Cleveland finally gets its lakefront chance — and it’s thinking too small: Leila Atassi

CLEVELAND, Ohio — There are only so many chances a city gets to redefine itself.

A stretch of land like Burke Lakefront Airport — sitting at the edge of Lake Erie, hugging downtown, visible from nearly every postcard view of Cleveland — is one of them.

This isn’t just another development site. It’s not a vacant lot tucked between warehouses or a forgotten industrial corridor waiting for reuse. It’s the place where a city decides how it wants to be seen — and how it wants to feel — for generations…

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