MetroHealth Line BRT meeting tomorrow

One of the most vibrant and, thus, congested enclaves in Cleveland
is the Ohio City Market District. West 25th Street through this area
hosts cars, trucks, bikes, dozens of on-street parking spaces, and two
bus routes that carry more than 1 million riders each. Figuring
out how to reduce transit travel time through this gauntlet is the
goal of a pending $50 million project (Google).
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As plans for enhancing the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s (GCRTA) MetroHealth Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) advance, a pinch point in those plans has become the subject of debate.

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George’s billboards rise on Opportunity Corridor

On a small piece of city-owned land at the northeast corner of the
Opportunity Corridor Boulevard and East 75th Street, in front of the
Orlando Baking Co. plant, will be a 25-foot-high, dual-sided, electronic
billboard (NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Construction work began last week to erect two large billboards along the Opportunity Corridor Boulevard on Cleveland’s East Side. The billboards are the result of litigation that will allow the demolition of a billboard and a decayed building that supports it, located at West 25th Street and Detroit-Superior Bridge in Cleveland’s Ohio City.

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Cleveland’s second mass-timber building planned

This conceptual design for a proposed boutique hotel in Cleveland’s Ohio City neigh-
borhood shows wood-timbered columns, framing and flooring above the reinforced
concrete first floor and foundation. It was part of the documentation for a construc-
tion permit application of the hotel’s foundation and superstructure (DLR).
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In May, real estate developer Dan Whalen left a Landmarks Commission meeting with a design approval in his pocket and a range of possibilities in the back of his mind. Those led him to consider building his latest development, a Marriott Tribute Portfolio boutique hotel, 1950 W 26 St., in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood, with an extensive amount of mass-timber construction.

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UC’s Skyline On Stokes is urban resort

Marquees on the parking lot and Stokes Boulevard sides of University Circle’s latest
residential offering introduce prospective tenants to a new way of living that rewards
residents for spending more time outside of their apartments (NEOtrans).
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If you end up spending little more than sleeping time in an apartment at Skyline On Stokes, you’re probably enjoying the lifestyle offered by University Circle’s latest residential property. And it’s not just because of where the new building is located. It’s also because the amenities inside the building are large, both in scale and in variety.

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Ohio City development plan returns after fire

he new plan for the 45 West mixed-use development offers a more commanding
presence on Lorain Avenue in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. But a design-
review committee suggested that larger presence at the south end should allow it
to reduce the building’s scale at the north end, next to smaller homes (Vocon).
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At 1 a.m. April 10, 2024, a former funeral home dating to 1865 at 4434 Lorain Ave. in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood went up in flames. So too did real estate developer My Place Group’s plans for renovating it as part of a larger mixed-use development called 45 West.

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CSU, GCRTA restart talks on U-Pass

Thousands of Cleveland State University students use the university’s U-Pass program
each semester for free travel on Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority buses and
trains regardless of purpose. Last week, CSU announced it was ending the program. This
week, the transit agency and university officials were working on options to provide
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One week ago, Cleveland State University (CSU) notified its students that it was ending its U-Pass that provided fee travel on Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) buses and trains. Today, GCRTA announced that conversations were occurring to continue to offer fare discount benefits to thousands of CSU students.

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ODOT plans first-ever SmartLane in NE Ohio

The Ohio Department of Transportation will create a SmartLane along a congested
stretch of Interstate 90 near Downtown Cleveland, through Dead Man’s Curve. This
unofficial rendering looks west toward downtown and the curve. The inner lane at
left will be the SmartLane (Methodicle). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

With reconstruction of the Interstates 90/77 Central Interchange in Downtown Cleveland expected to begin next year, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has its sights set on the next phase of the massive Innerbelt project — and that next phase may include a technology that’s brand new to Northeast Ohio.

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