CLEVELAND — City of Cleveland officials are hosting a Lakefront Future Forum on Monday, Aug. 5 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Mall C next to City Hall.
The city said the event will feature interactive stations where people can provide input on the North Coast Connector and North Coast Master Plan. Additionally, there will be a live band, food, truck offerings and free ice cream.
“Community engagement is the driving force of this project, and we look forward to continuing the conversation with residents and stakeholders,” said Mayor Justin Bibb in a release. “This event is about coming together, celebrating our progress and further refining our collective vision for a more accessible, vibrant and sustainable lakefront.”
At 4:30 p.m., a panel will present updates of the plan, including the city's recommendation for the North Coast Connector — a pedestrian land bridge that will connect Mall C to the lakefront. The panelists include:
- Joyce Pan Huang, director of City Planning
- Keshia Johnson Chambers, assistant director of the Mayor’s Office of Capital Projects
- Scott Skinner, executive director of the North Coast Waterfront Development Authority
- Mordecai Cargill, co-founder and creative director of the ThirdSpace Action Lab
“Cleveland's lakefront has been inaccessible to Clevelanders for decades,” Chambers said in the release. “The North Coast Connector – a reimagining of OH-2, a pedestrian bridge, and a new transit station – is a critical piece of enabling infrastructure that will unlock Cleveland's lakefront for both public access and economic development opportunities.”
More information can be found here.