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I agree, but I think an expanded Gordon Park is better suited to serve that role. And if we can do that, plus redevelop the vacant FirstEnergy Lake Shore Power Station site at the top of Rockefeller Park (multimodal links to UC, downtown and overlooking the lake) and support the growing arts district just south of the tracks, I think that area should be at least as hot as Battery Park/Gordon Square.

This round of @USDOTFRA workshops on improving the @Amtrak Long Distance network ended Thursday. Thanks to Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) for hosting. Watch for the work product on the project website. #MoreAmtrakMorePlacesMoreOften #NewEraOfRail Amtrak Connects US. Project website: https://fralongdistancerailstudy.org/ The scene at NOACA's offices in Cleveland...

I've not heard of anything other than what I reported at the end of May... https://neo-trans.blog/2023/05/31/playhouse-square-announces-new-projects/

I think this is a good comment. Plus, the design seems to make it difficult to add on to in the future. Is it the city's assumption that the landbridge will never be widened in future decades?

What tracks are you proposing to use for the restoration of the National Limited and Shenandoah routes? The Dayton-Indianapolis and Weirton-Pittsburgh sections are long gone from the National Limited route. And the most of the Cincinnati-Clarksburg, WV route has been gone for just as long (40 years). Restoring each for just one train a day in each direction doesn't make economic sense. At least with the Columbus-Pittsburgh section, you're sharing it with other trains so that 40-mile restoration might make some sense if you can come up with a fast way to get into downtown Pittsburgh. BTW, I would run more trains between Cincinnati, Indy and Chicago. FRA's recent Midwest Study showed that route has even better ridership potential than 3C.

City reveals its lakefront vision By Ken Prendergast / July 28, 2023 A preliminary design for downtown lakefront improvements was unveiled yesterday by the city and its consulting team at the Great Lakes Science Center to advance the project development process. The process would then move into final design, fundraising and environmental permitting so construction could begin possibly in the next two years. But there are some notable differences in the city’s lakefront vision when compared to one commissioned and released two years ago by the owners of the Cleveland Browns football team, The Haslam Group. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/07/28/city-reveals-its-lakefront-vision/

Winters here last only for two months anymore, surrounded by elongated fall and spring. We're now in a plant hardiness zone (based on average temperatures) that used to be in Kentucky 30 years ago. And the zones continue moving north.

I don't know anything about the guy. Just sharing the video.

For the same reason that Beachwood apartments are hot: proximity to jobs, good schools and restaurants/shopping. Yes, it's car-dependent. But a large segment of the population likes that, or doesn't even ponder that. There's actually a way for the campus to be self-contained and more sustainable... According to Hines, Campus 1 has 37,460 square feet of retail space in it. It's also got a fitness center, healthcare facility and cafeteria. If it has an auditorium, it could be used for performing arts or converted into a movie theater or a dinner theater/lounge to watch TV shows. And here's a crazier idea -- turn one or both of the parking garages into hydroponic gardens. Turn the campus into something truly unique so that it carves out its own market.

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From the Tribune News Service Great Lakes are once again a hot destination for cruise ships https://www.morningjournal.com/2023/07/25/great-lakes-are-once-again-a-hot-destination-for-cruise-ships/

That's one way to get the money to pay for Bridgeworks.

Will there be heating elements in that concrete to keep ice and snow from forming and sliding off? And what's that thing that looks like a rowboat?

What's interesting is that the city of Columbus didn't pay for Lower.com Field, but they did pay for the surrounding development which helped boost the private sector contribution for stadium.

Check out my article. Campus 1 alone is just over 1 million sf.

Browns Stadium talks tackled for no gain By Ken Prendergast / July 26, 2023 At a press conference this week, Cleveland Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam raised some eyebrows with their comments about the current stadium and where the football team might play in the future. Among other remarks, Jimmy Haslam interjected that “The only thing Dee and I would say for sure is we’re not leaving Northeast Ohio.” According to a team source familiar with its negotiations with the city of Cleveland, that remark was a subtle nudge to the city to resolve an apparent impasse in negotiations. The source added that, if the team doesn’t see more progress, it could leave Cleveland for a new stadium in the suburbs. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/07/26/browns-stadium-talks-tackled-for-no-gain/

Incoming

Yabo a mod? Ugh, there goes the neighborhood... 😎

Cross-posted from the Cleveland suburban developments thread.....

Progressive’s office spaces to be slashed By Ken Prendergast / July 26, 2023 All Progressive Insurance employees received a notice this morning announcing that, due to remote working, the company would be slashing the square footage of active office spaces and attempt to sell or lease those it will no longer occupy. As a result, about 850 employees who continue to work in the office will be consolidated into the company’s Campus 2, 300 North Commons Blvd. It will also move the corporate headquarters from Campus 1, 6300 Wilson Mills Rd., but remain in Mayfield Village. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/07/26/progressives-office-spaces-to-be-slashed/

Time to rename this thread