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Wow!

It didn't all used to be a highly populated neighborhood. It was the old Meatpacking District and very scary, even in daytime. High Line helped turn it around. So might a Low Line in Cleveland do lots for that part of the Flats. So different than what it used to be like..... Still a little rough in places But for the most part, it's completely different than what I remember from the 80s....

Yes

Clinic’s next big parking garage reveals growing pains By Ken Prendergast / November 17, 2024 The largest structure on the Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus isn’t the new 1-million-square-foot Neurological Building on Carnegie Avenue. Instead it’s the 1.56-million-square-foot East 89th Street Parking Garage just west of the Neuro Building. And immediately west of that, on the former site of the Cleveland Play House, Clinic officials are reportedly considering another large parking garage that has transit advocacy groups calling for healthier options. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/11/17/clinics-next-big-parking-garage-reveals-growing-pains/

MIND BLOWN!!! 🤩 This is Michigan City, Indiana along East 11th Street at Pine. In the August 2019 (BEFORE) picture, you can see the greenish waiting shelter at right for the South Shore trains to Chicago and South Bend. In the background is the original but vacant interurban station from a century ago with the terra cotta façade and the chimney behind it. Then we jump ahead a mere five years to July 2024 and see the result of the removal of most of the street, ending in-street running of trains, double-tracking and the construction of a new station with a parking deck still ongoing. An absolutely stunning change for anywhere in America, but especially in Indiana. Projects like this make the South Shore a candidate for routing intercity trains over it into Chicago rather than using the busy NS freight corridor. Check out some of the street views on the west side of town, too (move out toward the track in West 10th and then turn the view around to look back-- wow!). OK, here's two more views in Michigan City. This a couple of blocks east, looking east (the opposite direction as above) at East 11th at Lafayette. Again, the first view is in August 2019. The AFTER view is from July 2024. The only thing recognizable is the house with the brown roof, just to the left of the second catenary post. Just incredible....

In Cleveland, a Forgotten Streetcar Bridge Gets a Long-Awaited Lift Abandoned in the 1950s, the trolley level of the Detroit-Superior Bridge could soon be transformed into a “Low Line” public park, thanks to a federal grant. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-11-15/cleveland-low-line-sky-park-plan-promises-new-life-for-a-lost-bridge

Dream is looking elsewhere. Live Nation has had its eye on Cleveland for a long time, going back to 2014 when Stark first sought nuCLEus. Not rushed. I've been bugging them for months for this stuff. Ohio Dept of Development's PR guy kept telling me they're reviewing the applications for redactions.

The theater's name appears to be about 9-10 letters....

Unfortunately this morning's train #40 was 4 hours late across Ohio thanks to South Carolina freight train congestion. And on Wednesday night, the diner caught fire and was put out by Cumberland, MD fire department.

Boom! Downtown Riverfront entertainment complex, Browns Berea site, others seek TMUDs By Ken Prendergast / November 15, 2024 The next phase of Bedrock’s Downtown Cleveland Riverfront development is proposed to feature a large, 17-story entertainment complex topped by a hotel. Dubbed Rock and Roll Land, it is the largest of seven Northeast Ohio projects and is seeking the largest award possible in the fourth and final authorized round of the Ohio Department of Development’s Transformation Mixed Use Development (TMUD) tax credits. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/11/15/downtown-riverfront-entertainment-complex-browns-berea-site-others-seek-tmuds/

Hope to drop it about 5 pm

Los Angeles to San Francisco luxury overnight train project names designer for rail cars https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/los-angeles-san-francisco-luxury-overnight-train-project-dreamstar-lines-designer-rail-cars

Library Lofts signage design package was submitted today. Most of the logos and sign types are shown in this rendering. Sign budget is $55,000....

Turns out the supplier went bankrupt! Probably waited for the owner of City Club Apartment to pay their bills.

Cross-posted

New large-scale rail yard coming to Youngstown https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/youngstown-news/new-large-scale-rail-yard-coming-to-youngstown/

I finally got around to it Port OK’s $171M in financing for major projects By Ken Prendergast / November 14, 2024 The Port of Cleveland today approved the issuance of more than $171 million in bonds and notes for four transformative projects, including the pivotal first new development in Bedrock’s Riverfront project along the Cuyahoga River and a major affordable housing renovation in downtown Cleveland, among other strategic initiatives. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/11/14/port-oks-171m-in-financing-for-major-projects/

It's happening everywhere US College Enrollment Decline – 2024 Facts & Figures https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/college-enrollment-decline/ Only a few colleges, especially private ones, are seeing rising enrollment. Fortunately we have one of them -- CWRU.

A quick-look summary of what's happening in the city of Toronto. Doesn't include Mississauga, Hamilton or others in the GTA where rail construction projects are underway.

So have I.

Browns stadium stuff in the Lakefront Developments thread

Thanks again @Ardoonave for the awesome graphic!! Go Browns! But where? By Ken Prendergast / November 13, 2024 One of the most anticipated games in my early Cleveland Browns fandom came three days after Thanksgiving in 1979. The 8-4 Browns faced the hated Steelers at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh where the Browns had yet to win. The Steelers were going for their fourth Super Bowl in the 1970s and the Browns were trying to get back to their glories of the prior three decades. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/11/13/go-browns-but-where/

Stock dump warning ⚠️

Go to Europe. In London, for example, a street can change its name every couple of blocks. As long as there's still federal and state tax credits for affordable housing, I have few doubts that the west end of Central will get redeveloped. I'd love to see some mixed-income mid- and high-rises with ground-floor commercial and institutional uses built in here.

Choo-choo on this.... Representative Michele Grim has sent us an online survey that is available for the public to provide their thoughts on the current state of the rail network in Ohio, the importance of the rail network to them, and any concerns they may have as well as priorities they would like to see the State of Ohio pursue. I encourage everyone to input their thoughts about the state of Ohio's current rail system, and how you will benefit from improved access! The survey can be found at: https://metroquestsurvey.com/isd72 The latest Ohio Rail Plan was published in 2019 and can be found here: rail.ohio.gov/staterailplan If you have any questions, please contact: [email protected] (copy/paste)