Akron got proactive with zoning changes, other factors to repurpose a failing Chapel Hill Mall
Akron got proactive with zoning changes, other factors to repurpose a failing Chapel Hill Mall
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Chapel Hill Mall s new owners, Industrial Commercial Properties, say the site’s vast parking lots could be developable land.
Akron s Chapel Hill Mall is about to become an urban industrial park and maybe something even more important.
The mall and Akron s handling of its demise could become a case study for how cities can help repurpose big retail spaces. That would be a sharp turnaround for a city in which a vacant and overgrown Rolling Acres Mall not long ago was an embarrassing internet meme for Rust Belt decay.
Since Jan. 25, when U.S. Sen. Rob Portman announced he wouldn’t seek re-election next year, U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan has focused on succeeding him.
In mid-November, shortly after winning his 10th two-year House term, Ryan, D-Howland, told me he had no intention of leaving that position unless redrawing of congressional lines for 2022 gave him an unfavorable district or forced him to run against a Republican incumbent.
He and I both knew Ohio would lose a congressional seat. Hours after Ryan’s Senate announcement Monday, it became official that, in all likelihood, it would be his district or at least the redrawing would make his current district a lot less favorable for a Democrat as the Mahoning Valley and surrounding areas have become more Republican.
Akron embarks on its largest street repaving plan ever
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Akron completed the first phase of its Main Street construction project last fall and now says it will begin the biggest street repaving project in its history.
Fairly fresh off the heels of a $31 million, two-year renovation of downtown s Main Street that finished last fall, Akron s embarking on the biggest street resurfacing project for the city s nearly 200-year history.
Work on Main Street continues in phase two of the makeover, but now Mayor Dan Horrigan has announced the city will spend more than $11 million to pave roughly 85 miles of streets running through neighborhoods and business districts.
Akron to install elongated speed bumps on 14 residential roads Robin Goist, cleveland.com
AKRON, Ohio – City Council voted unanimously Monday to buy 28 elongated speed bumps and install them on 14 residential streets in an effort to reduce speeding.
The request for $155,000 for more so-called “speed tables” – which have long, flat tops and tapered ends – came from Mayor Dan Horrigan’s administration and was swiftly introduced to the Public Service Committee and brought before council for a vote without additional committee hearings.
The city moved to install more speed tables across the city after the success of last year’s trial run of two speed tables: on Edgewood Avenue near the Akron Zoo and on Schocalog Road in Fairlawn Heights. In a news release, the city reported a 23% drop in the number of speeders on those roads and stated that surveys of residents showed support for the speed tables.
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Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan has released his wish list for how he’s like to spend the $153 million the city is getting from the latest federal coronavirus stimulus plan. A statement from the mayor’s office says the money will be used as a “catalyst to kick start programs focused on economic growth, vibrant public spaces, and recreation for all.”
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