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Hassall is telegraphing. I'm sitting on a story.

Between the city and the county, plus special governments like CMHA, it would seem there's enough resources there to support more facilities for homeless shelters and mental health care that can direct people to either drug rehab programs or to mental hospitals as needed.

Cleveland Clinic unveils next phase of Innovation District By Ken Prendergast / September 28, 2023 In the midst of a global pandemic, state, local and Cleveland Clinic officials in 2021 announced the Cleveland Innovation District to expand health care research. Today, as part of that initiative, Cleveland Clinic unveiled the first phase of its expanded research facilities and announced plans to launch major construction of two new research buildings. The state-of-the-art facilities will be dedicated to scientific investigation and will significantly increase laboratory research space on Cleveland Clinic’s main campus. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/09/28/cleveland-clinic-unveils-next-phase-of-innovation-district/

What’s next in Superior Arts District? By Ken Prendergast / September 27, 2023 The south side of Superior Avenue in the Superior Arts District has been getting all the love in recent years. And why not? The sunny side of the main drag on the east side of downtown Cleveland is the new home of Cross Country Mortgage which relocated more than 600 employees from suburban Brecksville. You can also find residential conversions at 2320 and 2104-2110 Superior. And, of course, the new Cleveland Police Division headquarters will put several hundred employees in the ArtCraft Building overlooking Interstate 90. But the north side of the street is about to grab its share of attention, too. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/09/27/whats-next-in-superior-arts-district/

Chech the list for candidates in your community. I see three just in Lakewood...

Not a master plan, a revised master development agreement which spells out what is expected of each party, primarily the city and the development team Cleveland, Bedrock OK roles in $3.5B project By Ken Prendergast / September 26, 2023 Yesterday, at its regular weekly meeting, Cleveland City Council voted to approve an updated and expanded Master Development Agreement (MDA) between Bedrock Real Estate and the city of Cleveland that serves as a guiding framework for Bedrock's planned $3.5 billion riverfront development project. As one might expect, with such a large, multi-phase development, the project and its legal and fiscal frameworks are very complex. But the new frameworks helps spell out what is expected of each party. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/09/26/cleveland-bedrock-ok-deal-for-3-5b-project/

If a domestic buyer doesn't grab US Steel, an international one will. The international ArcelorMittal has already expressed interest. The Biden administration may support Cliffs' offer, with conditions, just to keep the HQ/ownership stateside.

Cliffs is probably 3-5 years away from making a headquarters decision. Hopefully, in that time, someone else will step up and take portions of Progressive's offices.

Article 4 of 4 posted in the Business section.... But now I've got another potentially big story,

Sources: If Cliffs + US Steel happens, so does a new HQ By Ken Prendergast / September 26, 2023 Something is happening inside 200 Public Square that isn’t happening at many other downtown Cleveland office towers — a major tenant is gobbling up more office space. The tenant, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., is adding hundreds of office workers to the building, a number that could reach 2,000 employees in the next few years if it is able to acquire Pittsburgh-based rival US Steel. If that happens, two sources who are close to Cliffs’ executives say Cliffs will reconsider 200 Public Square as its headquarters of what would become the nation’s largest steelmaker. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/09/26/sources-if-cliffs-us-steel-happens-so-does-a-new-hq/

Just my NEOtrans article picked up by CleMag.

Not that I'm aware of, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was built that way to allow for a dedicated ROW for a streetcar in the future. A single-track interurban line along Mayfield was upgraded in the late 1920s to a double-track streetcar line on Mayfield Road east to near Warrensville Center. Here are the east-side Cleveland Railway Co. streetcar lines and their interurban connections in 1929.

I hate to say it, but if Bill Callahan can't get through to him, who can??

Yep, last year's awards this year! FRA announces $1.4 billion in FY2022 CRISI grants https://www.progressiverailroading.com/federal_legislation_regulation/news/FRA-announces-14-billion-in-FY2022-CRISI-grants--70260 Full list of awards: https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/2023-09/FY 2022 CRISI Program Selections - Project Summaries.pdf

This project will have a major benefit to Ohio, allowing for future expansion which is not now possible due to congested freight tracks. $1 billion plan to improve Union Station infrastructure needs quick signature from Biden. President Joe Biden would do well to heed the word of two dozen Midwest lawmakers and sign off on $1 billion in needed infrastructure improvements at Chicago’s Union Station. The Chicago Infrastructure Improvement Program aims for changes that would significantly benefit Amtrak and Metra travelers in and out of downtown — and across the country, given the city’s role as the nation’s rail hub. CHIP’s hefty price tag brings a host of benefits, including the promise of faster travel into Chicago from Indianapolis, Michigan and southern states, plus improved Metra service into Union Station. https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/9/23/23886032/union-station-amtrak-metra-rail-lines-1-billion-federal-funding-biden-durbin-editorial

Yes, Amtrak said they will stop there. At the top of a Google search is this article: https://miamioh.edu/news/2022/11/oki-funding-has-amtrak-project-on-track-for-2026-construction.html#:~:text=The Oxford platform will be,to an interior waiting room.

Yes and no. The text was. The tweet wasn't. The lesson is: don't tweet during a Browns game!

The experience of Harbor Bay may offer some insight

Too late to bring back Joe Thomas?

Maybe. More of a speculative piece, however.

Three bombs down, one to go.... The latest is posted in the Gateway Megaproject thread.

Guardians to expand real estate holdings By Ken Prendergast / September 24, 2023 The Cleveland Guardians Major League Baseball (MLB) team is exercising an option on acquiring the second of two properties that were offered to it when the team extended its lease on Jan. 1, 2022 to play at Progressive Field for at least another 15 years, a city source said. The property it will acquire this time is the huge Gateway East Garage, 650 Huron Rd. East in downtown Cleveland for $25 million and could set the stage for a full or partial demolition of the 29-year-old garage for a “ballpark village” redevelopment. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/09/24/guardians-to-expand-real-estate-holdings/

It's a completely separate project either way. The interesting part is it that PHS isn't ready to build (or accept a vertical tenant) on top of 1317 Euclid. It seems to want to create the conditions to allow it to support it and market it. Otherwise, I would think that the square footage of such a vertical addition would have been included in the calculations for the TMUD application. Instead they used the square footage of neighboring buildings to be eligible for a TMUD.