Wendy Park is the terminus of the Cleveland Flats connections plan, and is uniquely located at the nexus of the Cuyahoga River and Lake Erie. Although a part of Cleveland’s rich history, Wendy Park is also a place about the future, where the City can test ideas about sustainability, educate the next generation about environmental literacy, and nurture the site’s fledgling ecology. The next chapter in the making of Wendy Park provides opportunities to not only physically connect Clevelanders with this great resource, it also provides an opportunity to improve the quality and ecological potential of the hydrologic systems that touch the park and investment back to the center of Cleveland.
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Building Cleveland By Design, LAND Studio (formerly Park Works and Cleveland Public Art) |
- The existing high point of the site is raised by terraced lawn areas and constructed seating to maximize views and allow for events and casual gathering.
- The History and Ecology Promenade is the organizing spine, linking key spaces such as the Environmental Justice Learning Center, volleyball courts, and wetland.
- Enlarged view of the shoreline multi-use trail in winter when the volleyball courts are converted to an ice rink.
- Waterfront access is provided in a series of boardwalks and "floating classrooms" that enable the public to fish, bird watch, and experience the richness and beauty of this unique lacustrine landscape.
- Site Diagrams illustrate the structure of the park such as circulation, water access, and stormwater collection, conveyance, and detention.
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