New towers for Downtown Cleveland! v 2.0

Since this story was first made public on March 5, 2005, there have been many naysayers who could never imagine how Bob Stark, the developer of Crocker Park and Eton Collection is very, very close to redeveloping most of the surface parking lots in the Warehouse District.

Ken Prendergast, from the Sun News, has had the opportunity to sit with Stark and discuss the latest plans for this development that will be larger then Wolstein's East Bank Development and The Avenue District put together.

West Side Sun News
Aug. 30, 2007

Stark setting in motion large downtown plan 
By Ken Prendergast 
Staff Writer 
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Developer Robert Stark said more pieces are coming together that will allow him to build the largest downtown real estate development in at least the past 15 years. Initially, Robert Stark Enterprises proposes building on 8 acres of mostly surface parking lots in the Warehouse District.

Stark said now is an ideal time for pursuing a significant real estate investment downtown, with up to 10 large and growing firms in the central business district facing the end of their leases by 2011. The downtown office market has improved to such an extent that existing buildings no longer have large enough contiguous vacancies to accommodate the firms’ growth without new construction.

Sometime in the first quarter of 2008, Stark will present a preliminary development plan to the city for building in the Warehouse District 1.2 million to 1.5 million square feet of office space, 1 million square feet of retail, 1 million square feet of residential and 1 million to 2 million square feet of structured parking.

He declined to identify potential office and retail tenants he has signed or with whom he is in negotiations. However, he said he feels pretty good about hitting his pre-lease targets by January or February — 60-70 percent office space and 80 percent retail has been pre-leased.

Cleveland Councilman Joe Cimperman, Ward 13, said he is aware of six companies whose leases are due to expire in the coming years — KeyBank’s System Accounting Division, now in the old May Co.; law firm Baker Hostetler; Eaton Corp.; Huntington Bank; law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey; and financial services firm Ernst & Young. He didn’t remember the names of the other four firms.

Competing with Stark to sign those firms to leases are developers Scott Wolstein and the Richard E. Jacobs Group. Wolstein seeks to fill up to 1 million square feet of office space scattered among several proposed buildings in his Flats East Bank Neighborhood that also would have large retail and residential components.

Jacobs is proposing a skyscraper on land he owns between Public Square and Stark’s development, Jacobs Group spokesman William Fullington recently said.

Based on marketing and leasing progress made by his company, Stark said he expects to be ready by March to submit detailed construction plans to the city for one or two blocks in the Warehouse District. Those would be submitted at the same time as the preliminary development plan for the rest of the properties he and his partnership control in the Warehouse District.

One of the two blocks for which construction plans may be submitted is bounded by Superior, West Third, West Sixth and Frankfort Street, he said. The other block is bounded by Frankfort, West Third, West Sixth and St. Clair. Later phases would include residential, primarily west of West Sixth and north of St. Clair.

The offices, in buildings roughly 15-20 stories high along Superior and West Third, would be built over street-level retail with parking sandwiched between the offices and retail. He said such a design will help enhance downtown’s vibrancy.

Too often, Stark said, office workers don’t leave their buildings or even their floors for lunch or shopping. Buildings often don’t have ground-floor features like a variety of major retailers that allow buildings to play off of each other. More than 100,000 people work in downtown Cleveland.

“We haven’t gotten the spin-off benefits from these office towers because they’re too insular,” Stark said. “Companies can’t attract or retain employees in a setting like that.”

He said the demand for new office building construction downtown is a chance to correct that.

“That is the great opportunity of this moment,” he added. “It would be irresponsible of this community not to use those lease holes for creating more mixed use downtown.”

Stark proposes the “Soho of the Midwest” in the Warehouse District, referring to the eclectic neighborhood in New York City. One of the features he looks forward to developing is to turn Frankfort Street into a European-style “close,” an narrow alley paved with cobblestones and lined with shops.

“I can’t wait to walk down that street,” he said. “It would be an unmatched place for corporate headquarters.”

He also said he expects to have a signed purchase agreement in a matter of days for the acquisition of a critical piece of real estate for his Warehouse District development.

The real estate Stark is acquiring is at the corner of Superior and West Sixth. It hosts a 1960-built parking deck surrounding a check-cashing business in a small building dating from the 1830s. Both will be demolished.

The check-cashing property is owned by Ed Kowitt of Kersdale Limited Partnership, while the parking deck is owned by a number of partners, including Kowitt and a family trust. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but appraisers at the Cuyahoga County Auditor’s office said the combined value of the two properties is $3 million.

Once the purchase is finalized, Stark and development partner Tony Asher will control every property bounded by Superior, West Sixth, St. Clair and West Third. Asher’s Weston Property Investments Inc. owns other properties in the Warehouse District that also are eyed for development by Stark.


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The area for which Stark will present a preliminary development plan to the city is along St. Clair and southward (see below). The two parcels Stark is purchasing are at the lower left (the parking garage around the small building). There are also a couple of other interesting tidbits in this image. Can you spot what they are?




Here is a present-day view of the Warehouse District, as viewed from the top of Terminal Tower. I'm sure May Day will recognize the picture (I cropped out the surrounding frame that contained the Bialosky Architects/Stark Enterprises logos)...




This massing is what Stark proposes, at this point, to submit as part of his preliminary development plan to the city. Obviously as leasing shakes out, the massing could change. Blue represents office use, yellow is retail, gray is structured parking and red is residential/hotel. And one or two of the blocks nearest to the viewer would likely represent Stark's first phase for which he would submit a detailed development plan to the city early next year...

New VA Hospital Expansion in University Circle - Images Released

Plans are being finalized for the VA's new buildings in University Circle to prepare for their move from Brecksville.
As you will see, it is nothing amazing architecturally - but that is just my opinion.
Here are images from the plans submitted to the Cleveland Landmarks Commission for their meeting today at City Hall:

Or you can visit this Flickr set to view them in different sizes:

New tower for Downtown Cleveland?

Is a new tower in the works for Cleveland's downtown skyline. A friend happened to pass near Starks new office in the Warehouse district and took a few photos of renderings sitting on the floor.

Another friend tried cleaning up the image a bit with this result:

Finally, a third friend cleaned it up a bit more with this result:

Who might be considering this new tower? Rumors are suggesting it might be Ernst & Young, but this is not certain. There may be a story coming out as early as next week.

Zone Rec Center Support

Have you ever wondered how you could help a group trying to make positive change in the inner city? Here is how, write a letter of support.

This is from Many Metcalf from the Cleveland Ecovillage Yahoo group:

Many of you may be aware of or have participated in the planning process for the award-winning Zone Recreation Center Sustainable Greenspace Master Plan, which will be a major catalyst for reinvestment on Lorain Avenue. Your show of support for this plan is now urgently needed. Mayor Jackson's office recently asked the parks department to replace the soccer field at Zone Recreation Center in its current location with a new irrigated, grass field. While improvements to the soccer field are unquestionably needed soon, the Mayor's request does not take this into consideration and is not compatible with the greenspace plan generated by our community. The sustainable greenspace master plan calls for the soccer field to be rebuilt in a new location with sustainable elements and a durable, synthetic playing surface. Please take a moment at this crucial time to let the Mayor's office know that there is community support for the greenspace plan.

Below is a sample support letter that you can copy and paste into an email or letter to the Mayor's office, Mayor Frank Jackson, Office of the Mayor, 601 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114, frankjackson@city.cleveland.oh.us. Or you can call the Mayor's office directly at 216-664-3990. It may also be helpful to contact the mayor's chief of staff, Ken Silliman, at Ken Silliman, Chief of Staff, 601 Lakeside Avenue, or cc him at ksilliman@city.cleveland.oh.us, or give him a call at 664-2000.

Please also cc me, Mandy Metcalf at mmetcalf@dscdo.org so that we know you've responded.

To learn more about the greenspace plan, go to www.clevelandecovillage.org and click on Zone Recreation Center planning.

Here is the sample letter:

Mayor Frank Jackson
City of Cleveland
601 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114

Dear Mayor Jackson,

I would like to express my support for the Michael Zone Recreation Center Sustainable Greenspace project. I was troubled to learn that the soccer field at Zone Rec will be rebuilt in its present location, and I hope that this will not jeopardize the future implementation of the plan.

I participated in the extensive planning process for the Zone Rec Sustainable Greenspace Master Plan, which included involvement from the City Parks department and over 300 local residents. The resulting plan captures the desires and the imagination of the community for a recreation center campus that incorporates ecological design and environmental education while providing needed recreational improvements and new amenities.

Some of the features of the plan I'm excited about include a new central gathering area that reflects the history of the site in its design, areas of natural habitat including a meadow area, wetlands that capture stormwater on site, rain gardens, and butterfly gardens, parking on Lorain Avenue that can be shared with local businesses, alternative energy demonstrations, a new durable synthetic turf soccer field, improved baseball and basketball facilities, a new outdoor splash park, new tennis courts, public art, and a rock climbing wall. The plan promotes the Cleveland EcoVillage neighborhood's goals of ecological sustainability and healthy living. It has already gained national recognition as an innovative demonstration of sustainable neighborhood investment.

The proposed allocation of $2.5 million for the greenspace project in the City of Cleveland capital budget, in addition to support pledged from Councilman Matthew Zone, will provide the necessary match for foundation and private funding that can make the project a reality quickly. Please accept this letter as an expression of support for implementation of the award-winning Sustainable Greenspace Master Plan for Zone Recreation Center.

Thank you,

Your name and address here

Five Communities to Receive Funding to Help Fight Traffic Congestion

None of this is local, regional, or state, but it clearly illustrates how the government does not get the importance of rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure. Don't get me wrong, doing something is better then nothing. This just does not seem to me to be the correct solution.

DOT 85-07
Contact: Sarah Echols
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Tel.: (202) 366-4570


U.S. Secretary of Transportation Names Five Communities to Receive
Funding to Help Fight Traffic Congestion

Miami, Minneapolis Area, New York City, San Francisco and Seattle Area Selected

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters today announced she has selected five metropolitan areas across the country as the first communities to participate in a new federal initiative to fight traffic gridlock.

Today’s announcement follows an eight-month nationwide competition to select a handful of communities from among the 26 who applied to join the Department’s Urban Partnership program, aimed to reduce traffic congestion using approaches like congestion pricing, transit, tolling, and teleworking.

The Secretary said the communities, as winners of the competition, will receive the following funding amounts to implement their traffic fighting plans: Miami, $62.9 million; the Minneapolis area, $133.3 million; New York City, $354.5 million; San Francisco, $158.7 million; and the Seattle area (King County), $138.7 million;

The Secretary said each of the Urban Partners has developed a total transportation solution. “These communities have committed to fighting congestion now. Our commitment was to allocate the federal contribution in a lump sum, not in bits and pieces over several years – an approach meant to get these projects off the drawing board and into action,” she said.

Secretary Peters said every Urban Partner proposed some form of congestion pricing. These direct user fees have the advantage of both reducing the enormous costs of congestion, and also of raising funds more effectively than the gas tax does to help states and cities build and maintain critical transportation infrastructure, she said.

“Many politicians treat tolls and congestion pricing as taboo, but leaders in these communities understand that commuters want solutions that work,” Secretary Peters said.

Additionally, improved and expanded bus and ferry service will make it easier for commuters in Urban Partnership communities to leave their cars at home, the Secretary said. The plans also take advantage of new technologies to keep traffic moving, and flexible work schedules and telecommuting to ease traditional rush hours, she said.

The Urban Partnership Program is part of the Bush Administration’s comprehensive initiative launched in May 2006 to confront and address congestion throughout the nation’s transportation system.
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Legislative Action: 10th District and State - 080607

American Planning Assn presents:

August 6, 2007 In this MegaVote for Ohio's 10th Congressional District: Recent Congressional Votes - Senate: Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 Senate: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 Senate: Protect America Act House: Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 House: Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 House: Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act House: New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act House: Protect America Act House: Defense Appropriations Act, FY 2008 Editor's Note: The Senate and House are in recess until Tuesday, September 4, 2007.

Recent Senate Votes

Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 - Vote Agreed to (83-14, 3 Not Voting) The Senate passed this bill that would provide greater transparency in the legislative process. Sen. George Voinovich voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Sen. Sherrod Brown voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Vote Passed (68-31, 1 Not Voting) The Senate passed this bill that would add 3 million lower-income children to the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. Sen. George Voinovich voted NO......send e-mail or see bio Sen. Sherrod Brown voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Protect America Act - Vote Passed (60-28, 12 Not Voting) The Senate passed this bill which would temporarily expand the executive branch’s authority to spy on suspected foreign terrorists without a court order, when communications are passing through the U.S. Sen. George Voinovich voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Sen. Sherrod Brown voted NO......send e-mail or see bio

Recent House Votes

Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 - Vote Passed (411-8, 13 Not Voting) The House passed this bill that would provide greater transparency in the legislative process. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 - Vote Passed (225-204, 4 Not Voting) The House voted for this bill that would expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, adding up to 5 million children to the program. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act - Vote Passed (229-194, 3 Present, 6 Not Voting) This House passed bill calls for U.S. soldiers to spend an equal amount of time between combat and home. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted YES......send e-mail or see bio New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act - Vote Passed (241-172, 20 Not Voting) The House passed this bill that would require utility companies to produce 15 percent of their electricity from wind, solar power and other renewable sources and calls for the gradual reduction of using fossil fuels to generate electricity. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted Not Voting......send e-mail or see bio Protect America Act - Vote Passed (227-182, 23 Not Voting) The House passed this bill which would temporarily expand the executive branch’s authority to spy on suspected foreign terrorists without a court order, when communications are passing through the U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted NO......send e-mail or see bio Defense Appropriations Act, FY 2008 - Vote Passed (395-13, 24 Not Voting) The House passed this $459.6 billion appropriations bill for the Department of Defense. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted NO......send e-mail or see bio

Ohio Bridges Might Be Ok... Or Are They?

After the recent bridge disaster in Minneapolis this week, there has been discussion everywhere across the country about how safe are the nations bridges. Supposedly, Ohio has the second highest number of bridges in the country. Did you know we also have the single most highest number of Fracture Critical Steel Deck Truss Bridges.

According to the Federal Highway Administration, Ohio has 187 bridges on this list. The next highest is California with 59 followed by Pennsylvania with 47.

Just thought you would like to know.
As you ponder this during the week and wonder what could be done about it, ask yourself, "Is it the age of the bridges, or is it the fact that the nations bridges (those 50 years and over) were never designed to handle the amount of traffic they carry today?" Or, as an friend of mine said:

It's interesting that most of the media coverage of the Minneapolis bridge collapse and the follow-ups on general bridge safety around the country are focusing on the "age" of the bridges. But what most of these reports fail to mention is that the more important factor is that these bridges are getting a daily pounding from far greater volumes of traffic and truckloads of freight than what their designers originally envisioned

Another reason that the response to this from state and federal government should be to identify and increase funding for rail & transit to take more of that load off the roadways and reduce the cost of the wear and tear and, hopefully, lives.

Now would be a good time for the government to rethink their priorities when it comes to moving freight and passengers across the country

Here is the whole list:

List of Fracture Critical Steel Deck Truss Bridges

TOTAL FRACTURE CRITICAL STEEL DECK TRUSS BRIDGES: 756

State Number
Alabama 18
Alaska 7
Arizona 8
Arkansas 11
California 59
Colorado 6
Connecticut 6
Delaware 2
District of Columbia 0
Florida 1
Georgia 2
Hawaii 5
Idaho 4
Illinois 7
Indiana 10
Iowa 9
Kansas 15
Kentucky 11
Louisiana 3
Maine 6
Maryland 10
Massachusetts 19
Michigan 14
Minnesota 6
Mississippi 4
Missouri 8
Montana 11
Nebraska 4
Nevada 2
New Hampshire 3
New Jersey 8
New Mexico 7
New York 33
North Carolina 2
North Dakota 0
Ohio 187
Oklahoma 14
Oregon 38
Pennsylvania 47
Rhode Island 0
South Carolina 1
South Dakota 6
Tennessee 7
Texas 25
Utah 3
Vermont 8
Virginia 13
Washington State 32
West Virginia 31
Wisconsin 15
Wyoming 3
Puerto Rico

And here are the Ohio bridges - drive safely:

Inventory of Fracture Critical Steel Deck Truss Bridges

State Structure Number Location Crossing

OHIO CENORHOH3093708 SERVICE BRIDGE INTAKE STRUCTURE
OHIO CENORHOH3093717 SERVICE BRIDGE INTAKE STRUCTURE
OHIO 0430722 LAKE ROAD WHEELER CREEK
OHIO 0430765 BROWN ROAD GRIGGS CREEK
OHIO 0431206 S. DENMARK ROAD MILLS CREEK
OHIO 0431478 MANN ROAD PYMATUNING CREEK
OHIO 0431753 MILL CREEK RD. MILL CREEK
OHIO 0432229 MONTGOMERY RD. GRAND RIVER
OHIO 0432350 CLAY ROAD MILL CREEK
OHIO 0432695 HILDOM ROAD ASHTABULA RIVER
OHIO 0432733 BECKWITH ROAD ASHTABULA RIVER
OHIO 0433039 GRAHAM ROAD ASHTABULA RIVER
OHIO 0433101 CAINE ROAD ASHTABULA RIVER
OHIO 0433144 GREEN HILL ROAD ASHTABULA RIVER
OHIO 0433284 OLD PLANK ROAD GRAND RIVER
OHIO 0433349 UNDERWOOD ROAD PYMATUNING CREEK
OHIO 0433691 RUNKLE AVENUE HUBBARD RUN
OHIO 7700369 SR 8 & SR 59 NORTH ST-RRS- L. CUY RIV
OHIO 8830843 CR 9 SANDUSKY RIVER
OHIO 8831408 SYCAMORE CREEK SYCAMORE CREEK
OHIO 8831688 NO DATA SANDUSKY RIVER
OHIO 8833931 TR 37TA SANDUSKY RIVER
OHIO 8835004 TH44 TYMOCHTEE CREEK
OHIO 8835926 TWP HWY 49 TYMOCHTEE CREEK
OHIO 8836639 NO DATA BROKEN SWORD CREEK
OHIO 8837031 NO DATA BROKEN SWORD CREEK
OHIO 8837384 NO DATA BROKEN SWORD
OHIO 8837651 NO DATA TYMOCHTEE CREEK
OHIO 8838380 TH71 TYMOCHTEE CREEK
OHIO 8841152 TWP HWY 96 TYMCHTEE CREEK
OHIO 8841551 TWP. HWY. 97 TYMOCHTEE CREEK
OHIO 8842175 TH100A SPRING RUN
OHIO 8843260 NO DATA LITTLE TYMOCHTEE CREEK
OHIO 8843333 TWP HWY 106 TYMOCHTEE CREEK
OHIO 8843341 TH106C SPRING RUN
OHIO 8845840 TWP HWY 124 SANDUSKY RIVER
OHIO 8846138 NO DATA CRANBERRY RUN
OHIO 8846588 CO HWY 128 SANDUSKY RIVER
OHIO 8847002 TH127 SANDUSKY RIVER
OHIO 8847428 CH134B KISER RUN
OHIO 8847762 NO DATA SANDUSKY RIVER
OHIO 8860173 MILLER STREET SYCAMORE CREEK
OHIO 8302251 IR 71 ACC DR;LIT MIAMI R;BKWAY
OHIO 8302286 IR71 ACC DR;LIT MIAMI;BIKEWAY
OHIO 8403783 S.R. 124 LITTLE HOCKING RIVER
OHIO 1803301 US 42 TRAIN AV FLATS IND RR
OHIO 2300427 US 22 CONRAIL RR & LIT RUSH CR
OHIO 2334224 HEIGLE ROAD SW SALT CR (HEIGLE ROAD SW)
OHIO 2340208 RUSHVILLE RD NE RUSH CR & CONRAIL (CR 77
OHIO 1131117 CLARK ROAD KINGSCREEK
OHIO 1809393 I-90 CUY. RIV VALLEY-RTA45
OHIO 2931052 OLD WINCHESTER RD ANDERSON FORK
OHIO 3103390 COLUMBIA PARKWAY COLUMBIA PARKWAY
OHIO 1536915 WILLARD RD 843 PENN RR
OHIO 0930288 ELK CREEK RD ELK CREEK BRANCH
OHIO 0930520 RIALTO RD STREAM
OHIO 0930598 RIVER RD STREAM
OHIO 0930644 ROSS HANOVER RD INDIAN CREEK BRANCH
OHIO 0930709 SOMERVILLE RD BRANCH OF HARKERS RUN
OHIO 0930768 SOMERVILLE RD WILLIAMS RUN
OHIO 0931098 BAKER RD WILLIAMS RUN
OHIO 0931284 BLACK RD BRANCH OF LICK RUN
OHIO 0931306 BONHAM RD TALAWANDA CREEK
OHIO 0931322 BONHAM RD HARKERS RUN
OHIO 0932183 HAM NEW LONDON RD INDIAN CREEK
OHIO 0932485 INDIAN CREEK RD INDIAN CREEK
OHIO 0932671 LAYHIGH RD DRY RUN
OHIO 0932809 MAUD HUGHES RD GREGORY CREEK
OHIO 0932868 MEYERS RD BROWNS RUN
OHIO 0932892 SOUTH WEAVER RD KIATA CREEK BRANCH
OHIO 0933090 MORGAN ROSS RD PADDYS RUN
OHIO 0933147 MORGANTHALER RD COTTON RUN
OHIO 0933430 RACE LANE DRY FORK CREEK
OHIO 0933597 SCOTT RD DARRS RUN
OHIO 0933643 SLOEBIG RD BROWNS RUN
OHIO 0933910 STREBEE RD ELK CREEK BRANCH
OHIO 0935735 BUCKLEY ROAD TALAWANDA CREEK
OHIO 1800035 SR 2 (1476)CUY RIVER RTA FLAT
OHIO 1801503 SR 10 CUY RIVER VALLEY & FI RR
OHIO 2830752 TR-183 GEAUGA LAKE AURORA BR CHAGRIN RIVER
OHIO 3631559 COUNTY RD #55 DODSON CREEK
OHIO 3631761 COUNTY RD.#70 TURTLE CREEK
OHIO 3632008 TOWNSHIP RD. 118 DODSON CREEK
OHIO 3632342 TOWNSHIP RD.194 BRUSH CREEK
OHIO 3632482 COUNTYRD#43 NORTH FORK WHITEOAK CREE
OHIO 3632601 TOWNSHIP RD 239 BAKER FORK
OHIO 7730306 N MAIN STREET CUYAHOGA RIVER
OHIO 7849923 BELMONT ST-NILES MAHONING RIVER
OHIO 7030568 ROME SOUTH RD. BLACK FORK MOHICAN RIVER
OHIO 7031300 PLY-SPRINGMILL RD. BLACK FORK MOHICAN RIVER
OHIO 7031432 BELLVILLE JOHNSVLL CEDAR CREEK
OHIO 7032730 EBY RD. BRUBAKER CREEK
OHIO 4304950 I-90 GRAND RIVER @ MP 209.5
OHIO 4304985 CLOSED GRAND RIVER @ MP 209.5
OHIO 7035969 SMILEY AVE BLACK FORK RIVER
OHIO 4460014 NORTH 2ND STREET N & W RAILROAD
OHIO 7337620 WHEELERS MILL ROAD WHEELERS MILL (LSR)
OHIO 7338279 TATMAN COE ROAD TATMAN-COE (SCIOTO BR CR
OHIO 7338562 JR FURNACE-PWLSVL JR FURNACE-PWLS (PINE CR
OHIO 5233372 CH 16-SEVILLE RD. RIVER STYX
OHIO 5233658 RD27-RIVER CORNERS EAST BRANCH BLACK RIVER
OHIO 5233747 RD 29-CONGRESS RD BR OF E BR BLACK RIVER
OHIO 5233976 RD 37 - REMSEN RD. BR OF WEST BR OF ROCKY R
OHIO 5234247 RD49-RIVER STYX RD BR OF W BR ROCKY RIVER
OHIO 5234263 RD49-RIVER STYX RD E BR ROCKY RIVER
OHIO 5234298 RD50-CHIPPEWA RD. CHIPPEWA INLET
OHIO 5243416 CH 19 - LAKE RD. CHIPPEWA LAKE OUTLET
OHIO 6130127 COUNTY ROAD 40 DUCK CREEK
OHIO 6130194 CR 75 BIG RUN
OHIO 6130259 CR 7 KEITH FORK
OHIO 6130437 COUNTY ROAD 40 DUCK CREEK
OHIO 6130526 C.R.11 WEST FORK DUCK CREEK
OHIO 6130542 TR199 WILLS CREEK
OHIO 6232094 NO DATA TURTLE CREEK
OHIO 5432367 PURDY ROAD LITTLE BLACKCREEK
OHIO 5433509 HASIS ROAD BLIERDOFER DITCH
OHIO 5437601 FRYSINGER ROAD ST MARYS RIVER '
OHIO 5438098 TOWNSHIP-LINE ROAD ST MARYS RIVER '
OHIO 6241301 COUNTY ROAD 36 AT LITTLE PORAGE RIVER
OHIO 5443520 FRAHM PIKE TWELVE MILE CREEK
OHIO 5446228 MEYER ROAD BEAVER CREEK
OHIO 5450276 WABASH ROAD WABASH RIVER
OHIO 5452848 CLUNE STUCKE ROAD MILE CREEK
OHIO 5453577 ST PETER ROAD WABASH RIVER
OHIO 5454697 PALMER ROAD ST MARYS RIVER
OHIO 5455022 PARK ROAD WABASH RIVER
OHIO 5458730 SCHROEDER ROAD WABASH RIVER
OHIO 5459850 WABASH ROAD WABASH RIVER
OHIO 5459990 ST ANTHONY ROAD WABASH RIVER
OHIO 7330545 WH GRAVEL MCDANIEL WH GRVL-MCDAN (LTL SCIOT
OHIO 7330979 DUCK RUN ROAD DUCK RUN ROAD (DUCK RUN)
OHIO 7331142 ROCKY FORK ROAD ROCKY FORK (SOUTH FORK B
OHIO 7331150 HENLEY DEEMER RD HENLEY-DEEMER (MCCULL CR
OHIO 7331169 NO DATA HENLEY DEEMER
OHIO 7331568 STOCKHAM ROAD STOCKHAM RD (LTL SCIOTO)
OHIO 7331835 KY TRAIL-HAINES RD KY TRAIL (LTL SCIOTO RVR
OHIO 7332408 NO DATA RARDEN-HAZELBAKER(BRSH C
OHIO 7332785 NO DATA LAUREL FORK RD (DRY RUN)
OHIO 7334079 DEVER ROAD DEVER RD (ROCKY FORK CR)
OHIO 7334133 SULPHUR SPRINGS RD SULPHUR SPRINGS (LS RIVE
OHIO 7334400 NO DATA DISTERDICK LANE (PINE CR
OHIO 7334702 NO DATA MONROE ROAD
OHIO 7334788 NO DATA KNAPP ROAD
OHIO 7335032 NO DATA SWORD ROAD
OHIO 7335199 NO DATA EDMUNDS ROAD
OHIO 4733797 BURSLEY RD. W.B.BLACK RV BURSLEY RD
OHIO 4733886 BURSLEY RD. CHARLEMONT CK BURSLEY RD
OHIO 4734653 CROOK ST. BLACK RIVER CROOK ST.
OHIO 4735102 FOLEY RD. PLUM CREEK FOLEY RD.
OHIO 4735293 FULLER RD. E.BR.BLACK RV FULLER R
OHIO 4735536 GORE ORPHANAGE W.B.BLACK RV GORE ORPHA
OHIO 4735749 GORE ORPHANAGE VERMILION RV GORE ORPH R
OHIO 4736303 HAWLEY RD. WELLINGTON CR HAWLEY RD
OHIO 4736397 HUGHES RD. W.B.BLACK RV HUGHES RD
OHIO 4736834 JONES RD. CHARLEMONT CR JONES RD
OHIO 4736966 JONES RD. E.B.BLACK RV JONES RD.
OHIO 4738047 NORTH RIDGE RD. VERMILION RV N.RIDGE RD
OHIO 4738365 OSBORNE RD. PLUM CREEK OSBORNE RD.
OHIO 4738411 PARSONS RD. BLACK RIVER PARSONS RD
OHIO 4738489 PARSONS RD. KELNER DT PARSONS RD.
OHIO 4738527 PARSONS RD. BLACK RIVER PARSONS RD.
OHIO 4738802 PECK WADSWORTH WELLINGTON CR P.WADSWORT
OHIO 4738829 PITTS RD. CHARLEMONT CR PITTS RD
OHIO 4739264 QUARRY RD. BLACK RIVER QUARRY RD.
OHIO 4741234 WHITNEY RD. W.B.BLACK RV WHITNEY RD
OHIO 5631076 NO DATA SUNFISH CREEK
OHIO 5631467 CR 27 SUNFISH CREEK
OHIO 5631866 CR 9 WITTEN FORK
OHIO 5632501 NO DATA CRANENEST FORK
OHIO 5632706 NO DATA LITTLE MUSKINGUM RIVER
OHIO 5632854 NO DATA CLEAR FORK
OHIO 5632919 COUNTY ROAD 68 STRAIGHT FORK
OHIO 5633001 NO DATA WITTEN RUN
OHIO 5633257 CR 138 LITTLE MUSKINGUM RIVER
OHIO 5633508 NO DATA LITTLE MUSKINGUM RIVER
OHIO 5633656 NO DATA SOUTH FORK
OHIO 5634156 NO DATA SUNFISH CREEK
OHIO 5634601 NO DATA CLEAR FORK
OHIO 5634709 NO DATA CLEAR FORK
OHIO 5634954 NO DATA LITTLE MUSKINGUM RIVER
OHIO 5635101 NO DATA LITTLE MUSKINGUM RIVER
OHIO 5635209 TR 2706 STRAIGHT FORK
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Walk+Roll IS on the Sunday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 2, 2007

“Walk+Roll Cleveland”

Media contact: Lois Moss

Phone: 216-870-0057

Email: lois@walkroll.com

www.walkroll.com

Cleveland, Ohio – Back by popular demand, Walk+Roll Cleveland is bringing you car-free days in the park. Sunday Aug 5 and Sunday Aug 12, a 2-mile portion of MLK Jr Dr will be closed to motorized vehicles from 10am to 6pm so that people can walk, run, rollerblade, bicycle, unicycle or wheelchair through Cleveland’s magnificent Rockefeller Park and its unique Cultural Gardens. With enough positive feedback from the community, Aug 19, Aug 26 and Sept 23 will also become Walk+Roll Sundays.

The organizers are hoping that the community will come together and share their talents to make the event even more special. All community groups, schools, artists, musicians, youth activity coordinators or senior groups that can create free activities during the upcoming Sunday events are welcome and encouraged to participate.

The project has received tremendous media coverage for this car-free initiative, including a feature in Continental Airlines inflight magazine. With 43,000 employees and over 5,000,000 passengers a month, a large number of people will read about this Cleveland project that promotes community connections, urban neighborhoods, diversity, alternative transportation, healthy living, and vibrant public places.

For more information, to sign up as a performer or volunteer, see www.walkroll.com

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Photos from Ingenuity 2007

Not only did I get the honor of volunteering for the four day technology and arts festival, I got to be part of it as well. And for the third year, I think I have done a decent job of capturing bits (but not all) of each days events. This years location at Playhouse Square and Cleveland State University was the best of the previous two. Hopefully, this collaboration will continue for years to come.

Each photo will take you to the Flickr set for that specific day.

If you are really adventurous, you can visit the Ingenuity group pool where nearly 50 people have contributed over 1,300 pictures dating from the first festival three years ago. The photo pool is located here:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/ingenuitycleveland/

Opening Day - Thursday: Samba for 1000 Drums

Friday photo set

Saturday photo set

Sunday photo set

Special presentation of the Breuer Tower Design Competition