Know of any great streets or neighborhoods?

Tell us about them by May 15 for APA's annual Great Places in America designation program.

 

Help us recognize places of exceptional character, quality, and planning by suggesting your favorite street or neighborhood. We will be announcing 10 Great Streets and 10 Great Neighborhoods this October as part of National Community Planning Month.

 

Sending us your suggestions is easy! Just take a moment to go to our website and fill out a short form. There is no deadline to submit your suggestions; however, we encourage you to send us your form by May 15 to be considered for our 2007 announcement.

 

Coming up in 2008: Great Parks, Great Public Spaces, and Great Endangered Places.

 

Visit www.planning.org/greatplaces for more information.

I'm sure that some of us can come up with some kick a$$ streets and neighborhoods in Ohio for this program.  I challenge everyone to come up with some quality suggestions and get a place from Ohio on the list.

I think this is a great idea.  I can put one in for Little Italy and may be even Hessler/University Circle?  (how big is a neighborhood considered?)

High Street in Columbus comes to mind immediately, for the state.  The vibrancy, urbanity, randomness, diversity, and transition of the street is rather unique in this state on a grand scale.  Smaller, yet fanstastic streets in Ohio as well are Ludlow in Cincinnati, Hamilton in Cincinnati, Neil Avenue in Columbus, Lorain Avenue in Cleveland, Fifth Street in Dayton, Vine Street in Cincinnati, St. Gregory in Cincinnati, Detroit Avenue in Cleveland, and Shaker Boulevard in Shaker Heights/Cleveland. 

^^Where exactly on Detroit or Lorain?

For Cleveland I would say (no particular order):

 

1. Tremont

2. Ohio City

3. Little Italy

4. Shaker Square

5. University Circle

6. W. 6th/Warehouse District (Make sure to include Lebron James and Usher are residents!)

7. E. 4th

8. Stonebridge?

9. Something on the Shoreway (you Westsiders would know better)

 

You never know what they are looking for, so it would be a good idea to submit all of these, if not more.  Like I said before, I will submit Little Italy and University Circle (Maybe I'll raise the population of the area if it cracks the top ten...?).

 

 

 

 

Cramer, write about Clifton.

^Will do, boss.

^^Where exactly on Detroit or Lorain?

 

Well, Detroit through Lakewood is quite interesting and Lorain through that "antique" area is an interseting contrast to the Puerto Rican/Mexican businesses.

Cramer, write about Clifton.

 

hubris

One more day to submit Ohio neighborhoods.  Let's try and get something on the top ten list.