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Past & Current Plans and Best Practices A report to the Planning Capstone Studio on the Walworth Run Corridor

Introduction Obtain, review, summarize plans; determine relevancy to issues, themes, proposals Obtain, review, summarize innovations and best practices with regard to redevelopment schemes for similar corridors Relate to the Cuyahoga Valley Initiative

Past and Current Plans WIRE-Net’s Stockyard Development Program and Strategy West Creek Valley Management Plan Connecting Cleveland 2020 Plan Cleveland Bikeway Master Plan

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Past and Current Plans, cont’d Cuyahoga County Greenspace Plan Linking the Towpath Trail The Cuyahoga Valley Initiative The Cleveland Innerbelt Study

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Lower Big Creek: Existing uses

Lower Big Creek Current land-use: Industrial/land fill Proposed: Mixed Industrial & recreation Multi-use path from Zoo to Towpath Trail Redevelopment strategy: Brownfield redevelopment studies, easements, and acquisitions of parcels along the valley Funding: Federal/EPA (80%)     City of Cleveland (20%)

Lower Big Creek: Existing conditions Closed & active landfill operations Significant illegal dumping Highway impairment Some intact riparian cover

Bessemer Road Extension

Bessemer Road Extension Current land-use: Vacant or underutilized Proposed: Industrial Redevelopment strategy:   - Build it, they will come   - Relocate scattered industry away from prime residential development sites Funding: Federal/TRAC  ($8 million)

Treadway Creek Current land-use: Industrial/land fill Proposed: Restore riparian river valley Multi-use path from neighborhoods-Towpath Redevelopment strategy: Brownfield redevelopment studies, easements, and acquisitions of parcels along the valley Funding: Federal/State (80%)     City of Cleveland (20%)

South Side Works (Pittsburgh) Redevelopment of Industrial brownfields for a new mixed-use neighborhood development. Connect to river through new street patterns and trails. Goals: 1) job creation 2) river access will push commerce, neighborhood life, and recreation towards riverfront.

City of Alton, Illinois Industrial Business Corridor Remediate & redevelop 1 large brownfield w/ the hope of spurring further redevelopment around surrounding properties. Goal: Brownfield cleanup will rejuvenate older urban core. Funding: Federal/EPA Brownfields Pilot Program; City/TIF money

Redevelopment of Lyndale Corridor (Minnesota) Land-use Alternatives Strengthening Corridor Entrance

Greening the Corridor  (Restore tree canopy, introduce planting strips)

Reconstruction of sidewalks and construction of Bike paths

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Lancaster Avenue Philadelphia, PA Lancaster Avenue, a commercial corridor that runs parallel to a railroad, bears close similarities to the Train Avenue Site. A more heavily traveled artery than Train Avenue but its past and present land uses indicate that it may serve as an effective model for industrial corridor redevelopment.

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Lancaster Avenue: Project Objectives Corridor beautification Generate a strong identity for the corridor Promote commercial development and expand retail services Enhance the "sociability" of the corridor

Phalen Corridor Initiative St. Paul, MN

Phalen Corridor Initiative St. Paul, MN The Phalen Corridor Initiative is a comprehensive community reinvestment effort. Project Objective: To restore economic, physical, and social prosperity to Saint Paul's East Side. The project’s centerpiece is the creation of a 2.6-mile long boulevard that will span the corridor and link over 100 acres of under-utilized urban land.

Central Eastside Industrial District Portland, OR Branding the Train Avenue site as an “industrial district” An industrial redevelopment success story

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Central Eastside Industrial Council:  Vision for the Evolution of an Industrial District Employment Growth New Urban Industries Complementing other Districts Preserving the District Fabric

Central Eastside Industrial Council: Implementing the Vision Growth—Expanding Opportunities Retention—Preserving a Working District Support—For the Present and Future District