(Photo: Historic Third Church of Christ - now home to vibrant Hispanic Congregation)

West 25th is subject to another study to determine transit and housing needs. Brooklyn Centre and Old Brooklyn have been subject of federal Transportation for Liveable Communities Initiative through NOACA (though no action taken).  Ohio City Development Corporation  and Neighborhood Progress Inc. applied and received funding from the Enterprise Foundation to conduct these neighborhood meetings.

(Photo: Pearl looking South - Riverside Cemetery/Mapledale Ave.-maintenance is an issue throughout corridor)

I learned of the first meeting secondhand through Twitter and was reminded of the second meeting through a Cleveland Restoration Society newsletter.  As a local resident, I can not say that the public input process has been widely advertised.  I arrived at the second meeting at 7:30, after I got off work.  The process involved break-out sessions to address transit, housing, services, workforce, recreation, education, and commercial (I believe there were eight tables w/maps - help?) nodes.  Groups were asked to address strengths and challenges in the corridor and then broke out to summarize their results.  I encourage everyone who can make these meetings to attend - though I am not sure how the information will be summarized and presented. **THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT GREAT LAKES BREWERY TASTING ROOM 6-8:30  p.m. 

For more information, contact Wayne Mortensen, Director of Design and Development at 216.453.1443 or wmortensen [at] clevelandnp [dot] org  There is a great need for resident representation.

***I also encourage residents to provide input on the Metrohealth expansion that has prompted these forums - at

http://metrohealthtranformation.com

 (I love that area south of Denison, where Councilman Cummins' assistant Johanna Hamm/and her husband and SCBC employee Adam Stadler, who supposedly excels at managing commercial development  ala Rubin Coral Group Plaza, both live (he recently bought a house) -is listed as STABILITY in this housing sheet from W. 25th planning session)

Study result will most likely be rehash of 2009 plan -See NOACA Liveable Communities 

Also - Clark Metro had contentious history with W. 25th plan commissioned with Arkinetics Architecture Firm under Santiago with shady Abe Bruckman as part of the package:

http://urban.csuohio.edu/forum/events/pdf/2_22_06_andrew_mark_abe.pdf

Who knows if Arkinetics ever got paid??  La Villa Hispana is Cummins rehash of Santiago's International Village.  Great minds.  Who wants to live near demo'd home of Ariel Castro ?!!!

Description

Prime development site in between Ohio City & Metrohealth Campus at West 25th and I-90 (just west of I-71). Shovel ready, I-90 visible. Potential civic incentives available! PPN's: 008-01-024,008-01-023, 008-01-022, 008-01-021, 008-01-020, 008-01-019, 008-01-017, 008-01-037, 008-01-036, 008-01-035, 008-01-034

See:

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/02/lite_bus-rapid_transit_tailore.html#incart_river