The plan calls for at least 1.5 million square feet of new industrial and commercial space alongside housing.
The city of Cleveland announced the new Midline Priority Investment Area, the city's largest-ever industrial redevelopment zone, writes Ken Prendergast in Cleveland Magazine.
According to Prendergast, "The 350-acre district in the Central, Fairfax and Kinsman neighborhoods will convert vacant industrial land on either side of the elevated Norfolk Southern (NS) railroad tracks into a connected employment center with new trails, parks and transit access for Cleveland’s workforce."
The district combines "fragmented, underutilized parcels" under one permitting umbrella district. "The Midline is being developed as a district-wide strategy rather than a single-user project, with the goal of attracting larger-scale employers across manufacturing, research and development, office and supporting service sectors." The city and the Site Readiness for Good Jobs Fund, which is leading the project, are working to establish a new tax increment financing district to help fund new infrastructure and housing in the district.
FULL STORY: Cleveland Unveils Midline Redevelopment
Baltimore Pushes ‘Whole Block’ Redevelopment Plan for Vacant Properties
The city will incentivize developers to take on projects that will renovate or redevelop unused city-owned properties.
Coming Soon: A Transformative Idea for Cleveland's Irishtown Bend
A new design process will take an initial step toward unleashing the unrealized potential of Irishtown Bend—located along the Cuyahoga River in the heart of Cleveland.
The Well Has Run Dry: Redevelopment in Vallejo, CA Without Tax Increment Financing
A case study of Vallejo shows how the city is continuing revitalization efforts without the powerful tools provided by its former redevelopment agency.
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The state-sanctioned urbicide of Austin
People don’t kill cities. Freeways do.
US to reduce Colorado River water deliveries to Mexico
A new Colorado Treaty amendment reduces Mexico’s Colorado River water allocation by 250,000 acre feet.
Baltimore to break ground on $50 million Transit Priority Project
The project will bring faster bus trips, safer streets and better bike connections to Baltimore.
Airbnb launches $250 million 'last-dollar financing' housing accelerator, makes first investment in Austin
The company will put $6.4 million towards affordable housing development in Texas’ capital.
Guerilla urbanists are building DIY bus stop benches in Chicago
A before-and-after of one of the bus stops with a new bench. The new benches are not officially sanctioned or permitted, but the residents who placed them hope they will be the start of a network of DIY benches across the city.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
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