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It’s the heart of Cleveland and the living room of Cleveland.

And it’s about to get a massive makeover.

Public Square is now not a very people-friendly place.

There are four disconnected quadrants. It’s 60 percent concrete.

It’s basically a massive bus hub where 40,000 riders a day hop on and off public transportation.

It can be drab and dreary on rainy days with Tom Johnson’s tarnished statue and a big cannon pointing aimlessly toward Ontario.

It comes alive several times a year for the Cleveland Orchestra’s free summer concert, the holiday lighting festivities and a restarted New Year’s Eve celebration.

Mayor Frank Jackson launched the push for a square makeover. He got the vision of a more inviting place largely from visiting Cleveland’s European sister cities.

It’s part of a goal to energize Cleveland’s connecting spaces that link Cleveland’s big places. Upgrading the mall by the Convention Center’s the other big part of the plan.

Moses Cleaveland created the square, imagining it as a civic commons for a New England-style village. Sheep once grazed there.

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source: Wkyc.com

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