Crooked River Gaming: Weaving the New Casino into Cleveland’s Existing Urban Fabric April 9, 2010

Cleveland Coalition is a civic organization of Clevelanders working to create and sustain a more vibrant, healthy and connected community by building civic imagination, community participation and leadership capacity. Our events allow citizens to participate in policy discussions and empower citizens to take action through our events.

The first event is a three part series called Crooked River Gaming: Weaving the New Casino into Cleveland’s Existing Urban Fabric. The purpose behind the “Crooked River Gaming” event is to help make Cleveland’s new casino a vibrant element of the community. A well-planned casino could have a transformative impact on the city. The Coalition will host discussions and workshops on how this major project can best integrate itself within the existing city fabric. This discussion is not about whether or not casinos should exist. This discussion is about how we can make the casino successful not only for its owner and operator but also for the city of Cleveland.

This is divided into a three part series:
Part I: EDUCATE (March 5, 2010) The videos from the first event are available on our website www.clevelandcoalition.org
Part II: COLLABORATE
Part III: ACT

The Part II of this series will be held on April 9th, 2010. This event will have a workshop format and will be held at Cleveland State University's Levin College of Urban Affairs.

12-3 Design Charrette participants will design and discuss around the topics of connectivity, the built environment, quality of life, programming and economic development. (brown bag lunch; some snacks will be provided)

3-5 Video Presentation a collection of videos pertaining to topic

5-5:30 Cocktail Reception

5:30-7 Public Presentation of the concepts developed in the afternoon workshop

Participants can attend any or all three parts of the event.
The design suggestions/guidelines developed in the afternoon will be presented to the public in the evening, and will later be put together into a document which will be made available online.

For more information, please visit www.clevelandcoalition.org
Participants are requested to RSVP at [email protected]

All those who rsvp either at the given email address or on Facebook, will be provided a reference package prior to the event.

Partners
Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, Kent State University
The Levin College Forum, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University
AIA Cleveland
APA Cleveland
City Club of Cleveland

Official Website: http://www.clevelandcoalition.org/