Cleveland Design Competition Weblog

Welcome to all new visitors to the annual Cleveland Design Competition and Welcome Back to those of you who have followed prior Cleveland ideas competitions Project 2007: Irishtown Bend and Project 2008: interPLAY!

Project 2009: Lakefront Station focuses on a prominent downtown site at the north end of Cleveland's historic Mall and proposes a 21st century transportation center to accommodate existing regional transportation needs and proposed high speed intercity rail service. This location along the lakefront in Downtown Cleveland is the same location where the Daniel Burnham-led 1903 Group Plan proposed a union station and more recently, the Cleveland City Planning Commission adopted the 2004 Waterfront District Plan which proposes a multi-modal transportation center at this site.

Designs for this new transportation center will provide the city with a state-of-the-art rail station ready to support high speed passenger rail service, a facility capable of integrating and balancing the needs of various transportation modes, and a significant pedestrian connection from the Mall to Cleveland's lakefront.

Register for the competition now! (www.clevelandcompetition.com/registration.html)

Read the brief and view the site maps and photos on the competition resource page (www.clevelandcompetition.com/resources.html)

First Prize: $5,000
Second Prize: $2,000
Third Prize: $1,000

Awards presented by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (www.lincolninst.edu)

Stay tuned for important announcements on the members of the awards jury and details on the public reception and exhibition of entries at the conclusion of the competition.

Competition is organized with the generous support of Competition Partner, Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (http://www.cudc.kent.edu/) and by the contributions of the Cleveland Mall Plaza Beautification Fund and other competition sponsors listed on the competition sponsor page (www.clevelandcompetition.com/sponsors).

Good luck!!