The Trust for Public Land CREATING PARKS FOR PEOPLE – CONNECTING CLEVELAND THROUGH PARKS AND TRAILS
in partnership with: Lake Link Trail Corridor – Location/Context
• The Proposed Trail Corridor travels along vacated Road and Railroad Corridors on the west bank of Cuyahoga River through 3 River Peninsulas.
Irishtown Bend (Columbus Ave. to Detroit Ave.)
Main Peninsula (Detroit Ave. to River Rd.)
Whiskey Island (River Road to Wendy Park)
• Approximately 9,000 ft long (1.7) miles in length from Towpath connection.
IRISHTOWN GREENWAY: A Strategic Plan for the FLATS WEST BANK Cleveland, OH ▪ May 5, 2014 ▪ K2 2 Collaboration
The Lake Link Trail will connect and unite: - Cleveland’s lakefront parks - The Cuyahoga River - The Towpath Trail - The Cleveland Lakefront Bikeway - Over 50,000 Cleveland residents Cleveland - Downtown workers and tourists Central State - Cleveland State University Business University - Lakefront redevelopment District
Proposed Downtown Lake Link Connector Trail Trail
Ohio City
Cudell / Edgewater Detroit Shoreway Tremont Proposed Red Line Greenway Zone Rec. Center Clark Field Proposed Clark Avenue Bike Lanes
Connecting Cleveland Plan
West Side Community Context 1 West 65th to to Lake Link / Towpath to Canal Basin Park / to Downtown Opportunity Corridor Bikeway Edgewater Park Trail Towpath Trail Cleveland to University Circle
Kinsman Proposed Red Zone Rec. Line Greenway Center Clark Proposed Field Proposed Clark Kingsbury Run Proposed Avenue Bike Lanes Trail Downtown Clark Fulton Stockyards Connector Trail Morgana Run Trail to Mill Creek
Washington Reservation Park Fleet Avenue Lower Big Creek Reservation Bike Lanes Trail to west side Slavic Metroparks Brooklyn Village Centre Newburgh Brookside Heights Reservation
Metroparks Slavic Village Zoo Connector Trail
Old Brooklyn Ohio and Erie Canal Reservation
The Lake Link Trail will connect the lake to: to Towpath Trail - Multiple Metropark Reservations - Over 88,000 Cleveland residents To the Cuyahoga Valley - Neighborhood trail networks - Cuyahoga Valley National Park National Park Connecting Cleveland Plan
South Side Community Context 2 to Collinwood, Euclid and The Lake Link Trail will connect the lake with: water front communities - Cleveland’s parks - The Towpath Trail Gordon Park - The Cleveland Lakefront Bikeway Reservation - Over 54,000 Cleveland residents - Business and Industrial Sectors Forest - AsiaTown Rockefeller Hills Park Park Cultural Glenville - University Circle and Little Italy Gardens - East Side Suburbs Harrison Dillard St Clair Superior Bikeway
Northcoast Harbor Hough Lake Link Campus University Trail District Circle Little Italy MidTown Wendy Park Fairfax
to Buckeye, Shaker Square, the Heights and the Proposed Opportunity Eastside Greenway Corridor Bikeway
to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park Connecting Cleveland Plan
East Side Community Context 3 North Coast 13 Harbor Connecting Cleveland Phase I Drawing Key J Lake Link Trail Wendy Park Pedestrian Bridge Proposed Park / Green Space Expansion 11 Proposed Trailhead Public Square / Proposed Water Taxi Stops Civic Center Towpath Trail Route 8 Warehouse District Existing Bike Lane / Path I Flats East Proposed Bike Lane / Path G 9 H Bank Gateway District Existing/Proposed Parks and Green Spaces 10 6 7 A) Scranton Riverfront Park F) Settler’s Landing / Canal 12 Flats West B) Hart Crane Park Basin Park Bank F C) Rivergate Park G) Flats Riverfront D) Irishtown Bend / Ohio H) Wendy Park E City Farm I) Public Square E) Heritage Park J) The Mall
Lakeview Existing Community Destinations
Terrace
A 1) West Side Market Commercial District 5
2) W 25th Comm. 10) Tower City / District Horseshoe Casino C
3) W 25th Rapid 11) Global Center for Columbus Road Columbus
Carter Road Carter Station Health and D 4) W 14th Comm. Innovation Hingetown B Road Scranton District 12) Quicken Loans 5) Cleveland Rowing Arena / Progressive Foundation Field 6) Powerhouse / 13) First Energy Stadium 2 Aquarium / Great Lakes Market Duck 7) Jacobs Pavilion Science Center / Ohio District Island City 1 8) Flats East Bank Rock and Roll Hall of 3 Development Fame and Museum Abbey Avenue Tremont 9) W 6th / W 9th 4 North Coast 13 Harbor Connecting Cleveland Phase II Drawing Key Ed Hauser Way Trail Connector J Riverwalk Market District Connector 11 Red Line Greenway Main Ave. Connector Public Square / Public Square Connector Civic Center Additional Water Taxi Stops Warehouse 8 District Flats East I Existing Bike Lane / Path G 9 H Bank Gateway Proposed Bike Lane / Path District Existing/Proposed Parks and Green 10 Spaces 6 7 12 A) Scranton Riverfront Park F) Settler’s Landing / Canal Flats West B) Hart Crane Park Basin Park F Bank C) Rivergate Park G) Flats Riverfront D) Irishtown Bend / Ohio H) Wendy Park E City Farm I) Public Square E) Heritage Park J) The Mall Lakeview
Terrace Additional Greenspace Opportunities
A 5
Existing Community Destinations
C
1) West Side Market 10) Tower City / Horseshoe Columbus Road Columbus
Carter Road Carter 2) W 25th Comm. District Casino D
Hingetown B Road Scranton 3) W 25th Rapid Station 11) Global Center for 4) W 14th Comm. District Health and Innovation 5) Cleveland Rowing 12) Quicken Loans Arena / Foundation Progressive Field 6) Powerhouse / Aquarium 13) First Energy Stadium / 2 7) Jacobs Pavilion Great Lakes Science Market Duck Ohio District Island 8) Flats East Bank Center / Rock and Roll City 1 Development Hall of Fame and 3 9) W 6th / W 9th Museum Abbey Avenue Tremont Commercial District 4 Lake Link: Irishtown Bend
Key Elements 1- Columbus Trailhead 2- Franklin Road Bike Connection 3- Downtown Overlook 4- Ohio City Farm Expansion 5- Terraces 6- Irishtown Archeological Exhibit 7- Lake Link Trail 8- Riverwalk 9- Landslide Amphitheater
Rivergate
8 Lake Link: Main Peninsula
IRISHTOWN GREENWAY: A Strategic Plan for the FLATS WEST BANK Cleveland, OH ▪ May 5, 2014 ▪ K2 Collaboration 9 Lake Link: Main Peninsula
IRISHTOWN GREENWAY: A Strategic Plan for the FLATS WEST BANK Cleveland, OH ▪ May 5, 2014 ▪ K2 Collaboration 10 Lake Link: Potential Redevelopment
Rehab: The Lofts at
Tenk Manufacturing Rehab: Retail
Rehab: Light Industrial
(not shown on map)
New: The Hulett
Luxury Apartments
th New: W. 25 Site 11 Rehab: Spaces Building (not shown on map) Wendy Park connector path
New bike and pedestrian bridge over gravel pit and railroad lines
Cantilevered trail to be constructed on lift bridge
Lake Link: Bridge to Wendy Park N 8 Towpath Trail: Scranton Road Peninsula
13 Rivergate Park
14 Canal Basin Park
15 Red Line Greenway
16 Ed Hauser Way
17
IRISHTOWN GREENWAY: A Strategic Plan for the FLATS WEST BANK Cleveland, OH ▪ May 5, 2014 ▪ K2 Collaboration 18 The Connecting Cleveland initiative will:
• Realize the vision to link neighborhoods with our waterfronts • Provide an amenity for residents of all ages, incomes and backgrounds • Develop active and healthy living systems • Create unique opportunities for students to engage in hands- on learning • Promote tourism within the river valley • Celebrate Cleveland’s industrial past • Link today’s assets and destinations • Catalyze future redevelopment • Support the Mayor & City’s efforts to make Cleveland a “green city on a blue lake”
7 Working Together
Wendy Park Foundation Connecting Cleveland