Lee Road
Project Overview
The Lee Road Complete Street project will make the road safer, more comfortable, and more inviting for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists alike. The proposed improvements support community generated goals developed during the Lee-Harvard Community Master Plan, as well as Cleveland Moves, and the City's Vision Zero commitment to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries. This project will be completed in coordination with the reconstruction of Lee Road in Shaker Heights.
The project will also improve safety and walkability along and across Lee Road by:
- Shortening and adding new high visibility crosswalks
- Enhancing accessibility through improved curb ramps
- Improving bus stops
- Replacing sidewalks and repaving Lee Road
- Installing seating areas
- Adding landscaping
- Improving roadway and pedestrian lighting
- Incorporating new features such as site furniture, signage and public art that enhance the character of Lee Road
These improvements will create a safer, greener, and more welcoming Lee Road for residents, businesses, and visitors.
Existing Section Drawing:
Why Lee Road?
Lee Road is one of Cleveland’s highest-priority corridors for traffic safety improvements. The corridor has a documented history of fatal and serious injury crashes involving motorists, pedestrians, and other roadway users. Lee Road from Miles Avenue to Invermere Road has been identified as Cleveland’s fourth most dangerous one-mile roadway segment based on the number of fatal and serious injury crashes, and the segment from Cloverside Avenue to Throckley Avenue ranks sixth statewide on ODOT’s list of 0.5-mile arterial safety priorities.
The existing conditions of Lee Road from Invermere Avenue to Miles Avenue contributes to these safety concerns. The excessive width of four active travel lanes encourages higher vehicle speeds and creates long crossing distances, while the lack of pedestrian crossings, narrow sidewalks, and minimal landscaping create additional barriers for people walking along and across the corridor. Addressing these conditions is a primary purpose of the Lee Road Complete Street project. The project supports the City’s Vision Zero commitment to eliminate fatal and serious injury crashes by redesigning the corridor to reduce speeds, shorten pedestrian crossings, improve visibility, and provide safer and more comfortable facilities for pedestrians.
Lee Road is also part of Cleveland Moves, a multi-year plan aimed at enhancing pedestrian and bicycle transportation.
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Engagement
Public input gathered during the 2024 Lee-Harvard Community Master Plan reinforces the need for these improvements. Residents reported that they do not feel safe walking or bicycling on Lee Road and identified safety concerns at numerous intersections, particularly at Lee Road and Harvard Avenue.
Beginning in fall 2026 and throughout 2027, we’ll host community events around Lee Road to let people know about the project and collect feedback.
| Event | Location | Date | Time |
| Business Focus Group Meeting | Harvard Community Center 18240 Harvard Ave Cleveland, OH 44128 | 9/3/26 | 9:30-11am |
| Open House Community Meeting | TBD | TBD | 5-7pm |
| This list will be updated regularly with our event schedule. | |||
Project FAQs
This webpage will be updated regularly with Frequently Asked Questions as the project progresses.
A Complete Street is a street designed for everyone — people of all ages and abilities, whether they’re walking, biking, rolling, taking transit, or driving. These streets make it safer and easier for everyone to get around. Complete Streets can include features like sidewalks, bike lanes or paths, safer crosswalks, enhanced bus stops, and other improvements that help people travel comfortably and safely.
A Green Street adds environmentally friendly features such as street trees, landscaping, recycled materials, and systems that manage stormwater in a sustainable way.
Together, Complete and Green Streets help make our neighborhoods safer, greener, and more inviting places to live and travel.
- Design Complete – December 2027
- Construction Begins – June 2028
- Construction Complete – May 2031
We will continue to update this schedule throughout the project to reflect progress and any changes.
- Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) Funds
- Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) Funds
- Transportation Alternative (TA) Funds
- County Funds
- State Infrastructure Banks (SIB) Funds
- Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Funds
- Cleveland GO Funds
As part of the Complete and Green Streets Program, the Transportation Infrastructure Advisory Committee (TIAC) reviewed this project. The TIAC provides design input at the earliest stages of a project's planning. The goal of the TIAC is to create projects that add more greenery, improve safety, and create better transportation options for all users.
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