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Rectifying Cleveland's (in)Complete Streets

Marc Lefkowitz  |  01/24/13 @ 10:45am  |  Posted in Transportation choices, Projects

Cleveland's Office of Sustainability hosted a workshop on "Streets Typologies" yesterday that took another step toward the Rosetta Stone for the city's 2011 Complete and Green Streets law.

Proposed Complete and Green Street redesign for Fleet Avenue, Cleveland<br />In 2012, the city of Cleveland (with a $1 million commitment from the Sewer District as part of its Green Infrastructure program) proposed to improve on a standard curb to curb road construction project with bioswale bump outs and bike lanes. Cyclist uses bike lane on Euclid Corridor, Cleveland<br />Lower Euclid Avenue and free RTA trolley<br />Vision for multi-modal Innerbelt Bridge<br />In 2009-2010 a grassroots group of bike and pedestrian advocates raised a community dialogue around the question, 'Why shouldn't the $1.5 billion Innerbelt Bridge project include access for all -- bikes, pedestrians and transit users? In the end, the grassroots group successfully influenced the process of the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge redevelopment, winning a $6 million commitment from Ohio Department of Transportation for a multi-purpose path and bike/ped amenities.Cleveland resident John McGovern tries out temporary cycle track at 2012 Pop up Rockwell<br />

Weighing the future at Cleveland's biggest landmarks

Marc Lefkowitz  |  12/12/12 @ 1:00pm  |  Posted in Green buildings, Projects

Cleveland's natural history museum is held in high esteem—especially by families—as a colorful and larger than life space to fill your mind. When the museum announced it was time to retire the dusty dioramas and build in a way that moves the institution in to the 21st century, cheers went up— the building and its exhibits would reflect the enthusiasm...

Greenest of them all<br />The Bullitt Center in Seattle earns the honorific, greenest commercial building in the world.Green on top<br />The North Carolina Natural Science Museum earned a LEED-Platinum rating.In balance<br />The Hawaii Prep Academy Energy Lab is one of three Living Buildings in the world.Green to the Cleve<br />A green roof helps The Cleveland Botanical Garden join the Sustainable Sites Initiative.A part of nature<br />The California Academy of Sciences completely green roof and indoor rain garden lead many to call it the greenest museum in the worldGreen and clean<br />the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas has a green roof and a much lower energy profile than even the Cal Academy building.
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Students, builders, museum trustees hear about the leading green buildings in the world

Marc Lefkowitz  |  10/19/12 @ 9:00am  |  Posted in Green buildings, Projects

The Bullitt Center in Seattle has been called the greenest building in the world. Its developer, Chris Rogers of Point32, credits the Bullitt Foundation, which subscribed to the Living Building Challenge, a paradigm shifting green building process that Rogers says, "goes way beyond LEED."

Greenest building in the world, this week<br />The Bullitt Center in Seattle under constructionGreen roots<br />The Lewis Center in Oberlin helped launch a green building movement

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