Clevelander17

I don't know about this. At least RITA is largely a local agency. There's something about sending even more of our money to Columbus to have them take their cut and send it back to us that isn't very appealing at this moment in time. I've been wondering about this, too. How do cities in these states fund their local governments? Better yet, how do all of the townships here in Ohio, I believe none of which have the authority to collect income taxes, get by?

It's completely ridiculous, especially the way certain municipalities *cough*Beachwood*cough* take advantage of and benefit significant the flaws of the system. People should not be paying full income tax shares to the cities (where they work) in which most spend less than one-third of their weeks. But the cities where we work still have to provide roads, police and fire for us. I'm glad that Cleveland gets some tax money from me and would hate to see what the city would look like without the tax money coming from commuters like me. I see your point, and it's a good one, which is why I said it shouldn't be a full share of income taxes (oftentimes equivalent or surpassing what one pays in income taxes to their own city of residence) as it is now. I don't know that roads are always getting 100% of their funding from income tax revenues, anyways. I think many of those roads that are used heavily by commuters are at least partially paid for through funds from the county and state.

But now to really why I came here, I present to you the 2012 edition of the Granddaddy of all dumb-a$$ rankings lists, the Forbes Most Miserable Cities Rankings: 1. Miami, FL 2. Detroit, MI 3. Flint, MI 4. West Palm Beach, FL 5. Sacramento, CA 6. Chicago, IL 7. Fort Lauderdale, FL 8. Toledo, OH 9. Rockford, IL 10. Warren, MI 11. Stockton, CA 12. Cleveland, OH 13. Lansing, MI 14. Akron, OH 15. Merced, CA http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2012/02/02/americas-most-miserable-cities/

I don't really understand that ranking, or more accurately, how they came up with the title/description. Wouldn't the cities whose residents are going out and getting tons of work (teeth whitening, breast implants, etc.) done actually the "insecure" ones?

Word is that Gibson is favoring Auburn at this early stage. Dodson said he's going to try to sway him. Bagley was a key part of CH's incredible run last season, but I'm not hearing much about his recruitment or how his skills translate to the next level--yet. I think he's also a very good basketball player.

I'm sure violations were committed (in fact I hope so--this is the way the game is played and I want our guy to do everything besides rape/murder to keep up with the SEC powers), but I'm also sure that Meyer, unlike his predecessor, will do a better job of covering his tracks. Oh yeah... ;)

Space? I'll give you that, although there is a sense of neighborhood/community that myself and my friends had growing up in the Heights that I just can't imagine being possible in many outer-ring suburbs with all of that "space." Maybe I'm wrong because this is something I legitimately have no read on as I have don't have kids (yet), but I would think that many families would value living in close proximity to other families, particularly for the benefits of having similar-aged kids for their kids to interact with. But then again, this goes back to the argument made above about different people valuing different things and it's probably my own personal bias shining through on that particular aspect. As for the property tax point...ughhh. The inner-ring apologist in me really wants to go off how that's complicated and not quite as it seems! Maybe some other time...

I just don't think the comparisons of Cleveland State to Ohio State or the University of Dayton or the University of Florida are at all relevant. Those schools are residential in character and every student that enrolls in those schools knows what they're getting into and readily signs up for that. Cleveland State is a commuter school (this is NOT a bad thing) and has been sold to pretty much all of the current students as such. I would likely not be at Cleveland State furthering my higher education (yes, I did complete four years of underground at a very residential school and walked EVERYWHERE while there) if CSU were a more "traditional" college campus. The thing that has made CSU great--and important to the community--is its accessibility. Accessibility to commuters, accessibility in admissions, etc., etc. Like it or not, that is the role it plays here in Cuyahoga County. I have absolutely no problem with the argument that Cleveland needs a significant public, residential university. I wholeheartedly support such a vision. I just question that vision for Cleveland State, especially if there is not a plan to have other institutions step in to fill the void. For instance, if the state supported a transition of, perhaps, Tri-C into a school that could offer a full range of bachelor's and select master's degrees, then it would be perfectly fine for CSU to try to fundamentally change its identity. I would take offense to this, but you don't know the first thing about me or my experience at CSU (which has, for the most part, been very positive). As for CSU, it is what it is, and as I mentioned above, that's not necessarily a bad thing.

It's completely ridiculous, especially the way certain municipalities *cough*Beachwood*cough* take advantage of and benefit significant the flaws of the system. People should not be paying full income tax shares to the cities (where they work) in which most spend less than one-third of their weeks.

I think we've hit on the two reasons why families choose to live in the outer-ring suburbs: schools and safety. Thing like architecture, downtown access, etc. all take a back seat to these two things. In all honesty, I do think some of that is based in reality, but a lot is also definitely based on faulty perception.

I legitimately wonder how many students at Tri-C East actually commute from as far west as Ohio City. Heck, I wonder if there are many that even commute from anywhere west of E. 55th.

What tablet did you end up getting? I'm still keeping my eyes open for a good one in my price range. For various reasons, I can't/won't pull the trigger on the iPad2.

Fair enough. The more modern homes in that area simply don't do it for me, but truthfully neither does most of the architecture I've seen of the west side (except for parts of Lakewood and Rocky River). As for that road as a bus route...I guess I never really thought about it, but yeah, I don't think it makes sense on a number of levels to add bus traffic to Van Aken.

Terrible joke...point being that museums/attractions/amusement parks, etc. rarely are perfect in their first few months of operation.

Those are upper middle class homes. Whatever, they're boring.

There are a few gems scattered on Van Aken (as mentioned mostly on the north/northeast side of the street). But for the most part those homes are pretty "blah" (at least as far as residential architecture in the Heights goes) and I've never really gotten the impression that that area and the homes were in demand by the wealthy or even upper-middle class.

End his career here? The Cavs will never have a need for a 37-year-old aging former "superstar" who can do nothing more than hoist up shots from the perimeter because he no longer has any spring in his step. If that's the scenario, and it's just for his ego and for some fabricated comeback story, then forget it. Now if he comes back here in his late 20s, it might be a different story I believe.

Remember when Jurassic Park first opened and the dinosaurs escaped and ate a few people? I doubt it was getting good reviews on Yelp! at that point. What I'm saying here is to give the aquarium some time.

I'm not in construction, but I find it very hard to believe that there is no expectation or contingency in place for issues like the parking deck collapse. Contingency or preparation? Sure. But expectation? I don't know. But in regards to my concerns, that has to do with the fact that this is the second incident in just a few months for Rock Gaming. It could be a coincidence. It certainly could be...

My understanding from your past posts is that this doesn't really matter, but if that's really the case, then you may have picked the wrong school. Regardless I don't know what point you're getting at as it relates to this discussion.

Its mainly just people stuck in their ways. Next year a new freshman class will arrive, never accustomed to parking north of chester, and the South Garage will be just part of their experience, and they wont think anything of it. This will continue for the next couple years. Older students will either continue to bitch, or just adjust. But eventually they will all graduate, transfer, or drop out and the issue will die. And then CSU will get the idea that this deviation from their roots is acceptable and periodically eliminate more of its convenient parking garages to get in on the big game of SimsCity-Northeast Ohio. I can only imagine what they're cookie up for the spaces that is the Communications lot which is in the heart of campus. If they were really listening to the needs of students, they'd just go ahead and tear down the old Viking Hall and make that block a parking garage. Heck it would even line up almost perfectly for a skywalk that connected to the student center.

This just reinforces what I was saying. You and others, most of whom don't have to deal with any of the issues presented by these changes, have no problem brushing them off. It's completely disingenuous. It would be like me coming to your neighborhood or where you work and making big changes to your daily routine for some esoteric plan that you may or may not agree with and saying that your opinion is irrelevant.

This is pretty worrisome for the projects. I hope everyone is okay...I don't understand why this keeps happening if they're doing everything by the book.

Look, I know I'm in the minority on this board, and to some degree I'm playing devil's advocate. On a personal level, right now these changes are a minor inconvenience, and one that I would gladly put up with if I truly agreed that the larger vision being proposed was really possible. But I'm not sure I do. I do really wish that Cleveland had its own acclaimed public university with a residential campus that was located near downtown. Cleveland State (starting with its small-time name) is not that university and I don't think it ever will be. The demand for such a university does not seem to be there now and having such a university is something that I believe should have/needed to be established in the 19th century. Why our city fathers never did so is a mystery to me. But anyways, I don't think now is the time to be trying to change the identity of the school and campus drastically, especially with the way the economy is going and the way the future of higher education is looking. Cleveland State has settled into a role as a solid, but not great, commuter public university that serves a niche for many Cuyahoga County residents that can't, don't need to, or don't want to go elsewhere outside of the county for bachelor's degrees and above. The idea that Cleveland State needs to change somewhat significantly is puzzling because it really doesn't jive with the school's role in the community. I get the impression that for many folks on here, CSU is just a small part of a real-life game of "SimCity-Northeast Ohio" and the stories of how real-life people are dealing with the effects of the changes to campus are completely irrelevant. I just don't think that's really fair because this is not what these people signed up for. If these people (myself included) wanted the real campus experience (with parking headaches, long walks, and all) they wouldn't have come to CSU. CSU is what it is and that's not necessarily a bad thing.

I do, on occasion, but most of the time I'm going to MC or JH, and heading over to 21st means backtracking.