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Tactical Urbanism Comes to Euclid, Ohio

Volunteers in Cleveland suburb, Euclid, undertook a traffic calming and beautification project on one of the city's downtown streets.

September 26, 2018 - Cleveland Plain Dealer

Aging in Place

Northeast Ohio Getting Older, Facing New Challenges

Projections show the under 20 population shrinking in Cleveland while the over 65 population grows.

February 13, 2018 - Cleveland Plain Dealer

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Irishtown Bend Full of Potential

A planned 17-acre park on the Cuyahoga River has planners and designers excited about the possibilities for an area that some worry may wash away.

May 2, 2017 - Cleveland Plain Dealer

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Long-Term Transportation Planning Underway in Northeast Ohio

The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency is in the community outreach phase of a long-term transportation planning effort. The plan is expected to be complete by the end of 2016 and ready for board approval early in 2017.

June 7, 2016 - Cleveland Plain Dealer

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Northeast Ohio Long-Term Planning Aims to Reverse Legacy of Car-Centric Planning

The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) will begin a new long-term planning process. Early indications are that the new plan will focus on providing transportation options to low-income people with no access to cars.

April 9, 2016 - Cleveland Plain Dealer

New Housing Program Lowers Construction Hurdles in Cleveland

A unique partnership is making it easier to construct and own a home in the Cleveland neighborhood of Ohio City, located in Cleveland..

March 26, 2016 - Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland Planning a New Bikeway on the Model of the Cultural Trail of Indianapolis

The city of Cleveland's first protected bike path has planning commission approval. The protected path is a component of the city's ambitious bike infrastructure plans.

October 20, 2015 - Cleveland Plain Dealer

Lakefront Location Considered for New Intermodal Station in Cleveland

An intermodal transit station could be coming to the Cleveland lakefront, in an effort to connect a downtown and a lakefront severed by multiple rail lines.

October 6, 2015 - Cleveland Plain Dealer

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Developer in Cleveland Can Tax Patrons Directly

Lines between public and private blur as Flats East Bank takes on the mantle of a special tax district. If the measure goes through to completion, revenue will be used to fund public improvements.

February 25, 2015 - Cleveland Plain Dealer

'Midway' Plan to Transform Cleveland's Old Streetcar Routes to Bike Paths

A coalition of bike advocates and planners have proposed what would be one of the country's most ambitious bike infrastructure projects: transforming the former rights-of-way of Cleveland's street car system into protected bikeways.

August 15, 2014 - Cleveland Plain Dealer

Three Transit Stations At-Risk in Cleveland's Opportunity Corridor Planning

Stations on the Cleveland Regional Transit Authority's Red Line are hanging in the balance due to funding shortfalls on the $331 million "Opportunity Corridor" that would build a five-lane, 3.5-mile boulevard between University Circle and I-490.

June 18, 2014 - Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland Announces Wave of Bicycle Infrastructure Improvements

The city of Cleveland recently announced plans to more than double its amount of bike routes in an effort to complete a network of bicycle-friendly infrastructure that connects all of the city’s neighborhoods.

January 21, 2014 - Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cities Aren't Disposable

So says Maria Choca Urban of the Center for Neighborhood Technology, which recently released a plan for retrieving Cleveland, Ohio from the dustbin.

May 24, 2011 - Cleveland Plain Dealer

Commercial Crash Maybe Not So Bad

The commercial real estate crash is coming and isn't pretty, but ULI senior fellow Stephen Blank and others say it won't be nearly as bad as the collapse of the residential housing market.

October 19, 2009 - Cleveland Plain Dealer

Residency Requirements Struck Down

A state supreme court ruling will prevent the city of Cleveland from requiring its employees to live within the city limits. City leaders fear neighborhoods will decline, while some firefighters and other city employees say they'll stick around.

June 17, 2009 - Cleveland Plain Dealer

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