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Sprawl illustrated http://www.originalgreen.org/blog/costs-of-sprawl---the-speed.html

Google brings you Skynet (of Terminator fame): http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/06/google-just-bought-a-swarm-of-satellites-to-make-maps-way-better/

Sorry to hear that your experience has been different. I have been very surprised but the resurfacing has not added ANY time to my commute, and in fact many days my commute is faster. The reduction in CSU students is probably more significant than I realized.

No lanes are actually being removed, but -- during the recent resurfacing on Chester Ave. in the CSU where it passes through CSU, Chester has been reduced to one lane each way. Traffic delays do not seem to have increased all that much. Maybe drivers are avoiding the area, but it really makes it feel like we could make Chester one travel lane, one parking lane, and one turn lane (a much longer turn lane before the entrance ramp to I-90 please) and traffic would be just fine. Anyone else notice? I like the bump-outs at the intersections by the new apartments and wish they had built them all the way to E 18th.

What should we be doing next that is not already in the works but that the Van's have already thought of?

I think we probably all agree. There's a nice parking lot on PS that would make for a great location for a transit center, retail, and high rise combination.... where are the billionaires when you need one?

Actually, yes. Root beer is mostly carbonated water and sugar with some flavoring and has a pH of about 4. Coke adds phosphoric acid and gets the pH down to 2 -- 100 times greater acidity.

I would agree with the first option given the curvature of the street helping keep speeds down, and assuming low traffic. Another option would be to widen the sidewalk on one side of the street to provide more space for the youngest riders.

I was willing to give this project the benefit of the doubt for the expected brownfield cleanup. But after reading this report, I realized I did not really understand what was planned -- I changed my mind, I'm very opposed to the project now. It looks like just a road project, without a lot of benefits. I encourage everyone to read the full report and pass it on. I find it hard to see how ODOT or anyone else can justify the cost of this project.

Huron probably cannot be completely closed -- the Wyndham hotel for one has their loading dock on Huron. But I would like to see it closed to through traffic. Easy enough to do -- add some concrete bollards or move a couple of planters into Huron to prevent cars from getting by.

It is far more comforting to have elementary school students going to school in your neighborhood with your neighbors' kids. I have no idea where the nearest elementary school is relative to downtown Cleveland. It's not just the schools themselves either, but also the after-school activities -- parks, playgrounds, sports teams, gymnastics/dance/karate studios, kid-friendly restaurants for birthday parties, etc.

The "3" is from the original name -- Buffalo Wild Wings & Weck -- kummelweck is a kind of roll/bun for sandwiches with salt and caraway seeds. I suspect that they got tired of having to explain weck to people and dropped it. Nice to see this project moving along.

You do realize that we have the lowest taxes, smallest government as a percentage of GDP, and worst economy in 40+ years, right? The rich are doing well, apparently, but there's no trickle down. Maybe lowering taxes and reducing government spending is not always the solution to economic problems. I agree that expanding rail transit is insufficient. I also don't think we can justify the cost to expand rail transit right now, but we can do some planning for the future if the economics ever improve, and we can work to improve the existing system.

The city should be looking at those gaps for TOD.

That article on the decision leaves out some important details. The rail line at issue crossed federal land. The federal government sold the land, and then the railroad abandoned the line with the federal government's approval, and then later the federal government sought to claim title to the former easement, and to that the Court said "no way" -- the easement ceased when the railroad abandoned the line and the government didn't own the land at that point. I'm not sure how much these facts will apply to other rails-to-trails. The time when the easement was granted, and thus what federal law applies, also is important. http://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/12-1173

The kids did not get a choice. The coaches and OHSAA commish made the decision and told the boys the game was being called. In the post-game interviews both coaches said that their kids wanted to keep playing.

Wooah there. I think you may be confusing NHL playoff overtime rules. OHSAA Hockey has 15 minute periods and 8 minute overtime periods. They played just 101 (45+56) minutes. Not 200. Correction -- three 20-minute periods and seven 8-minute overtime periods -- 116 minutes. [i stand corrected. The game did last almost four hours, however.] Add in time for a Zamboni to refresh the ice surface after every other period and the game lasted about four hours. An epic game, no doubt -- Northview's goalie was outstanding under all the pressure St. Ignatius put on him. Kids from both teams were cramping up; I'm guessing that that was a big part of the reason to call the game. Great, great game.

How hard would it be to simply raise the tracks rather than lower the platform? To minimize grade, you'd have to start far back, certainly, but even if you had to put in some concrete supports, doing so probably wouldn't interfere with train operations, then you just fill in with lots of ballast and replace the rails. Granted, that's an oversimplification, but seems like it might be cheaper than demolishing and rebuilding platforms. Is the rail spacing the same on both red line and green/blue lines? Other than simplifying maintenance by having a common vehicle throughout the rail system, what advantages of heavy rail would we be giving up?

United should consider getting into the passenger rail business as a way to funnel more passengers to its hubs.

So perhaps we ought to be building a passenger rail station by the airport as well?

My guess is the "approved plans" are the plans for installing the (temporary) fencing for "pedestrian safety." Also sounds like some alteration of the building exterior is required to install the fencing.

Although it's not within the city's purview -- it's the FAA keeping Burke open. Burke keeps recreational flyers and slower planes out of Hopkins, as well as providing for overflow/emergency.

That looks great. I hope someone from the Port Authority sees it and is enthusiastic about working with the city/county/RTA on getting it done.

The banning of incandescents didn't start until 2009 (Europe) and 2014 (US). Like a lot of other manufacturing, particularly of things that aren't expensive to begin with or aren't particularly heavy (e.g., cars), the move of lighting manufacturing out of the US to Mexico and then China began long before the incandescent ban. Extending the red line through these neighborhoods may have some of the same advantages of the "Opportunity" corridor -- cleaning up blight and (hopefully) providing a catalyst for redevelopment. Some of those plants, like the former GE plant, have probably had a series of uses over the years, and materials now known to be toxic may have been used, which might require expensive cleanup that no local entity can afford without federal assistance. Extending the red line would give us a better shot at federal cleanup dollars.

If only that were true for all of our infrastructure investments!