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Cleveland Innerbelt
Urban Design Stakeholder
Workshops
Downtown Cleveland
Alliance/Tremont
May 4, 2007
2007 Activities: What We’re Going To Be Doing.
March 8, 2007 – Initiate Urban Design Aesthetic Study
Summer 2007 – Access Modification Study
Summer 2007 – Draft Environmental Impact Study
Summer 2007 – Public Hearing
Fall 2007 – Final Environmental Impact Study
Spring 2008 – Record of Decision
Construction Contract
Groups - Descriptions
1 – New WB Bridge
2 – I-77 Approach
3 – Rehab Exist Bridge
4 – Trench Overhead
5 – Curve Overhead
6 – Innerbelt Trench
7 – Innerbelt Curve
8 – New EB Bridge
Construction Contract
Groups - SFY
1 – 2010, 2011, 2012
2 – 2009, 2012, 2013
3 – Maintenance, 2014
4 – 2015, 2016
5 – 2016, 2017
6 – 2019
7 – 2020
8 – 2022, 2023, 2024
Construction Contract
Groups – Costs (Million)
1 – $436
2 – $167*
3 – $65*
4 – $123
5 – $55
6 – $138
7 – $98
8 – $520
Spring 2007 – Initiate Urban Design Aesthetic Study
2% of TRAC Construction Funds
Central Interchange and Innerbelt Bridge
Construction Contract Groups 1, 2 & 3
Total TRAC Construction Funds = $668 Million
2% of TRAC Construction Funds = $13 Million
Spring 2007 – Initiate Urban Design Aesthetic Study
2% is in addition to:
Typical Aesthetic Treatments: Color & Texture
Signature Bridges: Single Tower Cable Stay
Spring 2007 – Initiate Urban Design Aesthetic Study
2% can be used for:
Gateway Treatments
Plazas, Parks & Paths
Decorative Enhancements to:
Lighting, Signing, Fencing,
Noise Walls, Retaining Walls
- What are your neighborhood / institutions / agencies /
businesses and how do they relate to the Innerbelt and
other neighborhoods / institutions / agencies / businesses?
- What opportunities does the new Innerbelt configuration
provide to your neighborhood / institutions / agencies /
businesses?
- How can the Innerbelt planning facilitate better connectivity
and identity for your neighborhood and the City?
- Are there visual, aesthetic, environmental or other thematic
areas that you would like to see influence the Innerbelt
design?
CLEVELAND INNERBELT INITIATIVESTAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP – GROUP 2 MidTown Cleveland
CLEVELAND INNERBELT INITIATIVEMEETING SCHEDULE
UNDERSTANDING
REDISCOVERING
ENVISIONING
IMPLEMENTING
ADOPTING
UNDERSTANDING
- Review existing information
- Analyze the greater context
- Meet with CDC’s and
stakeholders
- Identify urban design and
development
opportunities
- Explore ideas and options
for key sites
- Develop urban design
recommendations
- Solicit community input
- Create Urban Design and
Development
I N N E R B E L T U R B A N D E S I G N C O N S I D E R A T I O N S
TAKING A CLOSE
LOOK AT THE
CONDITIONS,
CONTEXT AND ISSUES
T R E M O N T
DRAFT
APRIL 2007
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT INITIATIVE
TREMONT WEST DEVELOPMENT
NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRESS INC.
Embracing the characteristics and diversity that are representative of a true urban community, celebrating its history and
ensuring its strong future
A Proposed Activity: West 14th street bridge enhancements
The bridges that separate the districts create breaks in the continuity of the neighborhood fabric, causing many to feel as
though the blocks on one side are no longer a part of Tremont. However, as discussed earlier each district contributes to
the overall identity of the neighborhood. It is possible that through thoughtful and creative streetscape enhancements
these structures that currently cause a break in the Tremont’s identity can actually help to strengthen it and promote the
neighborhood.
Tremont Strategic
Investment Initiative
The example shown here depicts the West
14th Street bridge between the North and
South Tremont neighborhood districts.
Currently a bleak and uninviting
environment, plans are underway through
the Ohio Department of Transportation to
rebuild the deck of the bridge. This project
would offer the neighborhood the chance to
re-envision this portion of the street as a
meaningful piece of Tremont’s
infrastructure. The sketch shows the
bridge with an enhanced pedestrian
sidewalk realm, including such things as
better lighting, hanging baskets along a
portion of the street where trees are not
possible and new picket fencing covering
the mesh screen that currently exists.
Within this design concept seating areas
are placed at the four corners of the bridge
that work in conjunction with signage along
the length of the structure to remind
everyone that crosses they are still within
Tremont and elements are added to the
fencing that tell the history of the
neighborhood
Existing view of West 14th Street bridge over 490
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A demonstration of transportation enhancements on the West 14th Street bridge bringing stronger identity to the neighborhood
REDISCOVERINGI N N E R B E L T U R B A N D E S I G N C O N S I D E R A T I O N S
- Review existing information
- Analyze the greater context
- Meet with CDC’s and
stakeholders
- Identify urban design and
development
opportunities
- Explore ideas and options
for key sites
- Develop urban design
recommendations
- Solicit community input
- Create Urban Design and
Development
RECOGNIZING PLACE
AND IDENTIFYING
OPPORTUNITIES
ENVISIONINGI N N E R B E L T U R B A N D E S I G N C O N S I D E R A T I O N S
- Review existing information
- Analyze the greater context
- Meet with CDC’s and
stakeholders
- Identify urban design and
development
opportunities
- Explore ideas and options
for key sites
- Develop urban design
recommendations
- Solicit community input
- Create Urban Design and
Development
GENERATING IDEAS
AND CONFIGURING
OPTIONS
IMPLEMENTINGI N N E R B E L T U R B A N D E S I G N C O N S I D E R A T I O N S
- Review existing information
- Analyze the greater context
- Meet with CDC’s and
stakeholders
- Identify urban design and
development
opportunities
- Explore ideas and options
for key sites
- Develop urban design
recommendations
- Solicit community input
- Create Urban Design and
Development
PARTNERING
TOWARD STRATEGIC
REDEVELOPMENT
AND REINVESTMENT
UNDERSTANDING
DOWNTOWN +
TREMONT-Land Use
- Access
- Residual Land
- Connections
- Aesthetics
- Identity
- Gateways
- Economic Development
- Streetscape
- Graphics & Wayfinding
- Lighting
- Traffic Patterns
- Pedestrian Activity
- Public and Park Space
- Public Art
- Environmental Impact
- Sustainable Design
- Historic Landmarks
- Market Conditions
- Surrounding Investment