West 25th Street CorridorStrategic Land Use Plan

Presentation of Draft Findings and Report

Summary of Stakeholder Meetings & Design Process

Project Team:

Andrew Baqué Atwell-Hicks Consultants

Mark Duluk Arkinetics Architecture & Urban Design

Abe Bruckman Clark Metro Development Corporation

Many thanks to MetroHealthfor parking and use of facility

Business Revitalization District(BRD) - West 25th StreetFulton Road / Clark Avenue

What it is

1. 107 acres / 489 landparcels / 294 owners

2. Total land value of morethan $40 million dollars

What it means

1. Area of focused planningand development efforts.

2. Establishment of localdesign standards, inpartnership with City ofCleveland.

2006 Strategic Land Use Plan

To Help Reshape W. 25th Street

Area it covers

1. Approx 210 acres / Approx 296 landparcels / More than 250 owners

2. Timeline: May 2006 – January 2007.

What it means

1. Focused planning and developmentefforts in response to newdevelopment challenges.

2. A consensus-driven plan, with inputfrom local stakeholders.

We gratefully acknowledge our sponsors:

Ohio Canal Corridor / Ohio & Erie Canalway Association

Charter One Bank Dollar Bank

2006 Strategic Land Use Plan

To Help Reshape W. 25th Street

Area it covers

1. Approx 210 acres / Approx 296 landparcels / More than 250 owners

2. Timeline: May 2006 – January 2007.

What it means

1. Focused planning and developmentefforts in response to newdevelopment challenges.

2. A consensus-driven plan, with inputfrom local stakeholders.

We gratefully acknowledge our sponsors:

Ohio Canal Corridor / Ohio & Erie Canalway Association

Charter One Bank Dollar Bank

•Create excitement

and interest with

small projects.

•Preserve cultural and historic assets.

•Tell the story.

Focus Planning areas: Ovals 1 - 3

Area # 4 is separate planning project

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Strategic Land Use Plan Area

Market Generators:• Centrally Located -

• Dense Residential Areas

• Most Diverse Population in State of Ohio

• Quick Highway Access: I-71 I-90 I-176

• Heavy Cross Town & Commuter Traffic

• Major RTA Bus & Circulator Routes

• 4 Schools, 4 Churches, Landmark Library

• Manufacturers / Distributors, Large Employers

• 15 National and Regional Chains / Franchises

along Clark Avenue,

between Scranton and Fulton Roads.Clark Avenue will be an direct access route to the

Steelyard Commons regional shopping center.

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Who We Are:Clark Metro DevelopmentCorporation is a 501(c)(3) not forprofit organization whose mission isto promote the economic andcultural vitality of our neighborhoodservice areas. We have been inexistence for thirty years.We provide services and programassistance to area businesses,homeowners, and tenants.

Interesting Facts about theClark Metro Community

• 6 square miles of the City’s 77 square miles

• Average Household Income: $30,988 - $33,831

• Clark Metro & adjacent areas -Greatest overall population density in the City.

7.9 households per acre, 23.1 persons per acre

- 5,000 Households / 15,000 people - 49% owned / 51% rented

• Clark Metro & adjacent areas - Expenditure capacity per sq. mile: $157 million Substantial for the City of Cleveland

• Growing in population, surrounded by “up andcoming” neighborhoods

• “MetroHealth neighborhoods” are a largeemployment center for City

• “Most ethnically diverse area in State of Ohio”

Sources:Census 2000, City of Cleveland Neighborhood Market Drilldown, by Social Compact (2004) Case Western Reserve Study (2002)

Stakeholder-driven, consensusbased planning process.

W. 25th Street Corridor StrategicLand Use Planning Process:

• Preserve Culture and History. Tell the story of astreet with regional assets.

• Identify and establish future (links)neighborhood spurs to the Towpath Trail.

• Promote new zoning and future land usedevelopment projects that support and enhancethe Scenic Byway

• Enhance public transit use areas andpedestrian realm at key sites

• Consensus driven investment strategy withincatalytic project areas.

• Find an identity / theme to direct investmentstrategy. Bring new investments into key sitesand areas.

• Plan will present and suggest an array ofaction steps, as part of larger investmentstrategy.

• The action steps will range in size andscale.

West 25th Street /

State Route 42.

The Cuyahoga River

Valley.

The former Ohio and

Erie Canal.

And the modern day

Towpath Trail system.

The Convergence of Two

Historic Transportation

Routes that shaped the

history of Northeast Ohio.

Clark Avenue

Riverside

Cemetery

Help fill in the missingsection of the regionalTowpath Trail system.

Add neighborhoodspurs to the ClarkMetro service area.

Help Clark Metrobecome part of ourregional story.

PROMOTE NEW INVESTMENTPRESERVE OUR HISTORIC LEGACY

Clark Avenue

Pearl Street / W. 25th / State Route 42.

Lithograph: Cleveland ca. 1877.

Riverside

Cemetery

• High Traffic Volumes

& Population Density

• Intensity of Uses

• A pattern that

continues to this day.

The West 25th Street Corridor:

History, Identity, Diversity

•Potential to be a Great Street

• From Lake to Zoo

• Gateway to the City Center

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The West 25th Street Corridor:

History, Identity,

Diversity and Density of uses.

W. 25th and Clark were the

‘Highway Cloverleaf’

of it’s day.

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Riverside

Cemetery

• Historic Traffic Densities & Population Densities

• Historic Intensity of Uses

• Clark Ave and W. 25th – important and heavily used streetcar routes helped

shape the land patterns we now see – and will have to change to promote new vitality.

Cleveland’s great era of growth (1850’s – 1920’s) predated the

practice of separating uses through zoning – and people

bought land and developed it as they could afford it.

Thus, in an example such as Saint Michael’s Church, the

orientation of the church building was determined, in part, by

the fact that the community could not afford the cost to

purchase the small buildings just to the west, in order to create

a formal plaza space / entry, as you would be more likely to find

for a church of this scale and magnificence in a European

setting. The Plan will help address such issues.

Clark Ave:

20,000+ **

Cars / Day Heavy Daily traffic.

A cross-town route toSteelyard Commons.

Schools

Churches:Institutions and

families create local

pedestrian traffic.

RTA: 782,300*Riders / Year.2nd largestcommunitycirculator route inRTA system.

* RTA 2002 report

Highway Access:

I-176 I-71 I-90 **Estimate based on preliminary figures,

Burges & Niple.

25th West St:

26,000 **

Cars / Day

Major Commuter

Route, CBD to

SW Suburbs.

MetroHealth

5000+ Employees

RTA:1,636,000*Riders / Year.

8th largest routeof 48 main routes in RTAsystem.

*RTA 2003 report

Highway Access:

I-176 I-71 I-90** Source: Burges & Niple.

First Recommendations.

IDENTIFICATION OF THREE

PLAN FOCUS AREAS:

1.METROHEALTH

CURVE

NEIGHBORHOODS

2.CULTURAL CORE

3.FOUNDRY HILL

Strategic Land Use Plan suggests

Identity / Theme for each area.

Theme supports

Investment Strategy and the

Most Likely / Most Beneficial

Development Opportunities

in these areas.

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IDENTIFICATION OF THREE

MAIN PLANNING FOCUS AREAS

And FOCUS AREA THEMES:

1. METROHEALTH CURVE

NEIGHBORHOODS

Health, Hospitality, and Housing

“Wellness as Wealth”

Goals: New Housing and Neighborhood

Add connections to Towpath Trail

2. CULTURAL CORE

Crossroads of Cultures and Commerce

Goals: More intensity of uses to activate / create Pedestrian-oriented mixed-use buildings And new public spaces and plazas

3. FOUNDRY HILL A New Kind of Live / Work

Goals: Human-scale, green manufacturing Affordable living

Connections to Towpath Trail through the Train Avenue Corridor.

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3. FOUNDRY HILL A New Kind of Live / Work

Goals: Human-scale, green manufacturing Affordable living

Connections to Towpath Trail through the Train Avenue Corridor.

3. FOUNDRY HILL A New Kind of Live / Work

Goals: Human-scale, green manufacturing Affordable living

Connections to Towpath Trail through the Train Avenue Corridor.

DOWNTOWN CBD SKYLINE

3. FOUNDRY HILL A New Kind of Live / Work

Goals:Human-scale, green manufacturingAffordable livingConnections to Towpath Trail through the Train Avenue Corridor.

CBD skyline

Train Avenue Corridor orientation

3. FOUNDRY HILL A New Kind of Live / Work

Goals: Human-scale, green manufacturing Affordable living

Connections to Towpath Trail through the Train Avenue (Walworth Run) Corridor.

3. FOUNDRY HILL A New Kind of Live / Work

Goals: Human-scale, green manufacturing Affordable living

Connections to Towpath Trail through the Train Avenue Corridor.

1. METROHEALTH CURVE

NEIGHBORHOODS

Health, Hospitality, and Housing

“Wellness as Wealth”

Goals: New Housing and neighborhood amenities

Add connections to Towpath Trail

Find other land uses compatible with

existing and future hospital services.

Find potential green space opportunities

to integrate the community and make it

more appealing to new investment.

METROHEALTH CURVE NEIGHBORHOODS

Health, Hospitality, and Housing

“Wellness as Wealth”

Gargano’s Catering. Project seeking funding

assistance for exterior rehab through City of Cleveland.

Proposed Signature Electric Co. relocation site.

Potential opening of 1-2 additional street level

storefront areas .

Proposed Car Wash site

I-71 on ramps are just below bottom edge ofmap.

Industrial site currently under rehab by

investor. Portion of site leased.

Recent new acquisition/sale.

Potential demolition and

redevelopment for fast/convenience

food or neighborhood retail.

Center for Dialysis Care

Storefront Renovation

Program project

South Pointe Commons project.

Approx 78 units.

Detail of MetroHealth area neighborhoods:

Potential Towpath Trail

Neighborhood spur connections

By way of -

W. 25th Street / Scranton Road merge

Connect to Towpath via Brooklyn Centre toHarvard spur.

Converted lane of W. 14th flyover bridge –

Connect to Towpath at Steelyard Commons.

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Potential Site partners:MetroHealth

Trinity Church

Jones Home / Applewood Centers

Ohio Department of Transportation

IDENTIFICATION OF THREE

PLAN FOCUS AREAS:

1.METROHEALTH

CURVE

NEIGHBORHOODS

2.CULTURAL CORE

3.FOUNDRY HILL

Strategic Land Use Plan suggests

Identity / Theme for each area.

Theme supports

Investment Strategy and the

Most Likely / Most Beneficial

Development Opportunities

in these areas.

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MetroHealth

2. CULTURAL CORE Crossroads of Cultures and Commerce

Goals: More intensity of uses to activate / create Pedestrian-oriented mixed-use buildings And new public spaces and plazas

Clark Ave:

20,000+ **

Cars / Day Heavy Daily traffic.

A cross-town route toSteelyard Commons.

Schools

Churches:Institutions and

families create local

pedestrian traffic.

RTA: 782,300*Riders / Year.2nd largestcommunitycirculator route inRTA system.

* RTA 2002 report

Highway Access:

I-176 I-71 I-90 **Estimate based on preliminary figures,

Burges & Niple.

25th West St:

26,000 **

Cars / Day

Major Commuter

Route, CBD to

SW Suburbs.

MetroHealth

5000+ Employees

RTA:1,636,000*Riders / Year.

8th largest routeof 48 main routes in RTAsystem.

*RTA 2003 report

Highway Access:

I-176 I-71 I-90** Source: Burges & Niple.

B.

C.

B.

C.

A. C.

A.

B.

3 Catalytic Project sites: A. B. C.

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C.

B.

C.

C.A.

B. Clark Metro

D. Barrett

H.J. Weber

A. Zaremba group

retail commercial site (completed) C. Zubal Properties

A.

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New landscaped frontage

Enhance transit

waiting environment.

Bank bldg.

Existing and proposed parking.

Evolve identified parkingarea into a multi-use plazathrough sharedprogramming andintroduction of more publicamenities.

The evolution of new public space and an enhanced transit waiting area.

Create windows on south façadeto provide “eyes” on the space

Existing retail

New retail

New office space

The evolution of new public space and an enhanced transit waiting area.

The evolution of new public space and an enhanced transit waiting area.

Recently installed frontage landscape (below), as part of plan to create an enhanced transit waitingenvironment. A new RTA shelter and other streetscape amenities will be introduced at this site.Landscape plan was designed to be installed at other opportunity sites along West 25th Street.

Create enhanced transit waiting areas.

Integrate with new Scenic Byway signage where / when possible.

Improve basic streetscape amenitiesfor pedestrians and transit riders.

Artist / Designer: Luke Nene 2005.

Clark Ave:

20,000+ **

Cars / Day Heavy Daily traffic.

A cross-town route toSteelyard Commons.

Schools

Churches:Institutions and

families create local

pedestrian traffic.

RTA: 782,300*Riders / Year.2nd largestcommunitycirculator route inRTA system.

* RTA 2002 report

Highway Access:

I-176 I-71 I-90 **Estimate based on preliminary figures,

Burges & Niple.

25th West St:

26,000 **

Cars / Day

Major Commuter

Route, CBD to

SW Suburbs.

MetroHealth

5000+ Employees

RTA:1,636,000*Riders / Year.

8th largest routeof 48 main routes in RTAsystem.

*RTA 2003 report

Highway Access:

I-176 I-71 I-90** Source: Burges & Niple.

2. CULTURAL CORE Crossroads of Cultures and Commerce

Goals: More intensity of uses to activate / create Pedestrian-oriented mixed-use buildings and new public spaces and plazas

1

C.

B.

C.

A.

B. Clark Metro

D. Barrett

H.J. Weber

A. Zaremba group

retail commercial site (completed) C. Zubal Properties

A.

St. Michael’s:An anchor of the Cultural Core area.Creates many events and foot traffic that can helppromote and preserve future public spaces.

A.

Site Program 1

150,000 SF distributed

over 5 buildings.

Additional vacant lots.

Could be transit

oriented development /

mixed use site:

retail – commercial

services w shared

parking, new residential.

Introduction of public

space amenities at a

later date (to be

addressed through

strategic land use

planning process)

Nearby churches,

schools, library, and

other activity generators

help keep public realm

safe and lively.

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Clark Avenue

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New development /active project site

Building 5 and lot (to the right). Looking north.

1

A.

Site Program 1

150,000 SF distributed

over 5 buildings.

Additional vacant lots.

Could be transit

oriented development /

mixed use site:

retail – commercial

services w shared

parking, new residential.

Introduction of public

space amenities at a

later date (to be

addressed through

strategic land use

planning process)

Nearby churches,

schools, library, and

other activity generators

help keep public realm

safe and lively.

Tw

inkie

La

ne

Clark Avenue

xx

New development /active project site

West 25th Street CorridorStrategic Land Use Plan

Presentation of Draft Findings and Report

Project Team:

Andrew Baqué Atwell-Hicks Consultants

Mark Duluk Arkinetics Architecture & Urban Design

Abe Bruckman Clark Metro Development Corporation

Many thanks to MetroHealthfor parking and use of facility