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Two Old Brooklyn roads to receive major improvements in 2015 by Rosemary Mudry [email protected] A public meeting will be Two of Old Brooklyn’s major thorough- held on fares, Pearl Rd. and Broadview Rd., are Wednesday, May scheduled for major improvements in the 20th, at 6:30 p.m. upcoming year. In addition to a $9.8 million at Mary Queen of upgrade to Pearl Rd. and a $3.5 million Peace Church, resurfacing project on Broadview Rd., a 4423 Pearl Rd., number of smaller side streets will also for all community receive improvements in 2015. They total members who $400,000 in Ward 12 and $350,000 in Ward would like more 13. information and These projects are part of a larger effort an opportunity to by the City of Cleveland to systematically ask questions. address the conditions of many of the city’s TheStreetscape rendering from 2008 roads. As part of this effort, a comprehen- Broadview Rd. planning study of Pearl Rd. sive Pavement Management Plan analyzing construction is the condition of every street in the city is scheduled to begin underway. In addition to other improve- $700,000 investment from the capital to attend the May 20th meeting at Mary in June and run through October. It will ments happening on major roads through improvements budget to secure the remain- Queen of Peace to learn more about the include road resurfacing, restriping to State and County funds, the results of the ing 80% of funds through the Northeast Pearl Rd. project. include bike lanes and new ADA ramps at analysis will allow the City to repave the Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency intersections. After several intense winters, worst 5% of side streets each year. (NOACA). What: Public Meeting major potholes have made travel along this The Pearl Rd. project will involve com- Ward 13 Councilman and Cleveland about Pearl Rd. thoroughfare difficult. plete road resurfacing from the W. 25th St. Council President Kevin Kelley said, “We’re streetscape “These improvements will provide exit at I-71 to Brookpark Rd. The project fortunate to get Broadview Rd. done important benefits to both residents and will also include substantial investment because it’s too large for a local council- Hear updates about this major construc- small businesses along the corridor,” accord- between Wildlife Way and State Rd. includ- man’s side street provision, but too small a tion project affecting our main street. ing to Ward 12 Councilman Anthony ing new curbing, sidewalks, landscaping, road for Issue One. Broadview was picked Brancatelli. decorative sidewalks, decorative mast arms because of the hard work and advocacy at When: Wednesday, May 20th, The addition of bike lanes will also for traffic signals and public art. The con- the City to use NOACA’s new program for 6:30 p.m. make Old Brooklyn a friendlier neighbor- struction dollars have been awarded by the this project.” hood to the increasing number of cyclists in Where: Mary Queen of Peace Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Access along both Pearl Rd. and Cleveland. Parish Center - upstairs hall and the project is scheduled to begin near the Broadview Rd. will be maintained through- The City has successfully leveraged the 4423 Pearl Rd., Cleveland end of 2015. out the projects. Residents are encouraged Pedal for Prizes returns; explore Old Brooklyn by bicycle May 16th & win prizes “Every year, people tell us how excit- “Pedal for Prizes is also a great way by Jeff Sugalski group which coordinate the award-winning ed they are to return to the neighborhood to for Old Brooklyn merchants to welcome a Pedal for Prizes Committee Member event each year. The other committee mem- patronize the businesses they see along the few hundred potential new customers into bers are Becky Derwis Brake, Bruce Page ride,” says John Young (of Speed their shops, stores and restaurants.” (of Honey Hut), Jacqueline Silva and Exterminating), one of the organizers. John Young is part of the all-volunteer Jeffrey Sugalski. It’s time for cyclists to tune up their “Pedal for Prizes is our way of sharing bikes and get ready to ride because one of everything we love about Old Brooklyn,” the biggest (and free!) cycling events in Becky said. “Biking is a fun and active way Northeast Ohio will be returning to Old to experience all the best Old Brooklyn has Brooklyn this month. Hundreds of cyclists to offer.” of all ages and skill levels will be partici- Additional information about Old pating in Old Brooklyn Pedal for Prizes on Brooklyn Pedal for Prizes is available at Saturday, May 16th. Starting time is 11 pedalforprizes.org, as well as a.m. at Estabrook Recreation Center, 4125 facebook.com/pedalforprizes and @pedal- Fulton Rd. forprizes on Twitter. After registering at Estabrook on the day of the event, participants will receive a map of 20 destinations and points of inter- Inside The est in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood. Participants are challenged to ride their MAY bikes to as many of these locations as they Ob can. At each stop, they’ll receive a stamp on a punch card. News Executive Director; Community Spotlight 2 News & Events 3 Garden Walk; BFCG; BCN 4 The Town Crier; SCR Volunteer 5 Later in the afternoon, the cyclists will Crime Watch 6 return to Estabrook to redeem their cards for tickets which they’ll enter into a Tool Box 7 Chinese-style raffle featuring over $1,000 worth of prizes. All the raffle items have Oil & Gas 8 been donated by local businesses in Old Family Fun; Theatre Notes 9 Brooklyn and throughout Northeast Ohio. Now in its sixth year, Pedal for Prizes Church & Senior Notes 10 has become a tradition for both the neigh- borhood and the Cleveland cycling commu- Service Directory & Classified; nity. More than 2,000 riders have partici- Community Meetings 11 pated in the event since its inception in Film Screening 12 2010. PAGE 2 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS MAY 2015 Bill’s parents instilled in him a strong work ethic and he often held down two to From the desk of the three jobs at a time. His first such employ- ment was working on the campaign for executive director Councilman Joe P. Cannon. After spending by Jeffrey T. Verespej long days canvassing the neighborhood, the [email protected] Councilman would take his group of volun- Other infra- Bill Reider teers out for dinner at Lord Burger on structure projects It is difficult to imagine a project of in Cleveland by Jason A. Powers Memphis Ave. “That was a big deal to a kid; greater impact to all who experience Old (e.g., Uptown in [email protected] we had a good meal and sat with a local leader!” Brooklyn than the rehabilitation of Pearl Rd. University Circle Sitting in the dining room on Merl Ave. A long-envisioned dream of many members to Gordon surrounded by pictures and mementos it Bill attended college where he refined his skills, taking to fine art photography as a in the Old Brooklyn community, it is a once- Square) have had dramatic influences on becomes clear that Bill Reider is a man ded- in-a-generation opportunity to physically their neighborhoods. icated to his family. His parents moved to personal interest. After graduating and earn- ing his BFA in Photography Bill began impact one of our main streets. That dream How a roadway is built impacts small Old Brooklyn from the Tremont area before will become a reality because the City of businesses’ ability to succeed and reflects he was born and settled on Cleveland has been awarded 9.8 million dol- how a community feels about main streets. Woburn Ave. near Our lars to reconstruct Pearl Rd. from Brookpark Visitors’ impressions are created when trav- Lady of Good Counsel Rd. to I-71. Details of the construction proj- eling by foot, bike or automobile on Pearl Church and School. ect are in the front page article. Rd. Residents’ walkability creates a healthy Growing up just a few Old Brooklyn Community neighborhood built on relationships and the hundred feet from his Development Corporation invites the entire individuals who live and work here. In school, Bill fondly remem- community to attend a public meeting to addition to landscaping and public art, all bers the neighborhood full hear about the proposed construction and benefit from improved public transit and of kids and a feeling of design on Wednesday, May 20th at 6:30 pm. bicycle amenities. community. From hang- It will be held in the upper hall of Mary Although sometimes forgotten in our world, ing out at the Bader Queen of Peace Church’s Parish Center, human beings need not be reactive to the Drugstore near Brooklyn 4423 Pearl Rd. The meeting will include built environment, but rather the built envi- Ave. and Pearl Rd., to ven- representatives from the City of Cleveland, ronment should be designed first and fore- turing near Snake Hill, or the engineering team involved in the project. most to serve people. “snakey”, where older kids Community involvement is critical for If, as a neighborhood, we feel that our teased younger ones that Photo by Ruggero Fatica any project this significant to a neighbor- main streets should serve our community danger lurked in the Bill and Susan Rieter with son Nikolas and daughter Emily. hood. The resulting project will not only interests, community involvement is woods, “Those are the kinds have an immediate short-term effect during required. Please consider attending the of things that make up a community, those working locally at an institution of higher construction but also have an enduring long- upcoming meeting, telling a neighbor, and stories and memories”.