Steven Litt

Sewer District recommends removing Lower Lake Dam in Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District will recommend replacing Lower Lake with 17 acres of park land to prevent the risk of flooding downstream.

Some breaking news from @neorsd.org

Analysis: Billionaire team owners of Browns, Cavaliers pursue clashing visions of urban development While the Haslams' Cleveland Browns have their sights set on the suburbs, Dan Gilbert continues his investment in Downtown Cleveland, crafting contrasting visions for urban development.

Offering a different take on the Browns/Brook Park saga: tinyurl.com/35ffvj3h

Need to elevate your mood and see how local govt. can improve city life? Check out the latest Complete and Green Streets CLE report from @philtkidd.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/CGSjuly2025.

Review: The Cleveland Foundation designed its Midtown Collaboration Center for repair and hope Scheduled for a May 16 grand opening with a community block party, the Collaboration Center is a striking project that poses equally striking questions about how philanthropy can best repair a damaged...

My take on Cleveland Foundation's new Midtown Collaboration Center: tinyurl.com/59u24bta

Catch up on my latest pieces here: www.ideastream.org/steven-litt
Topics: Lakefront, the downtown loop, exhibitions at CMA and moCa-Cle.

Greetings, readers: I'm pleased to share that I'm freelancing for Ideastream Public Media on arts, culture, urbanism, economic development. My first pieces here: ideastream.org/steven-litt. Please share ideas.

YouTube video by The Brainwaves Video Anthology Rita Omokha - Resist: How a Century of Young Black Activists Shaped America

Enjoyed fantastic online discussion organized by Columbia J-School between Prof. Samuel G. Freedman & Rita Omokha about her new book, "Resist: How a Century of Young Black Activists Shaped America.'' More on the book here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b3k....

The Handmaid’s Highway? Transportation policy takes a dystopian detour: Leila Atassi The Trump administration’s decision to tie federal transportation funding to birth and marriage rates is a blatant ideological overreach that prioritizes conservative demographics, politicizes infrast...

Very apt column by Cleveland.com's Leila Atassi today: "The Handmaid’s Highway? Transportation policy takes a dystopian detour'' : tinyurl.com/bdct6vj7

Enjoyed seeing Rodin brooding on a snowy morning at Clevelandart.org.

Scoop: Cleveland Museum of Art just announced scientific tests show its monumental ancient Roman bronze "Philosopher'' was likely excavated at Bubon (Sebastion) Turkiye and will be restituted via the New York DA's office. Details forthcoming on CMA website, clevelandart.org.