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I second this. I'd also add that he is very emotionally mature. He's a great choice. He's also city council's first Millennial member and, to my knowledge, first openly gay member. Fun Cleveland City Council Facts: 14 councilmen, 3 councilwomen. 1 Millennial councilperson. To become fully representative of Cleveland's voting age population, the city needs 4.67 Millennial members younger than 35 to replace current office holders. It needs 6 councilwomen to replace men currently in office. Additionally, the population is underrepresented by one African American and two additional persons of color or Hispanic ethnicity. There are so many white male Democrats in City Hall . . . Millennials makeup 1/3 of Cleveland's voting-age population according to 2014 ACS data. Is this 4.67 gap in Millennial representatives something we should accept? Or are there opportunities for change? Dividing by skin color and age cohorts are great and all but Cleveland should have leaders that recognize that the city needs jobs and economic growth. Right now, I don't think the Council cares about that. Out of the top 30 metros, Cleveland's job growth rate is 29th according to BLS stats. Looking at the recent actions of Councilpeople, I don't think that stat is going to change anytime soon. There are many, many other places where businesses can start and expand without the Cleveland BS. Agreed. Would an at-large council be more likely to focus on the economic and development issues facing the whole city? Would a mix of ward and at-large council be a good compromise between residents' desires for direct representation and the need for representatives who would look out for the city as a whole?

I second this. I'd also add that he is very emotionally mature. He's a great choice. He's also city council's first Millennial member and, to my knowledge, first openly gay member. Fun Cleveland City Council Facts: 14 councilmen, 3 councilwomen. 1 Millennial councilperson. To become fully representative of Cleveland's voting age population, the city needs 4.67 Millennial members younger than 35 to replace current office holders. It needs 6 councilwomen to replace men currently in office. Additionally, the population is underrepresented by one African American and two additional persons of color or Hispanic ethnicity. There are so many white male Democrats in City Hall . . . Millennials makeup 1/3 of Cleveland's voting-age population according to 2014 ACS data. Is this 4.67 gap in Millennial representatives something we should accept? Or are there opportunities for change?

I remember hearing UC was the 4th largest in Ohio behind (in descending order) 1. DT Cleveland 2. DT Cincinnati 3. DT Columbus 4. UC I've always questioned Cleveland's quoted total of Downtown jobs that ranges from 100,000 to 130,000 to beat out Cincinnati and Columbus's Downtowns. Those city's CBD's appear to have more large skyscrapers full of office space than Cleveland. I found this figure in a Downtown Cleveland study performed by CSU's Center for Economic Development in the 90s. It confirms my suspicion that this 100K+ job total casts a wider net than the CBD. In fact, it includes the Flats, Campus District, Ohio City, Tremont, Asia Town, and part of Midtown (neighborhoods that contribute 1000s of jobs in retail, industry, and home business to the total). Area codes 44114, 44115, and 44113 combined had 137,980 jobs in 1996. My visual and contextual estimate places CBD employment (W 9th/Huron to the west, Carnegie to the south, East 18th to the East and the lake to the North) would place CBD employment at 80K MAX in 1996. This would be good for third largest employment district in Ohio, followed by University Circle at its current employment figure of 50,000 (Re: Ronayne, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/30/realestate/commercial/cleveland-ignites-job-growth-with-rebuilding-project.html?_r=0

Not sure if this video has been posted yet - it came out a month ago - it shows more of the plans for the inside

I'll be interning at UCI this summer. I'll try to influence positive changes on this the best I can. It's ridiculous that the proposal includes killing the pedestrian experience between Little Italy and Euclid

Nice, make sure to stop by Shaker Square en route to Shaker Hts.!! Yes, another shameless, plug for my neighborhood! :P We're taking the Healthline and light rail all of Friday - so of course!

Hello UOers! I'd like to provide updates on our itinerary for the trip. We're staying at the Hyatt Downtown and will be visiting April 19-21. Thursday: 12:00 PM Arrive at hotel from Cornell 12:30 - 2:00 Playhouse Square with Playhouse Square Development Corp (Jackie York and Thomas Einhouse) 2:15-3:45 Greenhouse Tavern gala event with various speakers 6:00 - 7 :00 Terry Schwarz, Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative 7:00 - 8:30 Downtown tour (optional) 9:00 - 10:30 Detroit Shoreway/Gordon Square Arts District (optional) Friday 8:30 - 9:30 Detroit Superior Bridge Subway Level tour w/County Engineer 10:30 - 11:00 Meet w/Gary Norton, Mayor of East Cleveland 11:30 - 1:00 Meet w/Chris Ronayne, CEO of University Circle, Inc. 2:00-3:00 NEO CANDO at Case Western's Urban Poverty Institute 3:30-5:30 Shaker Heights 6:00 - 7:00 Dinner at Sokolowski's University Inn w/Cornell Alumni Group splits for evening, some are attending Cavs vs. Knicks game Saturday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Meet with Rotary Club of Cleveland along rapid station @ W. 25th to discuss plans for converting utility vehicle corridor into a bike path. We're getting a hayride! 12:00 - 2:30 Ohio City/Market District exploration/tour/speakers 3:30 - 6:00 Crocker Park. Meet with developer, eat dinner, return to Cornell Thank you for all of your advice and help, guys (and gals)!

^ All that "The Comeback City" eludes to is "We're better than we were!" or "We aren't a bad anymore!" (point taken from someone else). The challenge is to come up with an actual identity for the city that attracts people, not just informing them we think we're great, or we're better than we used to be. I can't think of any ideas, just putting my two cents out there. I've always loved seeing the Rock Hall's banners that say "This place is made of rock."

When is UpTown supposed to open, again?

Which E. 4th establishment is the best mix between affordable and must-see for dining? We're also thinking of renting Crop Bistro's bank vault for either a meal or a reception with speakers.

EXCELLENT advice guys, thanks a TON! I'm really glad I turned to you for advice. The CRP professor we recruited for the trip worked in real estate for 3 decades, and has suggested we must check out Shaker Heights as a model suburb, meet with Forest City because a Ratner went through Cornell's Real Estate program and we have ties, and check out Crocker Park because he loved it and knows a Weiss. So, among other things, our main focus locations seem to be (west to east): Crocker Park Ohio City Downtown Forgotten East Side neighborhoods University Circle Shaker Heights I think it'd be neat if we met with someone at Crocker Park, too, who had an intense dislike for what it stands for. Any suggestions? We have the trip budget planned out, hotel booked, and will begin planning next week - any other advice would be appreciated. Are there any specific Rock Hall induction events on Thurs/Fri that week? In particular, I also want to plan our trip around food. What are the most important Cleveland restaurants/food places to check out? I'm thinking WSM for one meal, Sokolowski's for another, and letting students loose in Little Italy/UC for another. We have three other meals to book (perhaps one at Crocker Park - Bspot?) and need suggestions for quick breakfasts. We're staying at the Hyatt. Be reminded that we're a student group and would prefer to spend around $10-$20 per meal. Thanks again! UOers rock!

Wow! I'm very impressed that there were about ten ideas here I hadn't thought of. We'll be staying at the Hyatt. Would you suggest E. 4th more so as an experience-for-yourself event than a (meet with Maron, Deboe, a Positively Cleveland person and/or a chef) given our time restraints and all the other really cool events we're looking to do? Also, do you know of anything that'd be easy to arrange for Thursday and Friday after 5 pm, or on Saturday? What would be some good events to fit in those times? I have a couple students interested in large-event organization and large-event transportation planning. In Cleveland, we have so much parking that a Cavs/Browns/Indians game doesn't require outside coordination, right? I'm having discussions with Crop Bistro about hosting an event/meal in their vault - Great Lakes 2nd floor should be great too. Thanks again for all the advice! Would you like me to keep you posted with our itinerary, pictures, etc?

Hello UOers, Cleveland won the elections for Cornell's undergraduate Urban & Regional Studies 30-person spring trip. We'll be visiting Cleveland April 12-14 and are greatly looking forward to the unique opportunities that exist in Cleveland. We'll be staying downtown, and are looking for speakers/events/tours that are accessible by public transit. I've got 40+ suggestions for things to do for my group, but I'd like to reach out to you (the experts) for suggestions of the must-sees and must-dos for a student group interested in anything from planning to historic preservation, economy, brownfield reuse, foreclosure crisis, real estate, gentrification, regionalism, parks and our well-planned communities. If you have any personal connections you can set us up with, please message me and I'll exchange my contact info. One of our special interests include Cleveland's latest mechanisms to turn our economy around, particularly creating a new medical- and biotechnology-based economy. Any suggestions/advice for events/must-sees/must-dos would be appreciated. Thank you! -Ken

I'm in Ithaca, NY and It's Cleveland from here :D