Cleveland Harbor Eastern Embayment Resilience Strategy (CHEERS)

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The Cleveland Harbor Eastern Embayment Resilience Strategy (CHEERS) outlines a plan for additional parkland and habitat along Cleveland’s Lake Erie shoreline in proximity to the St. Clair-Superior and Glenville neighborhoods.

The project is a partnership between six entities. CHEERS illustrates the importance of investing in coastal resilience measures in an urban area to provide the greatest impact for the surrounding community. The project will demonstrate beneficial use of dredge material to build habitat and expand parks, protect the critical infrastructure of Interstate 90 along the shore, ameliorate previous industrial uses and unjust development practices, and stabilize the unpredictable wave action adjacent to key recreation and transportation facilities.

Project Type: Major Park Expansion

Completion Date: TBD, currently in conceptual design

Contact: Kelly Coffman, Principal Planner, 216-635-3299 or [email protected]

Project Size: 75+ acres

Consulting Partners: ARUP, Davey, KS Associates, WRT

Partners:

Black Environmental Leaders Association
City of Cleveland and Clevleand City Council
Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR)
Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)
Port of Cleveland

Awards:

2021 National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials (NACPRO) Planning Award
2021 Ohio Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects (OCASLA) Merit Award - Planning