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The City of Cleveland, in partnership with the Site Readiness for Good Jobs Fund, recently announced a redevelopment initiative that will convert long-vacant Cleveland industrial land<\/a> on the city\u2019s near-east side into a 350-acre connected employment district, public greenway, and community asset linking major job centers.<\/p>\n

Several years in the making, Cleveland\u2019s largest-ever industrial redevelopment was dubbed The Midline and is located between downtown and University Circle, stretching from Euclid Avenue to the Opportunity Corridor. The Midline promises to create family-sustaining jobs; new parks; and a two-mile trail that will better connect the surrounding communities to jobs, green space, and each other.<\/p>\n

Located within convenient reach of bus rapid transit routes, two RTA rail stations, and interstate highways, The Midline Business District sits within a 30-minute commute of nearly 900,000 workers. It\u2019s designed to attract employers across advanced manufacturing; research and development; and related industries, as well as office and supporting service sectors.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor generations, neighborhoods like Central and Fairfax were places where Clevelanders could live, work, and build a future within a few blocks of home,\u201d said Mayor Justin M. Bibb. \u201cWhen industry left, and jobs disappeared, contaminated land was left behind \u2014 creating barriers to opportunity that held these neighborhoods back for decades. Today, we are changing that. This is one of the most ambitious neighborhood revitalization efforts Cleveland has undertaken. The Midline is exactly what the Cleveland ERA is about \u2014 reconnecting neighborhoods, creating opportunity, and ensuring every resident can share in Cleveland\u2019s growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Work on the project will first remediate more than 200 acres of industrially contaminated land. The cleaned and restored site will transform an environmental liability into an economic asset for the near-east side, which will also include a continuous greenway, as well as parks and an open space network designed to improve walkability, expand the tree canopy, and restore ecological function along the corridor.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project is about taking land that has sat idle for decades and making it usable again in a way that works for the city and its residents,\u201d said Brad Whitehead, managing director of the Site Readiness for Good Jobs Fund. \u201cWhen we prepare sites like this, we are attracting investment, creating real pathways to jobs and economic mobility for Clevelanders.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to data analyzed for our monthly national industrial real estate report<\/a>, Cleveland is home to one of the fastest-growing industrial real estate markets in the country \u2014 in April, the pipeline here totaled 4.2 million square feet, which marked a 112% growth over the previous year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Midline stretches from Euclid Avenue to the Opportunity Corridor between downtown and University Circle, aiming to create new parks and a two-mile trail that will better connect the surrounding communities to jobs, green space, and each 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