AN UNNECESSARY $25 MILLION LAKEFRONT BRIDGE PROJECT IN CLEVELAND, OHIO!

Submitted by Satinder P S Puri on Sat, 11/08/2014 - 23:42.

AN UNNECESSARY $25 MILLION LAKEFRONT BRIDGE PROJECT IN CLEVELAND, OHIO!

 

AN UNNECESSARY $25 MILLION LAKEFRONT PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE BRIDGE PROJECT IN CLEVELAND, OHIO – CONNECTING THE NORTHERN TIP OF MALL C WITH THE NORTH COAST HARBOR – WHEN WE ALREADY HAVE THREE EXISTING CROSSINGS – SCHEDULED TO BE READY IN TIME FOR THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IN 2016 -- ALL THIS IN A CITY WITH A 37% POVERTY RATE!

WAY TO GO CLEVELAND, OHIO – NO SHORTAGE OF STUPIDITY HERE!
 
The slide shows renderings for the three options for the proposed 1,300 foot long bridge which follows a curved alignment: A Cable-Stayed Bridge, An Arch Bridge, and A Suspension Bridge.
 
OPTION FOR A CABLE STAYED BRIDGE:
The bridge, with one cable stayed span and a few shorter girder spans, starts at the eastern end of Mall C and terminates on the east side of the Great Lakes Science Center See slide 
 
 
 
OPTION FOR AN ARCH BRIDGE:
The bridge, with two main arch spans and a few shorter girder spans, starts at the eastern end of Mall C and terminates on the east side of the Great Lakes Science Center See slide.
 
 
 
 
 
OPTION FOR A SUSPENSION BRIDGE:
The bridge, with one suspended span, two side spans, and a few shorter girder spans, starts at the eastern end of Mall C and terminates on the east side of the Great Lakes Science Center. See slide.
 
 
 
 
 
EXISTING BRIDGES:
The proposed crossing is unnecessary as we already have three existing crossings of which two are fully operational: West 3rd Street and East 9th Street. The third crossing (opposite the Browns Stadium), at present is closed, and uses steps to walk down – and then a bridge to get across. All three crossings use a combination of a bridges over the railroad tracks/roads and pedestrian crossings at traffic intersections or road crossings.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPTION FOR A CABLE STAYED BRIDGE WITH EXISTING BRIDGES:
The bridge, with one cable stayed span and a few shorter girder spans, starts at the eastern end of Mall C and terminates on the east side of the Great Lakes Science Center The three existing bridges have also been shown. See slide.
 
 
 
OPTION FOR AN ARCH BRIDGE WITH EXISTING BRIDGES:
The bridge, with two main arch spans and a few shorter girder spans, starts at the eastern end of Mall C and terminates on the east side of the Great Lakes Science Center. The three existing bridges have also been shown. See slide.
 
 
 
 
 
OPTION FOR A SUSPENSION BRIDGE WITH EXISTING BRIDGES:
The bridge, with one suspended span, two side spans, and a few shorter girder spans, starts at the eastern end of Mall C and terminates on the east side of the Great Lakes Science Center. The three existing bridges have also been shown. See slide.
 
 
 
 
 
WEATHER PROTECTION COVERS:
At present, partial covers for shielding the pedestrian and bicyclists from, the sometimes nasty, N.E. Ohio weather have been proposed. However, because of maintenance issues and cost – there is no decision as to whether the covers will be retained in the final design.
 
 
FUNDING:
Cuyahoga County: $10 million
City of Cleveland: $10 million
State of Ohio: $5 million
 
PUBLIC MEETING:
A meeting, on the proposed project, is scheduled for November 13, 2014 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Cuyahoga County Administrative Headquarters, Council Chambers, 4th Floor, 2079 East Ninth Street (Corner of East Ninth Street and Prospect Ave.)
 
CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE:
Start: May 2015
Completion: June 2016
 
DESIGN TEAM:
Architect: Rosales Partners
Structural Engineer: Parsons Brinckerhoff
 
SLIDES OF PROPOSED BRIDGE:
Courtesy, presentation by Parsons Brinckerhoff.
 
REFERENCES:
1. “City, county seek public response to three concepts for lakefront pedestrian bridge”, Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer, Nov. 6, 2014 
 
http://www.cleveland.com/architecture/index.ssf/2014/11/city_county_seek_public_respon.html
 
2. Group Plan Commission:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.groupplan.org%2F&ei=W95eVO75CYaoyASI0ICgBQ&usg=AFQjCNG7eI08ka8-Cgmw458UDn_65ht8cA&bvm=bv.79189006,d.aWw
 
 
 
THE REPUBLICANS ARE COMING TO CLEVELAND, OHIO IN 2016!
 
 
 
 
 
THE REPUBLICANS ARE COMING TO CLEVELAND, OHIO IN 2016!
 
 
 
 
 
 
THE REPUBLICANS ARE COMING TO CLEVELAND, OHIO IN 2016!
 
 
 
 
 
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Letter to the Editor by Norman Krumholz, Sept. 12, 2014

Submitted by Satinder P S Puri on Sun, 11/09/2014 - 23:38.

Proposed Pedestrian Bridge Downtown is Unnecessary, Letter to the Editor, by Norman Krumholz (former member, Cleveland City Planning Commission and former Prof. in the Levin College of Urban Affairs)

Proposed pedestrian bridge downtown is unnecessary: Letter to the Editor
 
Your Aug. 23 article extolling the planned $25 million pedestrian bridge connecting the downtown Mall to North Coast Harbor ("Team of Miguel Rosales and Parsons Brinckerhoff ranked top choice to design lakefront pedestrian bridge") tells us everything except why we're planning to build it. If you want to go from the mall to the harbor now, all you have to do is go east for half a block and turn north for a few short blocks. True, this route is not "iconic structural art" but it is multi-modal for pedestrians, bikes, cars, and trucks.
City and county governments that are contributing $20 million to the bridge are smearing other capital improvements around downtown and seem to be disoriented by delusions of grandeur. They might consider some city residents would prefer other uses for their tax dollars - such as good schools and safe streets.
 
Norman Krumholz,

Cleveland

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Bridge schemes don't even access Amtrak Station

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Mon, 11/10/2014 - 21:02.

 The Rock and Roll joint and the Museum have directors whose heads and salaries are in the upper fog layer.    For these folks, a 37 million thing is just more eye candy.   

The lack of necessity and total lack of practicallity couldn't  be made more emphatically obvious than by the complete omission of any connection to the Amtrak Station - which station is difficult to access via foot.  

Let the "non-profit" directors of the Museum and the R&R nonsense fund the goofy project from their own salaries!

It won't happen....