A decade ago, before the pandemic spurred remote working, an office building and plaza were planned at this city-owned lot at the northwest corner of Warrensville Road and, at lower left, Chagrin Boulevard, at the end of the light-rail Blue Line. This design was also panned by transit advocates who complained it would block a Blue Line extension south or eastward for decades (RMS). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.
Sites ID’d for transit-oriented development
Two of Cleveland’s first-ring suburbs served by rail transit won federal grants this week. The awards will help them develop construction-ready plans in partnership with real estate firms for transit-oriented developments at several sites next to their rail services.
Brook Park and Shaker Heights won the grants from a highly competitive program that awarded funds to 45 out of 107 applicants nationwide. The grants were from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Innovative Finance and Asset Concession (IFAC) grant program.
The funding is designed to help public entities evaluate and structure high-priority, revenue-generating development projects within one-quarter-mile of a fixed-guideway transit service such as subway, light-rail or bus rapid transit…