A TRANSPORTATION FOR LIVABLE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE
Welcome!
Community Meeting #1
CLIENT TEAM
CONSULTANT TEAM
CITY OF CLEVELAND – City Planning
CITY ARCHITECTURE – Planning & Urban Design
Director Freddy Collier Marka Fields Calley Mersmann Angela Sanchez
NORTHEAST OHIO AREAWIDE COORDINATING AGENCY Director Grace Gallucci Dr. Ali Makarachi Andrew Stahlke
Michelle Bandy-Zalatoris Juleian Curtis Alex Pesta
SEVENTH HILL – Engagement David Jurca Clifford Benjamin Herring
JULIAN KHAN – Engagement KARPINSKI ENGINEERING – Civil Engineering Christopher Bednar
Project team
Study Area
Community Outreach
Regular updates on project website Buckeye Road Refresh Survey One-on-one conversations
Neighborhood focus groups Community meetings & activities
Community Survey 1.0
96
surveys taken
Respondent Affiliations 21%
15%
I own a business / property on or near Buckeye Road I live on or near Buckeye Road
8%
56%
I work at a business on or near Buckeye Road I do not live or work along Buckeye, but use it for my daily commute
Survey Results CRIME & SAFETY This is one of the most mentioned areas of concern and improvement for the Buckeye Road corridor from the survey respondents.
BUSINESS OWNERS
RESIDENTS
BUSINESS & RETAIL There is a strong desire for more commercial activity, businesses and food options along the corridor and throughout the neighborhood.
EMPLOYEES
CARS & TRAFFIC Cars are the main mode of transportation along the corridor. There are concerns about speeding motorists, safety and traffic.
PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE
ROAD CONDITIONS
BUILDING REHABS
The overall conditions and user experience of the streetscape need improvement, ex. lighting, enhanced sidewalks, seating and green spaces.
The road is in poor shape with potholes, unsightly conditions and an overall lack of maintenance. It is also conducive to speeding traffic.
Respondents love the corridor’s historic buildings, but want them to be renovated - simultaneously beautifying and activating the street.
quantitative 54’ cartway width: 38’ sidewalk width: 6-8’ r.o.w. width:
114
structures
along the street
1.4 miles (7,400 lineal feet)
Corridor length: approx.
2 rapid stations w/in 5-minute walk of corridor
33
intersections in planning area (avg. 224’ apart)
47
surface
parking lots serve the businesses and institutions along the street
9
signalized intersections
4
bus lines
service the street: #10 at Woodhill #8 at E. 116th Street #48 at South Moreland #11 along corridor with
24 bus stops
BUCKEYE BY THE NUMBERS
qualitative There are
0
Street trees within the R.O.W.
25 intersections
have brick features
There are
260 power and light poles along this stretch of Buckeye
= 1 pole every 28 feet
52 trees adjacent to the R.O.W.
2
brick streets connect to Buckeye – E. 114 & E. 119
The corridor has
3
parks / public spaces
The district contains (approx.)
34
pieces of public art
(avg. 1 every 142 feet)
BUCKEYE BY THE NUMBERS
Check out and share the website: www.buckeyeroadrefresh.com Please take the Buckeye Road Refresh survey Next Community Meeting: Thursday, Feb. 11
Next Steps / Wrap-up