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Great info. I don't blame Med Mart for seeing it as they do... it isn't clear to me why the TC plan was ever seriously considered. Square peg in a very oblong, narrow hole. FCE needs to keep pursuing department store operators for their department store space. As downtown residential keeps growing, they'll find one.

Ummmmm... these seat-width comments have been coming from skinny people. Fat people don't make such comments because they already know what the follow-up will be... something about gluttony, no matter what their individual situation...

JetDoG, when you say that the project is acknowledged as not yet done, I don't think that's generally known. We here on UO love transit, defend it at every turn, and we're as confused as anyone. It does not make sense to ceremoniously debut a product or service that is not at all ready for prime time. With all due respect, I think that was a huge mistake. It would help, at least from my perspective, to know that certain vendors are in hot water right now. It is not unreasonable for RTA or the people of this county to expect full functionality, on deadline. I think this soft rollout has done significant damage to the system's image. Why fly the mission accomplished banner without having the core functions up and running? It seems like there was plenty of opportunity for testing and adjustment before people were invited to experience BRT for the first time. Now the first impression is cemented, and everyday riders view BRT as regular old BT without the R. The promise of speed is what justified having stations in the middle of the road, which anecdotally have not been well recieved. Their design did not sufficiently address local wind conditions-- and that's about the nicest thing I've heard. Riders also seem universally mystified at the vehicles' interior layout. Seats appear almost randomly placed, and there is a sense of having less space for moving, sitting, standing, storing carry-ons, etc than there is on a regular bus or train. Also, today's Americans do not need smaller bus seats... several riders have noted this. Since the system's speed advantages have yet to be realized, people have been more focused on these sorts of issues. My suggestion would be for RTA to make a public statement that the bus-rapid-transit system is NOT up and running at this time, nor has it ever been. The vehicles are in use but not the system itself. That way the concept of BRT would not be discredited.

I went to grade school there. Great town. The houses have names like Bryn Du. They're trying pretty hard to keep it from becoming a Columbus exurb. My brother wants to move back there, but the property taxes are really high now.

Been looking for this all day... and they beat the PD to it.

Cool area, seems very alive. Your brick infill is great and your "bad" infill isn't that bad.

Assuming this were to go through, where would the county offices end up? Could they be the anchor tenant to another big roject? Obviously they'd have to move out before work could begin at their current site, and I doubt they'd want to move twice. That means something permanent for them would have to get going pretty quickly.

This is super good news. Great pick-me-up after the last couple of weeks. That second picture is a nice modern take on the mall concept, although bigger edgier towers would help it.

Me neither.

That is a strong argument for building some ranch houses, which I've never liked. But then again I don't have trouble with stairs. That may change one day. Still, multi-story housing has density advantages and has worked all over the world for a long time. Is it more troublesome now because modern people have walked less throughout their lives? Does that leave them in worse shape? I sometimes wonder about the opposite problem, whether all this walking on concrete will catch up with my joints... maybe there's no way around it. We're all going to get old. Maybe we're all going to want ranches.

My understanding is that shareholder actions are almost universally blocked by the aforesaid "business judgment rule." Management must be shown to be borderline psychotic or engaged in piracy for shareholders to get an injunction. Even then it's unlikely. I doubt these shareholders want $2 a share or whatever it is they're getting. Barney needs to drag Henry into some hearings.

Take the red line to TC then the trolley to E17.

There's also a new sign on the (UFCW?) building across from the Board Of Elections on Euclid. It makes that whole block look nine times better.

"Any use of the these funds for any purpose other than lending -- for bonuses, for severance pay, for dividends, for acquisitions of other institutions, etc. -- is a violation of the terms of the Act," he added. Awesome. Acuisition of NCB illegal, case closed.

Panera is, or at least was recently, headquartered in Warren. Right next to the worlds most magnificent McDonalds. Edit: Maybe I was thinking of the main local franchise guy.

Jones Day does corporate law. Does Potbelly sell clothes for people with potbellies? That would be pretty cool.

So... hold those responsible for that strategic blunder personally liable and let everybody else go on about their business. I realize that's the opposite of how corporate law actually works, but we see where that has gotten us. Corporate law is currently designed around the cult of the CEO. The "business judgment rule" means they can be horribly wrong, even reckless, and never be held accountable to the shareholders or public. It's believed that these are the only conditions under which they can work. It's believed that this is better for all of us, because they're so much smarter than all of us. These are matters of state law, so the new congress can't help. But they can insist that Treasury close no banks.

I agree. It's a perfect time for a rebranding, right as the campus is being remade.

I haven't read the entire TARP bill. But it seems that even those in congress who were most supportive of this thing didn't view it as an invitation to consolidate the industry. Many have come out and said so. I see Treasury as a rogue actor here. Shutdowns and mergers are not bailouts. This money was supposed to "trickle down" to businesses through the banks, not be used to buy up shares at bargain prices. If Treasury is not obeying the law congress just passed, Treasury gets prosecuted in January.

Just think of it as the west side version of Filene's Basement... :) If Sears/Kmart could start chasing away Walmart, I'd be thrilled and so would y'all. Oh No..No..No..dear! I'm not suggesting Sears over whatever botique you're partial to, just Sears over Walmart. Chicago tower vs. Arkansas red pickup truck. Proudly American made tools vs. this guy :lol: selling garbage.

Just think of it as the west side version of Filene's Basement... :) If Sears/Kmart could start chasing away Walmart, I'd be thrilled and so would y'all.

I'm convinced this deal must be stopped. I'm also convinced NCB's management must go. One thing clear at this point is that PNC was better run over the last few years. But it is remarkably shortsighted for that alone to justify shutting NCB down. Kucinich, Marcia Fudge, LaTourette, Sherrod Brown, Voinovich, Tim Ryan-- it's time for them to form Voltron and kick some butt. They can't let Cleveland get pushed around like this. Strickland needs to head for capitol hill and raise a stink. Ohio decides the presidency and this is what we get?

Voted this morning, then went to the E30th healthline stop to go downtown. We saw five (5) vehicles eastbound, plus a 9x, before one came westbound. When we finally got one, it was of course two back-to-back followed immediately by a #9. Waited almost 1/2 hour. On the good side, the buses and stops were packed with people. On the bad side, no one had anything good to say about the arrangement. Except me, who told them the timing system wasn't being used until the payment machines are up. I don't know that for a fact... all of the buses we saw had to stop and wait at 30th, so there had to be some explanation...

This bailout was sold on the idea of investments, not mergers. Either they feel obligated to move FEB forward or they are made to feel that way. If they want to build consumer confidence they can't let things like FEB just sit there.

I walk through there frequently at night. Never had a problem. Maybe I look scary, mumbling to myself and smiling for no reason. That said, the stretch of Euclid in question should never ever be without police presence. Not for one moment. If there are resources to have guys sit and wait for someone to jaywalk at E6 during the day, there are plenty of resources to have safety patrols at night. Once again, this is a misallocation so appalling we deserve bad publicity until we make the change. Too much money has been sunk into Euclid Ave to let people get chased away from it.