It's common knowledge for anyone who's tried to get to the lakefront from downtown Cleveland that the current ways of doing so—either via East 9th or West 3rd—aren't the most easy, safe or welcoming experiences. For one, East 9th, the devoted connector of I-71 and OH-2, has no bike lanes.
The highway would become a four-lane boulevard, and a host of other road projects would add safe connectors from downtown to Lake Erie
For one, East 9th, the devoted connector of I-71 and OH-2, has no bike lanes. Pedestrians, bicyclists or scooter riders must cross over eight lanes of highway traffic to get to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, or to the North Coast Harbor, Downtown's de facto green space on the lake. New sidewalks, bike paths and tree lines would run alongside a ground-level boulevard—no more elevated highway and cracked concrete.
"East 9th will be at grade—which means the bridge that you take now to cross will no longer be there," Keisha Chambers, assistant director of the Mayor's Office of Capital Projects, said.
Which puts it among other ongoing projects looking at finish lines down the road -- the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's extension westward, the North Coast Harbor's $1 million greenery update in progress, Irishtown Bend Park, the Superior Midway.
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