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There’s no slowing down the Cleveland Metroparks next year — at least according to updates recently shared with the public. Several projects are under way or proposed that will drastically change the downtown Cleveland riverfront over the next five years. New details and lingering questions paint a picture of what comes next for the Cuyahoga River.
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Burke Lakefront Airport is an obstacle. You can’t build a decent-sized park on the lakefront because of it. You can’t build lakefront high-rises because of it. And you can’t access much of the water’s edge near Downtown Cleveland because of it and other nearby barriers, Huntington Bank Field, the Shoreway and the Port of Cleveland.
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If it seemed like the Cleveland Browns and their owners the Haslam Sports Group (HSG) were a tad generous with their $100 million settlement with the City of Cleveland, now we know why.
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A new, enclosed Huntington Bank Field will be built in Brook Park. And the current home of the Cleveland Browns in Downtown Cleveland will be demolished for lakefront redevelopment for which the owners of the Browns will help finance to the tune of $100 million.
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Building a 67,000-seat stadium where none has existed before is proving to be a big expense for expanding road and transit systems to accommodate huge surges in traffic on a relatively small number of event days each year. And it is government funding that is being requested to cover that construction expense which has now risen to $122.15 million.
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In the latest chapter of the region’s ongoing stadium saga, the City of Cleveland has sued the Ohio Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Office of Aviation for granting a permit for the construction of a new stadium next to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
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For the first time in more than four decades, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority is replacing its rapid transit trains — the oldest fleet of railcars used by any U.S. transit agency. But that rare $450 million opportunity to modernize its rail system could end up 10 percent short of its goal.
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After initially denying approval, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) today reversed course and approved a permit for construction of the new, enclosed Huntington Bank Field in Brook Park near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
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If you’ve noticed the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation’s name on some recent, significant investments in Cleveland’s St. Clair-Superior neighborhood, that’s not just because applicants from that area happened to submit some compelling grant requests at roughly the same time.
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Last night, in the hours before the Green Bay Packers hosted the Washington Commanders for a football game at historic Lambeau Field, fans did what they do everywhere else. They parked their cars, maybe did a little tailgate partying before walking to the stadium and paid a handsome price for the privilege.
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