Скачать или смотреть Ohio House passes HB2, providing $20M to proposed land bridge in downtown Cleveland

As the planning process continues for the North Coast Connector, a land bridge that would connect the Mall in downtown Cleveland to the shores of Lake Erie, the project may be getting some help from state lawmakers.


3News has learned that the Ohio House plans to allocate $20 million for the land bridge as part of House Bill 2.


The land bridge is the centerpiece of the proposed North Coast Master Plan, which is still being finalized.


The idea of a land bridge in downtown Cleveland started to pick up steam in 2021, when the Haslam Sports Group, which owns the Browns, first unveiled plans for a park-like land bridge over State Route 2 and the railroad tracks. The proposal called for a combination of private and public money to help pay for its funding, which was estimated to cost $230 million.


Last year, the city of Cleveland allocated $3 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds for design and a feasibility study of the "North Coast Connector." Also in 2023, it appeared that the state of Ohio was set to make a major investment into the proposed land bridge when the Ohio House allocated $62 million for the project in its 2024-25 budget proposal. However, the Ohio Senate countered with a different budget plan which eliminated the land bridge allocation.


Planners provided a vision of what the land bridge could look like last October, during its "60% presentation" of the North Coast Master Plan.




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