Warner & Swasey groundbreaking arrived

Officials gathered yesterday for the ceremonial groundbreaking for the renovation and
mixed-use repurposing of the long-vacant Warner & Swasey factory in Cleveland’s
Midtown district. But the actual site preparations began months before (NEOtrans).
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Although site preparations have been underway since winter, now the repair, recovery and rebuilding work begins on the redevelopment of the long-vacant Warner & Swasey factory, 5701 Carnegie Ave., in Cleveland’s MidTown neighborhood.

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GCRTA makes big fare changes

Bus and train rides in Cleveland can often be slowed by riders fumbling for change while
boarding and paying fares. That’s especially true during busy times like at the Red Line
Little Italy station during the annual Feast of the Assumption in August (NEOtrans).
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Boarding Greater Cleveland’s buses and trains will be quicker and simpler for customers after several fare payment-related changes are implemented after years of advocacy and planning.

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University Circle moves ahead with 10-year master plan

A conceptual rendering depicts a reworked South Rockefeller Park, including a pro-
posed closure of Stearns Road and two-way conversion of MLK Jr. Drive (Sasaki).
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On Friday, University Circle’s 10-year master plan for land use and public realm improvements won unanimous approval from City Planning Commission. The plan, titled Connecting the Circle, aims to transform the city’s second-largest employment center into a “Connected Civic Commons.”

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Flats demo OK’d for new amphitheater

The Hope Memorial Bridge — home to the Guardians of Traffic pylons — overlooks the site
of the future Riverfront Amphitheater and the existing warehouse at 401 Stones Levee Rd. in
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Developers from Bedrock Cleveland and Rock Entertainment Group (REG) on Friday received approval from the City of Cleveland Planning Commission (CPC) to demolish a warehouse at 401 Stones Levee Rd. in the Flats. The demolition clears the way for the group behind billions in riverfront development to proceed with the next phase of revitalization and activation.

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Westinghouse redevelopment to start

An early conceptual rendering for the redevelopment of the former Westinghouse plant along
the West Shoreway includes many features of the final, approved project including retaining
the façade of the foundry at left for new construction behind and redevelopment of the tower
at right with apartments (AODK). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

A ride along the West Shoreway from Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood to Edgewater Park will soon be a tour of multiple, major residential construction projects within sight of the roadway and more developments just a few blocks south of it. The latest to join the cavalcade of new multifamily housing will be the Westinghouse redevelopment.

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Could it be? Bridgeworks is about to start?

It’s a rendering that’s led almost every article about Bridgeworks, the elusive but promising
mixed-use development proposed at the northeast corner of the Detroit-Superior Bridge and
West 25th Street near downtown. But there is activity swirling about the project, perhaps
 more so now than in years (Geis). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

It looks like it’s finally happening. After more than seven years of project development, multiple redesigns, financing shortfalls, and occasionally dim prospects, demolition, site preparation and construction of Bridgeworks is due to start in the middle of June.

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Lorain Station Historic District gets two wins

A rendering of the exterior improvements planned for the former grocery store that became
the Cuyahoga County Westshore Professional Center. It will now become the West Side
Community Resource Center (GCFB). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

A streetscape grant was approved for the Lorain Station Historic District this week, shortly after construction plans were submitted to the city for repurposing a former grocery store in this district into a West Side Community Resource Center that will provide needed services in a more attractive setting.

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