At the November 7, 2007 Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board meeting, EDAW, Inc., the lead consultant for the Cleveland Avenue Planning Study presented the final DRAFT of the Redevelopment Plan to the CRA Board. The CRA Board voted unanimously to conceptually approve the DRAFT Redevelopment plan, which includes a 5-year Action Plan. Click below to view the following:

• Final presentation made to the CRA Board
• DRAFT Cleveland Avenue Redevelopment Plan
• 5-Year Action Plan ( coming soon )
• Cleveland Avenue montage showing current and future visions of the Cleveland corridor

In 2008, steps will be taken to begin implementation of the DRAFT Plan. 

What’s Next?

One of the responsibilities of the Fort Myers Redevelopment Agency (FMRA) staff is to begin implementing the DRAFT Cleveland Avenue Redevelopment Plan. The DRAFT plan addresses the unique needs of the four Cleveland Avenue Redevelopment Areas, which run from Edison Avenue south to approximately Boy Scout Road. (See Project Map for boundaries.) The plan identifies the goals and actions necessary to revitalize and redevelop the four districts.

Examples of projects outlined in the Plan include: 

• Landscaping the medians between Colonial and Boy Scout Road;
• Increasing pedestrian and vehicular safety through improved pedestrian crosswalks at key intersections;
• Creating landscape, façade and demolition grant programs;
• Creating a new design overlay for the Cleveland districts;
• Revising the mixed-use zoning categories;
• Enhancing police protection along the corridor via bicycle patrols;
• Setting up a program to secure additional right of way;
• Develop a pedestrian connectivity plan which incorporates greenways; and
• Creating pedestrian gateways at key locations along the Cleveland corridor.

To learn more about the DRAFT Redevelopment Plan, you can either download from the link in the “Great News!” section above, or contact Leigh Scrabis with the Fort Myers Redevelopment Agency at (239) 332-6813 or lscrabis@cityftmyers.com.