City of Cleveland: www.city.cleveland.oh.us, Departments of Parks, Recreation, and
Properties and Port Control (airport, harbors): some of the city’s 157 parks are part of the waterfront-notably Kirtland, Gordon, Harold T Clark, Skatepark,
www.planning.city.cleveland.oh.us, Connecting Cleveland: The Waterfront
District Plan-the master plan for the waterfront and other updates
Cuyahoga County: www.planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us, click on projects for info about Whiskey Island, the Towpath Trail, and the Cuyahoga Valley Initiative, the Initiative is a comprehensive rethinking of the Valley
Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Authority: www.portofcleveland.com
Maritime issues, Great Lakes and International Trade, port relocation
State of Ohio’s Cleveland Lakefront State Park: www.clevelandlakefront.org, Info on major parks of the lakefront-Edgewater, E 55th St Marina, Gordon, Euclid Beach, Villa Angela/Wildwoodwww.dnr.state.oh.us/parks, info from Dept of Natural Resources site
Ohio Dept of Transportation: www.innerbelt.org, click on Lakefront West for info on the West Shoreway project
Cleveland Metroparks: www.clemetpark.com, 5 of the 17 reservations have a Connection with the Cleveland Waterfront or Cleveland, potential for expanded presence on the waterfront
Army Corps of Engineers: www.lrb.usace.army.mil/missions/Cleveland/, The Corps maintains navigation in the river and harbor, their DMMP (Dredge Material Management Plan) and disposal thru building of dikes is ongoing
Parkworks: www.parkworks.org, local non-profit working on revitalization thru recreation, parks, green space, and beautification, working on Wendy Park (Whiskey Island) master plan along with County (2010)
EcoCityCleveland: www.ecocitycleveland.org, archive site-current site is green Citybluelake, for a primer on waterfront design see the BLUE Project -Best Practices for Waterfront Design-this is a joint project with CWC, www.gcbl.org, Green City Blue Lake site –updates and blogging on current events
Ohio Canal Corridor: www.ohiocanal.org, the Towpath Trail extension from Harvard Ave north to the lake, part of regional park system that follows the historic Ohio & Erie Canal
Flats Oxbow Association: www.clevelandflats.org, organization for various stake- holders in the flats (recreational, commercial/martime, housing, etc), newsletter, history
Cuyahoga River Remedial Action Project (RAP), www.cuyahogariverrap.org, Action plan for removing lower river from list of endangered waterways, “Green” bulkheads project, American Heritage River
Greater Cleveland Partnership: www.gcpartnership.com, major business influence On waterfront planning and projects
Cleveland Foundation: www.clevelandfoundation.org, ferry project to Canada, advanced wind energy
Northeast Ohio Area Coordinating Agency: www.noaca.org, federally designated Planning agency for transportation and air and water quality issues for 5 counties of NE Ohio
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District: www.neorsd.org, wastewater treatment, massive CSO (Combined sewer overflow) project, water quality issues
Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District: www.cuyahogaswcd.org, click on Grant funded projects for Dike 14 Environmental Study Fact Sheet 2007 Sampling of pollutants and meaning for the nature preserve
Cuyahoga County Engineer’s Office: www.cuyctyengineers.org, Towpath Trail info, Spearheading actual construction of Towpath from Harvard Ave to Canal Basin (under the Detroit Superior Bridge)
Cleveland Division of Water:
Dike 14 EEC: www.dike14.org, Environmental Educational Collaborative, main Organization for realizing transition of Dike 14 to public nature preserve, Dike 14 Nature Preserve Committee also involved
Trust for Public Land: www.tpl.org, national org involved in acquiring land to link Cuyahoga Valley NP, Towpath Trail, Canal Basin & Whiskey Island
Friends of Big Creek: www.friendsofbigcreek.org, public spaces from the Cuyahoga To the Zoo to Brookside park to trails in Brooklyn and Parma
Friends of Edgewater State Park: Friends group for Edgewater State Park, on Facebook www.facebook.com/pages/Friends-of-Edgewater-State-Park/109223987019, 2010 newsletter is posted on the State Park website www.clevelandlakefront.org/2010%20Friends%20of%20Edgewater%20Park%20Newsletter.jpg
Friends of Kirtland Park: email maurhayden@aol.com, Kirtland Park at E49th, South of the Shoreway
Friends of Euclid Creek: www.friendsofeuclidcreek.nhlink.net
Friends of Whiskey Island: www.citizensvision.org/friends-wi/
Friends of the Crooked River: www.cuyahogariver.net, stewardship of its namesake, Presenters of River Day in May
Wendy Park Foundation: www.wendypark.org, info presented by Wendy Park Foundation
Cleveland Rowing Association: www.clevelandrows.org, rowing on the Cuyahoga, Major driver of new Rivergate Park rec complex on Cuyahoga
Cleveland Bikes: www.clevelandbikes.org, advocates for cycling friendly waterfront
www.lemta.com, boating advocates, marinas
www.wgmather.nhlink.net, Steamship William G Mather at North Coast harbor
www.usscod.org, WW2 submarine at North Coast harbor
www.windustrious.org, wind farm for offshore Cleveland advocates
Goodtime III, www.goodtimeiii.com/ excursion ship
North Coast Harbor/Voinovich Park-unsure who’s responsibility this is
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