Project Updates
Summer Engagement Events Complete
The Lake Erie Connect project team traveled to 3 events around NEO this summer to ask communities how they felt about their current access to Lake Erie and the region's many lakefront parks. Events included Lakeview Park's Sunset Concert, Lakewood Park's Summer...
Understanding Today’s Lakefront
The project team has prepared two Existing Conditions Reports which capture the challenges and opportunities along the lakefront today. The first report focuses on the entire Region while the other zooms in on Lake County. These reports highlight key considerations...
Second Strategy Committee Meeting Held
The project team held the second Strategy Committee Meeting on June 30th to review the results of the Existing Conditions reports, outline the project’s next steps and gain feedback from representatives of each shoreline community. View the presentation here. The...
First Strategy Committee Meeting Held
The project team held its first Strategy Committee Meeting yesterday to review the project’s goals and gain feedback from representatives of each shoreline community. View the presentation here. Focus groups will be scheduled this spring, followed by a public workshop...
Regional Lakefront Connectivity Study Launches!
The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) kicked off their Regional Lakefront Connectivity Study in August 2021. The study, titled "Lake Erie Connect", seeks to accomplish the following: Create a unified regional vision for lakefront access and...