Then again, the pyrotechnics may serve to draw more of a crowd, as Diamond Men's Club and Christie's can confirm from their nightly light shows that blast cones of light into the Cleveland skyline in an attempt to distract the distracted on their way home.
Why do Cleveland citizens continuously support the cultural crud that will in the end ruin local economy (cough *casinos*cough) and degrade significant portions of our neighborhoods? How are The Flats suppose to "come back" when local economy is sustained by franchised strip clubs that chip away at one of the most fundamental cornerstones of sustainability, like let's say ohh, you know, social equality and progressive gender dynamics?
But like I promised, there are some potential plans for The Flats that make me less angry...
A new project, Building Cleveland by Design, is making the Flats District a focal point for urban greening work. In addition to helping inform and coordinate public space planning among all the parties involved in the district, it is managing the LEED-Neighborhood Development design and certification process for the Flats East Bank development. The goal will be to develop the Flats as a vibrant, 24-hour neighborhood that minimizes environmental impacts. (taken from gcbl.org).
Towpath efforts are also underway to connect different neighborhoods around the Flats (from the Steelyard Commons to Tremont) with a completion date of around 2010.Also mentioned on the Green City Blue Lake website, the Warehouse District is already a mixed-use area, helping to facilitate certification by the LEED-Neighborhood Development program. The East Bank is the side of the Flats that will experience all this anticipated change. Nothing has been mentioned for developing the West Bank in anything that I have read.
Here's a video some random guy posted on youtube, highlighting, from the safety of his booze cruise, the East Bank and the work yet to be done. At the end you can see t:e bulldozed areas ready for new construction, etc:
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