CLEVELAND — The City of Cleveland is reminding Ohio City residents of the new parking system, which just launched in the neighborhood.

The city has been working to update its on-street parking system to “better support vibrant neighborhoods, local businesses and residents.”

The goal is to improve turnover, make parking easier to find and reinvest revenue into safe and accessible streets, the city added.

The new standard rates are as follows: 

• $1.50 per hour standardized base rate
• Extend parking up to four hours
  • 1st and 2nd hour: $1.50 per hour
  • 3rd hour: $3.00
  • 4th hour: $4.50
  • Total cost for a four-hour parking session: $10.50  
• Special event zones around the stadiums to price parking appropriately and ensure greater availability during events

Ohio City’s updated enforcement hours for paid parking are now 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Saturday, according to the city. 

These changes are just a few of the many coming this year. The city announced late last year that it will also be installing roughly 40 cameras downtown in hopes to decrease parking violations. The cameras will also be used to collect data and create new loading zones where people can legally stop for a limited time.

The cameras will be installed on Euclid, West 25th, Prospect and Huron. They are contracting with a company called Autonomous to install cameras that can scan license plates and automatically issue citations if a car is improperly parked. The city said these will be implemented during the first quarter of 2026. 

With the fifth overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns selected defensive tackle out of Michigan, Mason Graham. Just one year later, Browns General Manager Andrew Berry and the rest of the team’s front office is in a very similar position.

Selecting Mason Graham at No. 5 last year was met with mixed, but very passionate opinions. Graham began what turned out to be a productive 2025 draft class. Graham totaled 49 combined tackles as a 22-year-old interior lineman, inside linebacker out of UCLA Carson Schwesinger took home the defensive rookie of the year award after 156 combined tackles and two interceptions, and even Shedeur Sanders collected three wins as a starting quarterback.

If the Browns want a chance at turning five wins into eight to ten wins, they have to hit again with this draft class. It starts with, once again, exploring all possibilities with the No. 6 overall pick in this April’s NFL Draft.

The Browns are open to trading the No. 6 selection

Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot is reporting that Andrew Berry’s front office will look into what deals are possible for the No. 6 overall pick in the upcoming rookie draft. The Browns held the No. 2 overall pick in last year’s draft before dealing it to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The selection turned out to be Heisman trophy winner and two-way phenom Travis Hunter.

“The Browns will explore opportunities to trade down from No. 6 in hopes of finding a blockbuster deal like last year. In 2025, Browns GM Andrew Berry pulled off a draft day trade that will pay dividends for years, moving down three spots to No. 5 with the Jaguars and picking up a second and fourth in 2025 and an extra first-rounder in 2026.”

Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot

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At the NFL Combine on Monday, Berry confirmed to reporters that the team would “absolutely” entertain trade calls and will weigh each package.

The Browns used the picks they received from Jacksonville to draft Quinshon Judkins in the second round and Dylan Sampson in the fourth. Both Judkins and Sampson proved they belong in the NFL this season. In 14 games as the starting running back, Judkins rushed for 827 yards and seven touchdowns.

If the Browns think they can draft the player they really want later in the first round while also receiving more draft assets, expect Berry to favor a deal like that rather than risking high on a player they don’t feel as confidently about.

Cleveland’s 2025 draft class is only going to make it easier for the Browns front office to take a deal that gives them more assets. More shots at the target increases the chances of hitting a bullseye, even if it’s still extremely difficult to hit a bullseye.

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