Walking Tall

Mall to Lakefront Bridge

Est. cost: $25 million
Est. completion: 2016

The proposed pedestrian and bicycle bridge from Mall C to North Coast Harbor, over the Shoreway and the train tracks, is on a fast track for completion before the Republican National Convention in 2016. Plans are in the early stages, but Rosales hopes to make a statement: "The expectation is that this will be innovative and an identifier with Cleveland."

North Coast Harbor Pedestrian Bridge

Est. cost: $8 million
Est. completion: 2017

The drawbridge from Voinovich Bicentennial Park to the harbor's western end had to satisfy U.S. Coast Guard requirements that the opening remain at least 90 feet wide with 70 feet of clearance. Designed to complement the Rock Hall, its curvature is functional too. "If you keep the bridge straight, it will end at an odd angle," he says.

Case Western Reserve University Pedestrian Bridge

Est. cost: $7 million
Est. completion: Unknown

This S-shaped bridge (on hold as the university raises funds) would connect CWRU's main campus to a future western campus. It would stretch from the Cleveland Museum of Art to near the Temple-Tifereth Israel. "I felt it was important to have longer spans for the bridge to float," he says.

Lakefront Connector Pedestrian Bridge

Est. cost: $5.4 million
Est. completion: Unknown

This proposed bridge would span the freight-train tracks between Whiskey Island's Wendy Park and the West Bank of the Flats. A contemporary truss bridge, it will fit with the industrial landscape. "What I was trying to do was span the railroad tracks while relating to the other bridges," Rosales says.