Innerbelt /news/tags/innerbelt Innerbelt en-US Copyright Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:58:52 GMT Akron residents set priorities for decommissioned Innerbelt redesign /community/2025-03-19/akron-residents-set-priorities-for-decommissioned-innerbelt-redesign Attendees at an open house Tuesday evening on a master plan for what comes next for the Innerbelt requested accessible housing, clean energy and Black history preservation among other features. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:58:52 GMT /community/2025-03-19/akron-residents-set-priorities-for-decommissioned-innerbelt-redesign Zaria Johnson Remembering the Community Displaced by Akron's 'Road to Nowhere' /news/community/2018-12-07/remembering-the-community-displaced-by-akrons-road-to-nowhere Akron’s Innerbelt never lived up to its potential. It never even came close. The highway was supposed to give Akron’s suburbs easy access to downtown, but… Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:48:56 GMT /news/community/2018-12-07/remembering-the-community-displaced-by-akrons-road-to-nowhere Andrew Meyer Akron's Innerbelt National Forest is Looking for Local Artists and Volunteers /news/arts-culture/2018-05-28/akrons-innerbelt-national-forest-is-looking-for-local-artists-and-volunteers The group behind Akron’s Innerbelt National Forest is looking for public artwork to use in the upcoming project. Five artists will get a stipend to… Mon, 28 May 2018 14:18:21 GMT /news/arts-culture/2018-05-28/akrons-innerbelt-national-forest-is-looking-for-local-artists-and-volunteers The Akron Innerbelt's Future Could Be Decided By a Design Charrette /news/community/2017-06-03/the-akron-innerbelts-future-could-be-decided-by-a-design-charrette The future of Akron's Innerbelt highway could be determined by a group of the city's artists and designers who are meeting tomorrow.Akron-based architect… Sat, 03 Jun 2017 12:18:35 GMT /news/community/2017-06-03/the-akron-innerbelts-future-could-be-decided-by-a-design-charrette Kabir Bhatia Are Akron's Hoped-For Downtown Dwellers Ready to Leave Their Cars Behind? /news/community/2017-05-26/are-akrons-hoped-for-downtown-dwellers-ready-to-leave-their-cars-behind The city of Akron is looking to boost the number of people living downtown. Could that mean adding thousands of cars -- or adding thousands of people who… Fri, 26 May 2017 07:01:34 GMT /news/community/2017-05-26/are-akrons-hoped-for-downtown-dwellers-ready-to-leave-their-cars-behind Kabir Bhatia The First Construction Project That Will Eventually Close Akron's Innerbelt Starts Today /news/community/2017-02-06/the-first-construction-project-that-will-eventually-close-akrons-innerbelt-starts-today Starting today, the Ohio Department of Transportation will take the first steps toward closing Akron’s Innerbelt, a years-long project that supporters say… Mon, 06 Feb 2017 10:43:00 GMT /news/community/2017-02-06/the-first-construction-project-that-will-eventually-close-akrons-innerbelt-starts-today Kabir Bhatia Knight Cities Challenge Winners Envision New Ways to Engage With the Landscape /news/community/2016-04-12/knight-cities-challenge-winners-envision-new-ways-to-engage-with-the-landscape Two Akron winners have been announced in the Knight Cities Challenge, a contest held in the 26 communities once served by Knight-owned newspapers that… Tue, 12 Apr 2016 21:08:27 GMT /news/community/2016-04-12/knight-cities-challenge-winners-envision-new-ways-to-engage-with-the-landscape Jeff St. Clair