VISION FOR THE VALLEY PROJECT TEAM Project Overview

VISION FOR THE VALLEY OVERALL OUTREACH Project Outreach

“train the trainer” workshops 800+ 9 meeting interactive Months of social website map Sustainable VR participants Engagement Cleveland media feedback Summit drone Expo tours

discovery 4 in-person Open + design Stakeholder online local 14 charrettes Meetings community outreach Houses Community survey Meetings 3 live audience smart- phone surveys PURPOSE - WHY

We believe that our riverfront and lakefront shape our City and our community. HOW WE WILL ACHIEVE OUR PURPOSE AND VISION Purpose Lens

Protect the health and safety of our waterway

Modernize the river, Port, and land infrastructure Build awareness of the river and river valley

VISION FOR THE VALLEY ST. CLAIR CONCEPT MAP SUPERIOR Harold T. Valley Wide Recommendations Clark Tennis Courts

SUPERIOR

Sterling Recreation Center

VOINOVICH PARK AND PIER MIDTOWN NORTH COAST LAKE HARBOR CLEVELAND MEMORIAL SHOREWAY DOWNTOWN WILLARD CHESTER ERIE WATERFRONT DISTRICT PARK CLEVELAND MASTER PLAN STATE FORT UNIVERSITY HISTORIC PORT OF HUNTINGTON CLEVELAND RALPH J. PARK CLEVELAND COAST GUARD CLEVELAND MALL PERK PLAZA STATION

LAKESIDE FLATS EAST MAIN SUPERIOR WAREHOUSE PUBLIC BANK EUCLID DISTRICT SQUARE WENDY’S PARK ERIE ST. WATER COLLISION BEND CEMETERY GRANT PARK TAXI DOCK SETTLERS WEST LANDING GATEWAY CENTRAL ELM AVEBANK RECREATION DISTRICT CENTER CENTER ST HERITAGE CANAL RD PARK CENTRAL

WHISKEY LINK MAIN AVE CONNECTOR ONTARIO CUYAHOGA CARNEGIE COMMUNITY EDGEWATER OLD RIVER CHANNEL JACOBS RIVERFRONT COLLEGE MARINA EDGE DESIGN LONNIE ORANGE BURTEN CENTER I-90 EDGEWATER WOODLAND PARK RIVERGATE PARK SOAP BOX CENTENNIAL LAKE LINK THUNDER BIRD DERBY AVE COLUMBUS LAKEFRONT BIKEWAY TRAIL MASTER PLAN HINGETOWN HERMAN SCRANTON FRANKLIN OHIO CITY WEST 3RD ST PARK CIRCLE FARMS FLATS I-77 DETROIT

FAIRVIEW PARK IRISHTOWN BEND ABBEY PARK ABBEY MARKET DETROIT SQUARE DUCK HISTORIC PARK ISLAND TREMONT

SHOREWAY FRANK NOVAK ST. IGNATIUS ROCKEFELLER AVE PARK HIGH SCHOOL TOWPATH TRAIL WEST JUNIOR OHIO HIGH SCHOOL JEFFERSON LINK CITY I-490 INDEPENDENCE RD MONROE LINCOLN PARK GREENWOOD LORAIN CEMETARY PARK TREMONT

HARDING TREMONT PARK PLAYGROUND (CLARK FIELD)

INDUSTRIAL BROADWAY VALLEY

DOWNTOWN/SLAVIC VILLAGE CONNECTOR CUYAHOGA BARKWILL CLARK- PLAYGROUND VALLEY FULTON 25TH

STEELYARDS SLAVIC VILLAGE FOREST CITY PARK

VALLEY WIDE CONCEPT MAP TOWPATH TRAIL Sterling Recreation Cuyahoga River/Lake Erie Center Trails - Existing

Culverts Trails - Proposed RIVERSIDE CEMETARY WASHINGTON PARK River Edge Greening - Proposed HIGH SCHOOL Cuyahoga River Water Trail Gateways W.C. REED Federal Shipping Channel PLAYFIELD BROOKLYN WASHINGTON RESERVATION Non-motorized Boat Launch Key IntersectionsCENTRE NEWBURGH BIG CREEK Connections BIG CREEK GATEWAY Existing Public Open Space MASTER PLAN HEIGHTS Major Connections LOWER BIG Proposed Public OpenBROOKSIDE Space RESERVATION CREEK TRAIL CLEVELAND HARVARD STATE Bridges HARVARD AVE UNIVERSITY CLEVELAND Priorityrioororit Corridors METROPARKS ZOO RALPH J. Illuminated Bridges CALGARY PERK PLAZACurreently Planned Sites PARK New Iconic Attraction HARMODY PARK Focus Areas ESTABROOK

RECREATION CENTER SR-176 Marinas BROOKSIDE PARK CEMETERY CUYAHOGA HEIGHTS VISION FOR THE VALLEY TRAIL HENRITZE TREADWAY CREEK PARK Ohio and Erie OLD BROOKLYN Canal Reservation

PEARL

CHARLES MOONEY JUNIOR HIGH STATE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL VALLEY DISTRICTS Valley Districts

VISION FOR THE VALLEY DISTRICT CHARACTER Valley Districts

Flats

Where the Cuyahoga meets Lake Erie and Flats East Bank East Flats

defined by its low Settler’s Landing Park Club & Marina Yacht Old River level elevation.

VISION FOR THE VALLEY DISTRICT CHARACTER Valley Districts

Peninsulas

Defined by the Cuyahoga’s unique river bends. Ohio City Farm Rivergate Park Rivergate Towpath Trail at Scranton Flats Scranton at Trail Towpath

VISION FOR THE VALLEY DISTRICT CHARACTER Valley Districts

Industrial Valley South of the Innerbelt Bridge and current economic engine ArcelorMittal Steel Mill Steel ArcelorMittal The Mississagi Lake Freighter Lake Mississagi The Osborne Concrete & Steel Osborne Concrete of the valley.

VISION FOR THE VALLEY DISTRICT CHARACTER Valley Districts

Steelyards

Southernmost end defined by tributaries and recreational water users. Steel Heritage Center Steel Commons Steelyard Ohio and Erie Canal Reservation

VISION FOR THE VALLEY FOCUS AREAS MAP Focus Areas

THE PENINSULAS Collision Bend

THE FLATS Old River Channel

INDUSTRIAL VALLEY Jefferson Link

THE STEELYARDS Big Creek Gateway

VISION FOR THE VALLEY The Valley Districts

PORT OF CLEVELAND 5 OLD RIVER Lake Erie CHANNEL 9 FLATS BOARDWALK INITIATIVES INFORMED BY COMMUNITY FEEDBACK Increase points of access to the water for 14 WENDY PARK residents and visitors. CONCEPT PLAN Cuyahoga River 1. Preserve Lakeview Terrace property as an affordable and desirable place to live, and provide new mixed- 15 2 income options. 3 2. Infill the West Bank of the Flats District.

SR-2 12 3. Incentivize developers to allocate a percentage of JACOBS GROUP large-scale projects to include a local artist. REDEVELOPMENT 4 4. Partner with local organizations and developers to increase riverfront festivals, and markets. 5. Earmark funds from Great Lakes Water Authority CENTER STREET 8 for water quality initiatives and education. 10 11 6. Host events and work with partner organizations 25TH STREET CLEVELAND FOUNDATION throughout the Valley to support continued CENTENNIAL LAKE awareness of ongoing efforts. LINK TRAIL 14 Improve interconnectivity and infrastructure for MAIN AVE RIVER ROAD diverse modes of transportation. 1 7. Coordinate and include connections to Towpath and surrounding neighborhood in the Irishtown Bend 16 project and to Detroit Avenue path. 13 8. Automate bridge operations, from a central location. TOWPATH TRAIL DETROIT AVENUE 9. Convert one RTA waterfront rail line to greenway. 6 Maintain industry and ship traffic but integrate it into other uses. 10. Integrate public art to activate industrial sites. 11. Create a series of overlay districts that support the 7 voluntary relocation of industrial uses, encourage affordable housing, and access to nature. IRISHTOWN BEND 12. Incentivize new developments to include essential VISION PLAN CLEVELAND LAKEFRONT BIKEWAY retail that provides for community need.

Crooked river, bridges, lack of street grid make District Concept Plan NORTH navigating the river valley difficult. 13. Upgrade sidewalks, parks, and other public facilities to meet ADA standards. 14. Implement iconic bridge pedestrian underpasses. LEGEND 15. Improve connection to lakefront and provide Gateway New/Enhanced Green Space additional pedestrian connections Underpass Activation Existing Green Space, or Previously Planned 16. Create better connectivity between the Lakeview Complete Streets Activated Plaza Terrace residence and the Ohio City Neighborhood. Existing Pedestrian & Bike Trails Potential Redevelopment Pedestrian & Bike Improvements Anchor Building/Adaptive Reuse Trucking routes Existing Buildings

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COLLISION BOLIVAR ROAD BEND 8

INITIATIVES INFORMED BY COMMUNITY FEEDBACK HURON ROAD 8 Programming for individuals and groups is 3 needed. ONTARIO STREET 1. Encourage a mix of free and paid outdoor events. 3 2. Establish additional safe docking and public marinas 12 at key locations in the Valley, such as Collision Bend, 7 Canal Basin Park, and West Bank. 4

There is no clear destination/visitor draw. W THIRD STREET 3. Redevelop Collision Bend and Sherwin Williams 8 CARNEGIE AVENUE property as a key mixed-use destination that 1)

STONES LEVEE connects the River to downtown and entertainment FLATS SOUTH PLAN venues, and 2) creates publicly-accessible spaces along the river. 9 7 4. Update zoning code to entice appropriate CANAL ROAD 11 development and regulate parking. 5 5. Regularly maintain invasive species at the river’s 2 edge and along public trails. 3 1 6. Integrate fish habitat and kayak launches. 6 TOWPATH TRAIL Streets are neither car or pedestrian friendly. HURON ROAD Safe Harbor 7. Create pedestrian connections between the river

and downtown, via the Collision Bend Development. 5 Cuyahoga River 8. Create a series of pedestrian walkways between SCRANTON PENINSULA PROJECT Rocket Mortgage Field House, Progressive Field, AND THUNDERBIRD PLAN and future redevelopment at Collision Bend. COLUMBUS ROAD

Bridge operations need improvement. CARTER ROAD 9. Improve Eagle Road Bridge for pedestrian connections. (currently non-operable) CANAL BASIN PARK 10 There is a lack of education regarding what 10 has been done, status of what is now and expectations for the future and what is being done to get there. 10. Create directional, regulatory, and educational signage for recreational River users. Include CENTER STREET District Concept Plan NORTH docking/no docking, recreational refuge zone, and emergency egress signage. 11. Celebrate river restoration through public art. 12. Introduce Cuyahoga Valley Scenic RR Line. LEGEND Gateway Activated Plaza Complete Streets Potential Redevelopment Existing Pedestrian & Bike Trails Anchor Building/Adaptive Reuse Pedestrian & Bike Improvements Existing Buildings Trucking routes Paddling Put-In New/Enhanced Green Space Fish Habitat Existing Green Space, or Previously Planned Enhanced Ecological Zone

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JEFFERSON 5

SLAVIC VILLAGE DOWNTOWN LINK CONNECTOR TRAIL INITIATIVES INFORMED BY COMMUNITY FEEDBACK Increase safety and safe-use awareness for all users. It was setup for industrial freight 3 movement and hasn’t adapted to people 4 movement. 3

1. Create separated bike facilities on key roads linked PROPOSED KINGSBURY RUN to a new river connection across the rail. 2. Ensure efficient and well-maintained trucking routes 11 to and respect for existing industrial operations. 3. Plan for increased industrial and commercial uses in the Steelyards District with appropriately ROCKEFELLER AVENUE designed roadways to support large commercial truck operations and flexible spaces for loading or staging. 1

Improve awareness of the river, river valley, lake and its uses as it pertains to particular audiences. INDEPENDENCE ROAD 4. Provide additional guidance and/or funding for stormwater pilots and green infrastructure projects 2 on privately-owned land. OLD JEFFERSON 5. Identify community ambassadors who can serve as STREET BRIDGE a conduit between important planning milestones 8 and their neighborhood. 7 PROPOSED KINGSBURY 10 6 Maintain industrial character and synergy RUN PARK 9 between land side uses and the river uses, and PROPOSED share and build from its history. BRIDGE

6. Light up the Jack-Knife Bridge and create a public Cuyahoga River 6 3 space at its landing and along entire length of shipping channel. 4 7. Establish guidelines for protecting riverfront 7 conditions of waterfront dependent or adjacent industries. TOWPATH TRAIL EXT

Lack of clearly-designated passive public spaces. 8. Develop public river access space. 9. Develop public space at the Jefferson property, on District Concept Plan NORTH the east side of the river. 10. Create a kayak storage and rental facility to expand river recreation resources. 11. Pilot Brownfield remediation projects. LEGEND Underpass Activation Activated Plaza Complete Streets Anchor Building/Adaptive Reuse Existing Pedestrian & Bike Trails Existing Buildings Pedestrian & Bike Improvements Paddling Put-In Trucking routes Fish Habitat New/Enhanced Green Space Bio-remediation Existing Green Space, or Previously Planned Enhanced Ecological Zone

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BIG CREEK 3 GATEWAY DENSION AVENUE INITIATIVES INFORMED BY COMMUNITY FEEDBACK 6 Maintain/increase green space and nature throughout the river valley. 1 1. Develop public river access spaces at Cande Livery. Interpret site of 1969 fire. 5 2. Develop public space at the Big Creek interface with the Cuyahoga, on the west side of the river. HARVARD AVENUE HARVARD AVENUE Provide habitats for native plants and animals, especially marine animals. Increase points of access to the water for residents and visitors. OHIO & ERIE CANAL Big Creek 3. Evaluate the condition of all river bulkheads, and RESERVATION TRAILHEAD create a capital improvement plan for them based on conditions and economic impacts.

Natural aging and erosion of river banks. 2 Restoration, water quality improvement and TOWPATH TRAIL environmental remediation still needed. 4. Restore native riparian landscapes along the riverfront to manage stormwater runoff, improve TREADWAY CREEK TRAIL water quality, and improve the aesthetic quality of the River Valley. Big Creek 5 5. Develop master plan for fish habitat coordination with existing and proposed uses, habitat connectivity, funding, implementation, and Cuyahoga River maintenance. JENNINGS ROAD 6. Pilot brownfield remediation projects like phyto- 4 remediation in former Harshaw Chemical Site

District Concept Plan NORTH

LEGEND Gateway Existing Buildings Complete Streets Paddling Put-In Existing Pedestrian & Bike Trails Trailhead Pedestrian & Bike Improvements Fish Habitat New/Enhanced Green Space Bio-remediation Existing Green Space, or Previously Planned Enhanced Ecological Zone Activated Plaza

190 Cleveland, Ohio Vision for the Valley 191 Stay connected with the project by visiting the project website: www.visionforthevalleycle.com or follow us on social media: /VisionfortheValley @VFTV_CLE