cfdwarrior

I'm actually working today's shift at fire station one downtown... This is making me sick, it's heartbreaking, I feel so sorry for all the businesses I can't believe the destruction. You've seen stuff on TV but I'm at ground level and it is much worse than you can imagine. I hope this total destruction of downtown doesn't stop all projects in their tracks.

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Best view of the city by far (IMO) is from the Woodhill area. When I was stationed on that side of town I loved the skyline views at night. I think SW will make that view look impressive.

THAN ? sorry, I had to

Don't shoot the messenger here, but I heard an interesting concept which involves both baseball and football stadiums. Down the road, when the inevitable happens, when there will be a call for two new stadiums, it could go like this. A new baseball stadium could be built on the current site of the CSU basketball arena, with fewer seats (30-35K). Then, a domed or retractable football stadium could be built where the baseball stadium currently sits. Having it be domed, or having the ability to close it, would make it usable for many more functions year round. AND, having it in Gateway would put it in the middle of an entertainment area/district, making it more connected to downtown. This would also result in opening up the lakefront for better use. Possible, yes...probable, doubtful.

^ That could have been an awesome HQ/Hotel tower with R&D one block away...sigh

I actually saw blue, not purple...but then again, I saw the gold and white dress not the blue and black.

Any idea as to what these townhomes will look like?

^ Would the $300 million be for the tower, or the tower and the superblock combined?

As I've mentioned before, what is the estimated loss in fares for non payers vs hiring people at the ticket booths? I would think that having people in the booths and turnstiles would almost completely eliminate the free rides AND having someone there would give people on the platforms a sense of security. Also, have they ever thought of revisiting the ticket machines? I really hate the ones RTA uses. The MTA machines in NYC seem so much more simplistic.

I am loving the idea of more condos in downtown instead of apartments, but the "modern" look is just so tiring to me. I wish we could get some builders in Cleveland that do some of the things that DT Columbus has going on, the more traditional and classic Brownstone type style. https://www.trulia.com/p/oh/columbus/230-e-gay-st-g23-columbus-oh-43215--2097062243

Better than up... ?

I think nine is MORE than enough, and there should be "At large" members as well. I just can't understand the large council better representation argument. How can other cities, larger and more successful, have smaller councils but somehow it won't work here? I am a city employee, and have attended meetings, only to see a room full of people (at least the ones that show up) sitting around the chamber, not paying a damn bit of attention to anyone else or anything, until it was their turn to speak. Sit nine people at a table and get things done!

It also means that no interior fire attack advised because of dangers posed by the structure.

Seems a little late to be working things out if a site has been picked...unless it hasn't...

I'm hoping this will push the city into reopening that fire station!

When you say "mixed incomes" are you talking about section 8 housing or just cheaper rentals? Just curious

Nice looking rendering...but being a firefighter, I don't see a single sprinkler head in that pic...in a timber frame...interesting.

True, but the Citibank building in Queens was out of place...then look what happened around it. I'm not saying that would happen here, but, it could.

There seems to be so many issues that are correctable with the rail system here in Cleveland. The braking/beeping issue drives me crazy. I have never experienced that issue in other cities like I have here. Is there an estimate of how much money is lost by riders not paying to use the rail system? Would it be feasible to hire booth workers at the turnstiles to combat nonpayment riders? Would it be feasible to take some of the RTA police out of their cars and have them check on the trains? Would it be feasible to automate the trains with stop information(some operators are very difficult to understand IF they even make announcements)? I now other cities have their issues as well, but does RTA leadership go to other cities and look at different systems? My son plays hockey and we travel a lot to Pittsburgh and Buffalo. It's nice to see rail systems that are easy to use (payment machines) and systems that are in downtown areas and in residential areas. I know the state makes obtaining money difficult for rail, but are there avenues that RTA can take to secure federal money, or does the state have to do that? I know this rant is all over the board, but these are just a few things that I wish could be rectified.

^ You gotta tuck and roll...

Very rustic!

I've loved this site from the beginning and I found it by chance back in the day! I was "jdd941" back then and I even contributed a nice fire stations of Cleveland thread. I wish I wouldn't have changed names...not even sure why I did. Anyway, this site is addicting. I love being able to be in "the know" and I'm not even in the know. I also feel like I have friends that I have never met...(showing my age) sort of like pen pals! Happy Thanksgiving to all!

And you call yourself a reporter...:)

^ SWEET parking lot! ? Seriously? I would hope the planning commission would at the VERY least require a parking deck...but even that would be disappointing. I pretty much thought "outlet malls" were out of fashion. Lodi, for example, is just a big empty space with minimal stores left. Who knows? Maybe it will work here...