E.79^thTRANSIT ORIENTED CORRIDOR

E 79th Street is being studied to identify opportunities for improvement between Woodland and Carson Avenues. The study will focus on creating an environment that is safe and aesthetically pleasing for people, current and future, traveling along E 79th Street using multiple modes of transportation; walking, biking, auto and bus.

The two RTA transit stations along this corridor give this study special significance to improve the pedestrian experience. A number of planning studies, redevelopments and infrastructure improvements have been completed around this area including:

• Community Apartments redevelopment
• NEORSD's green infrastructure
• Woodland Ave. resurfacing
• CMHA's Heritage View Homes
• E 79th Street bridge replacement
• Single family home development – Minnie/Colfax
• Hillside Park study and improvements
• Kinsman Road Traffic Calming Study
• BBC's residential development plan
  

Improvements called out in City Planning's E 79th Street Transit Oriented Corridor Study will be catalytic to influence future development. The residential housing strengthened between Colfax Road and the Blue Line station fits into a Transit Oriented Development model. Opportunity for neighborhood scale retail development or office spaces are fitting for E 79th between the two RTA stations. The smaller scale buildings will build a contextual relationship between residential neighborhoods and light manufacturing fabric.

Key strategic next steps by the City of Cleveland and Partners:

• Design Guidelines
• Strategies for entrepreneurship and inclusive innovation
• Form Based Zoning District Target Zone
• Marketing sites to local and national interest
• Identification of potential business types
• Demographic and Health Analysis
• Strategic Site Assembly/cleanup