reshaping a city: what to do with all that land-bob brown, city of cleveland
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Reimagining Reimagining & Reshaping & Reshaping
ClevelandCleveland
CEOs for Cities CEOs for Cities 20102010
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There’s There’s no no
denying denying it!it!Cleveland Cleveland
has…has…
shrunk!shrunk!
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America’s 5th Largest City (1920)
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Cleveland’s National Population Rank1920: 5th
1950: 7th
1970: 10th
1980: 18th
1990: 23rd
2000: 33rd
2008: 41st
Cleveland Metro Area Rank in 2009: 16th
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86% Manufacturing Job Loss86% Manufacturing Job Loss
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and we’ve had a few bad breaksand we’ve had a few bad breaks
“Burn on Big River” (1969)
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26,570 foreclosures (2006-2009)
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15,000 Vacant Buildings15,000 Vacant Buildings
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1,000-2,000 Demolitions Annually1,000-2,000 Demolitions Annually
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20,000 “Vacated” Lots20,000 “Vacated” Lots
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…..a city of vibrant urban neighborhoods, with pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use districts that attract creative and entrepreneurial individuals from across the region and the nation
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Back to the Back to the garden?garden?
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Repositioning the Local Economy
Repositioning the Local Economy
Building on Assets
Building on Assets
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Building on Medical AssetsBuilding on Medical Assets
Cleveland Clinic Heart Center
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World’s First Medical MartWorld’s First Medical MartWorld’s First Medical MartWorld’s First Medical Mart
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Rebuilt Downtown Convention CenterRebuilt Downtown Convention CenterRebuilt Downtown Convention CenterRebuilt Downtown Convention Center
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Building on Education AssetsBuilding on Education AssetsBuilding on Education AssetsBuilding on Education Assets
Peter B. Lewis Building at CWRU Weatherhead Business School
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Turning Learning to EarningTurning Learning to EarningTurning Learning to EarningTurning Learning to Earning
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Building on Cultural AssetsBuilding on Cultural Assets
Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall
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Building on Industrial AssetsBuilding on Industrial Assets
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Building on Waterfront Amenities
Building on Waterfront Amenities
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Connecting the AssetsConnecting the Assets
Center lane “Bus Rapid Transit”
100 blocks of commuter bike lanes
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Targeting Neighborhood Revitalization
Targeting Neighborhood Revitalization
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Capitalizing on the Local Arts Scene
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““Artscape”Artscape”
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Capitalizing on Historic ResourcesCapitalizing on Historic Resources
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Capitalizing on Waterfront Access
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Capitalizing on Proximity to Employment
Capitalizing on Proximity to Employment
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Capitalizing on Transit AccessCapitalizing on Transit AccessCapitalizing on Transit AccessCapitalizing on Transit Access
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OK, but what about all OK, but what about all that vacant land?that vacant land?
With half the population With half the population occupying the same 77 occupying the same 77 square miles of land, is square miles of land, is Cleveland destined to Cleveland destined to devolve into a more devolve into a more suburban pattern of suburban pattern of
development?development?
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……..a city with densely built, mixed-..a city with densely built, mixed-use, walkable neighborhoods use, walkable neighborhoods connected by greenways and connected by greenways and complemented by urban gardens and complemented by urban gardens and open space amenitiesopen space amenities
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Reim
agining Land Use
Reim
agining Land Use
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Stormwater ManagementStormwater Management
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Bioretention/ Rain GardensBioretention/ Rain Gardens
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Vacant Lot “Stabilization”Vacant Lot “Stabilization”
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Greenspace ExpansionGreenspace Expansion
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Neighborhood GreenwaysNeighborhood Greenways
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Morgana Run TrailMorgana Run TrailMorgana Run TrailMorgana Run TrailTransformed 3.5 miles of Transformed 3.5 miles of vacant railroad property vacant railroad property
into a greenway into a greenway connection and a connection and a
neighborhood amenityneighborhood amenity
Transformed 3.5 miles of Transformed 3.5 miles of vacant railroad property vacant railroad property
into a greenway into a greenway connection and a connection and a
neighborhood amenityneighborhood amenity
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Cleveland Bikeway/Greenway Master PlanCleveland Bikeway/Greenway Master Plan Cleveland Bikeway/Greenway Master PlanCleveland Bikeway/Greenway Master Plan
adopted by City Planning Commission September 2007adopted by City Planning Commission September 2007
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Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture
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over 230 urban gardens & farmsover 230 urban gardens & farms
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Farmers’ markets in city Farmers’ markets in city neighborhoodsneighborhoods
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Zoning for G
reensp
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Agricultu
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Zoning for G
reensp
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Agricultu
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Zoning for Green SpaceZoning for Green Space
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Zoning for Urban GardensZoning for Urban Gardens
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Zoning for “Chickens & Bees”Zoning for “Chickens & Bees”
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Zoning for Agriculture in Residential Districts
Zoning for Agriculture in Residential Districts
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Zoning for Urban FarmsZoning for Urban Farms
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