The beloved Cleveland St. Patrick's Day Parade may be forced to relocate or even end due to the upcoming Cleveland Midway/Superior Midway project. Parade organizers express concerns about accommodating floats, crowds, and traffic flow along the traditional route.
Is Cleveland 's beloved St. Patrick's Day Parade in jeopardy? Some organizers fear the upcoming Cleveland Midway/Superior Midway project along Superior Avenue could result in it ending forever. Parade officials told News 5 they are considering moving the parade out of Cleveland entirely because of the impending road project. They claim the Midway will make cars, floats and crowds nearly impossible to fit along the route.
However, City of Cleveland officials say there is an open and ongoing dialogue. They are actively working through the ever-changing process. Patrick Murphy is a proud Irish Clevelander. His family immigrated to Lakewood from the Emerald Isle when he was one year old, and he celebrates his roots every year at the downtown St. Patrick's Day parade. 'It's our opportunity to show the City of Cleveland and people we live with how proud we are of our religion and heritage,' Murphy said. Captured in countless shared photos and even published in a book, some of his fondest and most cherished memories happened at the annual celebration. 'I love the crowds coming down. I love being able to see all the people. People I've never seen before in my life who are there to celebrate,' Murphy said. The Director Emeritus of the Cleveland St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee is worried those photos will now be just a memory due to the upcoming Cleveland Midway Project running down Superior Avenue. 'There's really no good viable alternative for us,' Murphy said. The $25 million raised, landscaped median with a sidewalk bike path down the middle of Superior will run from Public Square to East 55th Street. The goal is to make Cleveland a 15-minute travel city—all while prioritizing drivers and walkers' well-being by cutting down on speeding and major crashes. Data shows Superior Avenue east of I-90 is the third highest corridor for fatal and serious injury crashes in Cleveland
CLEVELAND ST. PATRICK's DAY PARADE MIDWAY PROJECT SUPERIOR AVENUE ROAD CONSTRUCTION
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