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Dear god, don't let them say "transformative", or this project will be on hold yet another century.

A lot of economic momentum there, and the international investors need to look beyond Miami. Plus the city has 900+ thousand residents. I can see Jacksonville blowing up.

Most of those big projects - the 78, Lincoln Yards, Riverline, Michael Reese, the nonsense by Soldier Field, 606 extension eastbound, red line extension to 130th southbound, River West standalone casino, etc - are on indefinite hold or so delayed or sluggish they may as well be. Even Lakeshore East can't fill its parcels, and that's probably the city's most successful mutli-decade project. I'm VERY skeptical this project will take place on our lifetimes, especially when you look at Reinsdorf's ineptitude at Sox stadium and see the decades of parking lots despite the region begging for another Wrigley. Organic growth due to West Loop's renaissance and westbound expansion is more likely.

Pre-market isn't bad. KJP, I'll gladly eat my hat if we start seeing some rebound from last week's s**tshow.

Markets will be the s**ts tomorrow. Ugg.

Such a waste of money. Jihad isn't coming to Tower City and it never was. We're just paying for Frank's tantrum all these years later.

God forbid Americans get to explore the world.

My god HG Wells called it!

I'd imagine bankruptcy. Surprised it didn't go through in 2016.

The red line from Little Italy to the airport is basically free. I've taken that trip so many times and have never ever ever been asked to produce my ticket. Come on RTA, don't be afraid of upsetting the freeloaders and check our tickets once in a while. Or make it free.

At least you're by the Headlands.

Somehow I don't think they'll intervene on some creep harassing a girl, some thug blaring loud music or smoking, or a homeless guy sleeping in multiple seats. At least through my experiences. Reality is we, normal people, are pretty much on our own.

What, and interrupt their candy crush? Don't be ridiculous.

Their food is also a lot healthier than ours. Plus portion sizes are wildly different. Imagine what a Swedish family thinks when they go to a Cheesecake Factory on a visit.

Being a carcentric isn't helpful, but it's mostly diet. We eat like s**t here, and this is the result.

That would be great, but the fact you're bringing up private finance while the team/city/county "leaders" haven't is disheartening and pretty telling.

Agreed. It's life in an AMERICAN big city. This s**t just doesn't happen anywhere else. God forbid public transports and stations stop being restrooms, motels, drug dens, and scenes of countless crimes.

Gotta love the mental gynmastics. Public funds are public funds.

I think the issue with public restrooms is, budget aside and a problem seemingly unique to America, they quickly become drug dens. Probably a pay-per-piss approach is the best we can do.

Barring mass incarceration or institutionalization, of which neither will happen, the crazies, addicts, thugs and homeless aren't going anywhere. Historically there have been enough normal people for balance; since Covid that balance has completely changed. MTA and CTA have suffered tremendously. DC Metro and BART a little less. RTA, well, the differences seem negligible. Hell, if anything the T is even safer.

It must be intentional. Announcing that half your trains aren't running is the easiest communication to make, and one should not have to look at that s**tty website and try to navigate it, especially a tourist unfamiliar with the area. And I know I'm repeating myself, but there was virtually no indication how to get to the shuttles outside Tower City. No arrows showing which exit. No personnel pointing to the right exit. I had to go outside (went the wrong way to Ontario) and walk around the complex looking at every bus, and even considered heading to Huron since the buses on Prospect were the wrong numbers. Once on the bus and after our pilot finished his cigarettes and loud phone call, we headed east on wherever, then Woodlawn, then Shaker, then Van Aken (I got off at Warrensville). The bus driver was not announcing stops; frankly, it was unclear if there even were stops. The shuttle had no maps of its destination (fellow confused passengers seemed to think it would head to Van Aken and terminate at Green Rd). Now the website does verify this route- https://www.riderta.com/riders-alerts/67r-buses-east-of-tower-city - but it's not the easiest to locate and follow on one's phone. The driver should have been announcing stops each time since the shuttle's electronic monitor didn't have any pertinent information. A 5-year-old would see this replacement route is confusing and requires active communication from RTA personnel at certain stages. Their silence is incompentence, belligerence, or some kind of soft protest. Probably a combination of the three. Rant over - thanks RTA.

1990 Cleveland had a much stronger economy and an additional 125,000 city residents. There were a dozen fortune 500s, a thriving financial district, the Flats, and a still packed downtown during the day. Civic pride was palatable that decade too. That was the time to take a chance with a high end mall.

Wouldn't it be nice, magical even, if there were CLEAR messaging at the airport and ON the redline heading east that the green and blue lines are offline, and one has go to go x location on Prospect for a shuttle. The RTA won't/can't even do the BARE MINIMUM and inform passengers, except for a difficult-to-use website and uninterested personnel. No more defending RTA.

And a giant F-K YOU from RTA today as no green or blue lines are heading east from Tower City, and finding the goddamm 67X on Prospect was a miracle. There's no bus stop for this shuttle either. Beyond annoyed, and the driver chain smoking and yelling at his cell phone outside is not exactly a welcoming moment.

Plus 1/4 of Walgreens are closings. Rx access is getting more and more limited by the second.