Metroparks, GCRTA to aid soccer stadium project

A pedestrian bridge over the rapid transit tracks and station, leading toward the
proposed new soccer stadium at right, could be aided by actions underway at
the Cleveland Metroparks and the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit
Authority (CSG). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

In two different ways, two Greater Cleveland public-sector organizations are stepping up to support the Cleveland Soccer Group’s (CSG) effort to build a $150 million, 12,500-seat soccer stadium just southeast of Downtown Cleveland. Tomorrow, the Cleveland Metroparks’ board will vote on whether to acquire land for the stadium while the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) is pursuing an amendment to its long-range plan to add a rapid transit station to serve the stadium area.

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