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MyTwoSense
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like it or not, public transportation in Cleveland, though better than a lot of cities, still isn't all that convenient for an awful lot of people.
I know, I know, it's just ridiculous to me to cater to cars. Be lucky I'm not Mayor! Those parking lots would be ripped up knowning it could result in a lawsuit!
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We need a much stronger public transit system before we can say that all visitors must use public transit and shouldn't be accommodated with on street parking. Be realistic! Very few people live along the HL, or even our rail system, which still drops one close to a mile short of Playhouse Square. Are people coming from areas not serviced by transit not supposed to come Downtown, or are they supposed to park-n-ride in, adding a significant amount of time?
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MyTwoSense
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We need a much stronger public transit system before we can say that all visitors must use public transit and shouldn't be accommodated with on street parking. Be realistic! Very few people live along the HL, or even our rail system, which still drops one close to a mile short of Playhouse Square. Are people coming from areas not serviced by transit not supposed to come Downtown, or are they supposed to park-n-ride in, adding a significant amount of time?
I am being realistic. I chose to live in a location that is convenient to several transportation options. Others chose to live in locations that are car dependant. Why aren't we asking those that live outside good mass transportation options to be more realistic with their transportation needs? Making it easier for people to drive will never break the cycle of being car dependant. This city and state needs a gigantic nicotine patch to break it's car crazed dependency! 
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let's try not to veer too far off track here... but umm MTS maybe you should be a tad more realistic  You honestly live in like one of 2 public transportation friendly areas in the city. Most of our public transportation infastructure goes through a commercial rail trench and is surrounded by a whole lot of nothing.
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MyTwoSense
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let's try not to veer too far off track here... but umm MTS maybe you should be a tad more realistic You honestly live in like one of 2 public transportation friendly areas in the city. Most of our public transportation infastructure goes through a commercial rail trench and is surrounded by a whole lot of nothing.
I know. thats why we all NEED to change! I don't like parking garages and lots. I've gone of topic and sound like you-know-who!  Im giving myself the Axe! Back to PHS!!!!
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FrqntFlyr
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Not quite Playhouse Square, but better here than the Random Cleveland thread:
I noticed that the ground floor of the Osborne building at Huron and Prospect appears to be going through some sort of rehab work. It looks like the windows (previously boarded up) have been replaced with new windows. In addition, it appears that there is some work going on inside as well.
Anyone have any insight into the scope of the work being done and the intended use?
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MuRrAy HiLL
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More AMAZING news for Downtown anyone?? Tom Hanks' cash gift pushes Great Lakes Theater Festival over top on Hanna Theatre campaign By Tony Brown, The Plain Dealer January 26, 2010, 11:46AM UPDATED: 12:37 p.m. Movie star Tom Hanks really lived up to his nice-guy rep this past week, making a significant cash gift that pushed Great Lakes Theater Festival’s campaign to renovate the historic Hanna Theatre over the top of its $19.3 million goal. Great Lakes - the professional classic theater in Cleveland where the 20-something Hanks learned his chops and earned his union actors’ card back over three seasons back the 1970s - will announce the gift Wednesday. http://www.cleveland.com/onstage/index.ssf/2010/01/tom_hanks_gift_pushes_great_la.html#_login
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KJP
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Gee, that's a lot of money. I sure hope Tom Hanks can afford it....  Thanks Tom. That's great news.
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Great article. I'd really like to know what residential projects they're talking about.
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Hootenany
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^Me too. The parking lot on Euclid next to the Hanna building is a prime location for street level retail with condos / apartments for 12 or so floors above.
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Oldmanladyluck
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^Agreed. I've always thought the same thing. Additionally, there's the parking lots along Prospect and E 14th, which could make for a nice mixed/use residential and retail development.
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McCleveland
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the residential projects they are refering to are one on the parking lot next to the hanna, and the other they have investigated adding floors to the cowell & hubard building on the corner of 13th and Euclid where the UDC is moving in. No surprise... both of these projects are currently on hold given the lending climate.
retail referred to I'm sure is the district of design tennants as well as a couple restaurants they would like to get in there...
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Barneyboy
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Since the city extended E.17th St. through the block from Euclid to Prospect, I imagined this to be a natural thoroughfare for future residential/retail development. Look at E.4th St. if you want to know if that sort of thing might work!
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McCleveland
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could be very interesting... of course they'd have to retrofit the building the bonfoey gallery is to open it up to east 17th a bit, which would probably sacrafice any possible tax credits...
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could be very interesting... of course they'd have to retrofit the building the bonfoey gallery is to open it up to east 17th a bit, which would probably sacrafice any possible tax credits...
Would that wall be suitable for a big mural instead? Would that preserve the tax credit? Seems like there's a good amount of parking lot frontage to work with here, so if that building can't face west it's not the end of the world.
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I "think" so... but would have to check with the secretary of the interior rehabilitation standards. It would certainly be a good way to liven up an area (in this case building) that may not be able to have street frontage. That is one lllloooooonnnnngggg wall. Between the block wall, and the giant parking garage, I'm not sure this would really ever be a particuarly energetic area, but that doesn't mean it couldn't be a really cool enclave.
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From the DCA newsletter: CUDC moving to PlayhouseSquare Today,1305 Euclid Avenue will welcome its first tenant, Kent State University's Cleveland Urban Design Collective (CUDC). CUDC will move into the 2nd floor of the Cowell and Hubbard building and occupy8,600 square feet. Terry Schwarz, interim director for CUDC said that the new facility in PlayhouseSquare will help them to grow their student enrollment and expand opportunities for their students to study urban design in a truly urban setting. Currently, the staff of the CUDC collaborates with communities throughout the Northeast Ohio on urban design and planning projects. The new facility will house up to 36 people, up from 24 at their previous location. In addition to the graduate students from KSU's College of Architecture and Environmental Design, they will have 14 urban design staff members and faculty. Making use of the large bank of windows off of Euclid Avenue and 13th Street, they have created an open loft-like environment. When asked why they chose to locate downtown in PlayhouseSquare, Schwarz said, "Our design practice has expanded and evolved in the ten years that the CUDC has been here in Downtown Cleveland. The District of Design seems like an especially appropriate location as our new base of operations, a high-visibility location from which we can connect to all of the diverse populations that we serve." Many architects house their offices in the district and the offices of AIA Cleveland are just up the street on Huron Avenue.For more information visit www.cudc.kent.edu Cowell & Hubbard Building Receives Tax CreditThe Cowell & Hubbard Building at 1305 Euclid was one of the 12 recipients of the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Awards. The awards are given to owners planning to rehabilitate historic buildings throughout the state, as part of the Ohio Bipartisan Job Stimulus plan which aims to create new jobs. The rehabilitation of the building will preserve and restore significant and historic exterior and interior features, while augmenting secondary spaces for new uses as the building's historic mezzanine, grand staircase, and vault will be saved. The first floor will also serve as retail and/or restaurant space, with offices occupying the mezzanine level. Kent State University's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative will be the first tenant of the newly renovated Cowell & Hubbard Building. NEWSLETTER: http://view.exacttarget.com/?j=fe621570716202757417&m=fef81274726402&ls=fdfc10707c63007d73157277&l=fec910787066057f&s=fe2610777463027d721d70&jb=ffcf14&ju=fe6c1d707765047a7514
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