frustrating and stressful it is to be a consumer right now. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/10/american-economy-consumer-confidence/675687/

It's to create access for something -- two somethings. Future developments on both sides of the underpass.

The city has proposed putting a street through what was once a pedestrian underpass for the former Pennsylvania Railroad passenger station that was there.

Yes and no. The Class 1 carriers (railroads with annual revenue of $250 million or more in 1992, adjusted for inflation or $943,898,958 in 2021) get most of their intermodal traffic through third-party freight forwarders who solicit the shippers and book space on trains. For carload traffic (boxcars, tank cars, hoppers, etc), the Class 1 have relinquished much of their competition for this business to smaller Class 2 and Class 3 railroads or trucking. Class 1 railroads are under pressure from Wall Street to not hustle for traffic that fails to generate enough of a profit margin.

I don't know if that's true anymore than if Brightline is actually generating an operating profit. Transporting people is usually not very cost-effective for any mode of travel. To put these numbers into perspective, Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited carries just over 1,000 people a day with just one train in each direction and far fewer employees involved per passenger and still loses $1.5 million per year in direct, above-the-rail costs (not counting corporate overhead, marketing, etc).... How Brightline train’s Orlando ridership fared in its 1st four weeks: 47,797 riders in 25 days - avg total daily ridership of 2,312. Avg fare: $87.5 https://www.wftv.com/news/local/how-brightline-trains-orlando-ridership-fared-its-1st-four-weeks/V3OHDBIUK5HJVK2IUWIB2VD6LU/

He's out of that project

Workers have a Cleveland winter approaching from which to protect themselves at up to 600 feet above the street.

The Bell to ring people home in 2024 By Ken Prendergast / October 21, 2023 At first, construction work at The Bell has a familiar ring to it. But this isn’t the usual conversion of a zombie office building in downtown Cleveland into residential or hotel uses. Instead, conversion of the former Ohio Bell Company headquarters, ongoing since July 2022, has been a different calling. What were once large, wide-open floors at the 16-story, 40-year-old office building have since been divided up into an average of 31 apartments per floor in the residential portions of the building at the southeast corner of Lakeside Avenue and East 9th Street. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/10/21/the-bell-to-ring-people-home-in-2024/

Far too many Americans have little or no exposure to the rest of the world and mistakenly believe they have it so good.

Zak says the tour group will meet by the office depot truck and the skyjack Crane.

@urb-a-saurus Most of the Muny parking lot is only 200 feet wide. A modest soccer stadium site with seating for only a few thousand seats needs at least 400 feet of width. Ideally, more space is desired to have a pedestrian apron around the facility. East of East 20th, there's more room but now the site is disconnected from downtown. And it conflicts with other plans -- between the city wanting that site for the extension of East 18th and property owner Amtrak possibly wanting it for a train servicing and layover facility. Nothing has to be relocated or capped at the former NS intermodal yard south of the Inner Belt. BTW let's stick with realities and avoid hypotheticals

Where else is there a 10-acre vacant parcel with as few owners as possible who have no use for the land or profit motive, that's so centrally located, has amazing highway and transit access, and spin-off development potential?

This circa 1928 photo has the Landmark Building completed thanks to a little artwork done at that time. Several other structures in the Cleveland Union Terminal Group weren't yet completed, including the new Higbee's department store.

Cavs-Clinic Riverfront building is big, evolving By Ken Prendergast / October 19, 2023 More illustrations were made publicly available this week, showing the large size of a new facility planned next to the Cuyahoga River in downtown Cleveland for the Cleveland Cavaliers’ basketball practice facility and Cleveland Clinic’s sports health-related medical services. Kansas City-based architectural firm Populous submitted the plans for what would be Bedrock Real Estate’s first new building in its ambitious $3.5 billion riverfront development to the City Planning Commission’s Design Review Committee. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/10/19/cavs-clinic-riverfront-building-is-big-evolving/

Simple math says someone is being left out. Cavs have Max Strus for the next four years at an average of $15 million per year. And that's not enough to put him on the billboard with the starting five? Or do they think Okoro is going to win the small forward spot?

Thank you

If you're looking for texture, you're going to be disappointed....

Not yet. The agenda for this week's meeting was just emailed out this morning to Planning Commissioners and media. The link to the presentations has yet to be sent out. Michael B probably has a lot on his plate this week. He usually sends out this stuff on Monday or Tuesday at the latest.

So we can't blame population density on murders here. Can we blame sprawl that leaves people of color behind? Composite Cleveland Murder. Source: @Cleveland_PL from April, 1974 @ClevelandMag