The Innerbelt Master Plan, a proposal intended to shepherd development near the decommissioned highway in order to repair harm enacted by its construction, is moving closer to adoption.
The plan, which lays out decades worth of projects to rebuild the area around the mile-long stretch of road and beyond, received the green light Friday from Akron’s planning commission. It will now move to City Council to be adopted.
The master plan calls for new housing, increased road and pedestrian connections and more equitable economic development in the area. Its priorities fall into five categories:
- Invest in the neighborhoods.
- Strengthen east-west corridors.
- Connect open spaces.
- Activate Innerbelt-adjacent assets.
- Unlock land under the Innerbelt.
“We know that this takes time, but each little move helps unlock a bigger step in the future,” said Dylan Garritano, a city planner who presented the plan…