New Pedestrian Bridge Proposed for Lorain Avenue
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation is looking to expand its footprint near Lorain Avenue with a new overhead pedestrian bridge. An emergency ordinance, filed as 768-2026, would authorize the Director of Capital Projects to enter into a maintenance, inspection, and repair agreement with the foundation. This agreement would also allow the Cleveland Clinic to receive a permit to encroach upon the public right-of-way of Lorain Avenue to construct, install, use, and maintain the bridge.
According to the 768-2026-Encroachment Map Pedestrian Bridge Easement - 2026.05.29 - Signed, the project involves an easement situated within the City of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, specifically impacting parts of Lorain Avenue and land formerly owned by the city. The map details the specific boundaries of the pedestrian bridge easement relative to the centerline of Lorain Avenue and nearby areas like Riveredge Road. This proposal comes from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, which is an independent, not-for-profit academic medical center CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION | Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University.
The legislation is currently undergoing administrative review by the City Council. Residents can monitor the progress of this ordinance as it moves through the committee and council stages to determine if the encroachment agreement will be finalized.
Source record
- File
- 768-2026
- Type
- Emergency Ordinance
- Status
- Passed
- Committee
- City Council
- Introduced
- July 8, 2026
Official documents
- 768-2026-Encro w Cleveland Clinic for pedestrian bridge over Lorain Ave
- 768-2026-Legislative Summary CCF Ped Bridge
- 768-2026-Encroachment Map Pedestrian Bridge Easement - 2026.05.29 - Signed
- 768-2026 CCF pedestrian bridge PP presentation
- FINAL VERSION City Record August 28, 2026 Page 15