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As well as the Green Line. Not sure why they wouldn't include that in the same tweet. Edit: http://riderta.com/service-alerts/east-side-rail-service-replaced-buses

^ I'm trying to figure out where that photo was taken from

It's not a totally surprising or suspicious move though, considering he is from Maryland and previously worked at BWI. Would still have liked to see some coverage on it thought.

It was a beautiful night to commemorate the occasion at Settler's Landing.

C'mon mrclifton88[/member], let's not exaggerate here. There are only 15 different types of streetlights downtown ;) Well, at least that's how many I could find, I'm sure there are probably more random ones out there. I decided to go out for a bike ride around downtown tonight and took the pictures below of as many different types of street lights that I could find. It's pretty astounding. The most annoying part is that many of these styles are mixed in together on the same streets. On top of that, even the same styles have different types of light bulbs in them. It's a mess. I don't recall ever seeing such a thing in any other city I have been to.

Not to mention, LED lighting is visually much more attractive.

^ Here's Litt's article on that from 2013: http://www.cleveland.com/architecture/index.ssf/2013/06/a_new_rta_plan_for_transit-ori.html

That's impressive, considering it's all up hill! Nope, we don't. It's really unfortunate too and it's something that has always bothered me, especially after I started travelling to other cities and would visit their local history museums.

^ I've done it plenty of times, it's less than a mile walk and usually takes 10-15 minutes. Depends person to person I suppose.

We're already back on topic. Thanks. Anyway, I rode by the site last night and it seems doable that it could be open in about a week, they just have to get a lot done in a week. Things are really starting to take shape though and a lot of the exterior fences have already come down. I saw somewhere that FWD is supposed to open August 1st, so that timeline makes sense.

^ 1) If only. There has been a lot of talk on UO about ways to connect the Blue Line from Shaker Square to University Circle. Alas, as it stands, there's really no great connection between the two. You could look into the 48 Bus (http://www.riderta.com/routes/48-48a) 2) It's a long walk up hill from Little Italy/University Circle to Coventry. It's doable if you don't mind a walk. The 9 bus can take you from UC/LI to Coventry though (http://www.riderta.com/routes/9). 3) Getting to Edgewater by bike from Ohio City is pretty easy. You can access the park via a tunnel at the north end of West 65th Street in Gordon Square/Detroit Shoreway. Maybe a 10 minute bike ride from the West Side Market area?

I'm glad to hear you're coming up for a visit on the North Coast, edale[/member]. You seem to have a good itinerary already. Ohio City: Sounds like you're going to the WSM on Saturday, which is good, because they won't be open when you head to Ohio City on Thursday. There are quite a few bars, breweries, restaurants, and other various shops on West 25th Street, and there are a few places further down on Lorain Ave (I'm a big fan of Platform Brewing Co.). We're still awaiting a Lorain Ave. streetscape makeover, so the walk from W. 25th down Lorain won't be super pleasant, but it's doable. Check out renting a Zagster bike as that would allow you to get around Ohio City easily, as well as get to Gordon Square and Tremont. Gordon Square is also just up the bluff from Edgewater Park. Those would be the other two areas worth exploring. It's $3/hour to rent the bikes and you can access them through their mobile app. University Circle: The Art Museum is a great idea and also make sure to check out the Uptown development at the corner of Euclid Ave and Mayfield Rd. rockandroller[/member] is correct with his suggestions of Corbo's or Presti's in Little Italy (but Corbo's has the superior canolis). I haven't been to the Western Reserve Historical Society in years, so hopefully someone else can you some guidance on that. Shaker Square: In addition to rockandroller[/member]'s suggestions, I'd recommend a quick trip down Larchmere, just a few blocks north of Shaker Square. Edit: Yes, definitely. You can visit the Garfield Monument, which has an awesome observation deck with great views of the city. Lots of other famous burial sites there, such as John D. Rockefeller, but even more so, it's one of the more beautiful cemeteries I've ever seen. It's also quite close to Coventry Village in Cleveland Hts.

^ I suppose my thoughts are similar to when Bar Louie announced it was coming to the WHD. I wasn't particularly excited about that establishment coming downtown and was concerned about it poaching business from local places. But, at the same time, I was glad to see a national company willing to make an investment in downtown.

Woodmere*, although I think they marketed themselves as being in Beachwood. The location was at Eton

No, the city still owned the lakefront parks, but they were leased to the state. The state was responsible for managing and maintaining them. Back to topic?

^ Rockefeller Park, I believe, with over 200 acres

please tell me splash park turns into ice skating park in the winter?!!

^ So I wonder if we'll see it at the SE corner of St Clair and W 6th next week, then it will have been at all four corners. Interesting

What makes it even worse is looking at what used to sit on that land... http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large-5/euclid-ave-at-e-105th-st-university-circle-cleveland-historic-vantage.jpg

I know that track work needs to be done, and I know a lot of the issues with funding repairs are out of RTA's control, but it's just so frustrating to have one half of the rail line shut down the whole weekend for track work (and it's not like this is an isolated incident). It's even more frustrating that there is no end goal in sight with track repairs (again, I know some of this is out of RTA's control), but it's helpful to at least have an idea of when these huge inconveniences will end. When a road is cut down to one lane, or closed, because of resurfacing, at least you know you just have to suck it up for a short period of time and then you won't have to worry about it again for years down the road. Edit: And to clvlndr[/member]'s point, we at least know the details troubling the rail system in terms of equipment maintenance and repair, but I'm guessing the average rail rider (or potential rail rider) does not have this context. To them it just seems that the Rapid has become an inconvenient way to travel, especially on the weekends, and may stop regularly using it, or may not start using it.

Second weekend in a row... West Side Red Line Service Replaced By Buses On Saturday, July 18, and Sunday, July 19, 2015, Red Line rail service between Tower City and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport will be replaced with 66R buses due to track work. http://riderta.com/service-alerts/west-side-red-line-service-replaced-buses-2

Forest City, as a REIT, plans to incorporate in Maryland but keep HQ in Cleveland By Michelle Jarboe McFee, The Plain Dealer Email the author | Follow on Twitter on July 15, 2015 at 7:45 AM, updated July 15, 2015 at 8:05 AM CLEVELAND, Ohio – Another venerable Northeast Ohio real estate company is plotting a name change, as Forest City Enterprises, Inc., prepares to morph into a real estate investment trust at the end of this year. Forest City, an $8.8 billion business based in downtown Cleveland, filed a regulatory document Monday outlining potential changes that require a shareholder vote later this year. That vote, at a special meeting that hasn't been scheduled, will enable the company to change its corporate structure and keep its tax burden low. Much of the lengthy document outlines the convoluted process of turning a longtime C-Corp into a REIT, a transformation that will allow the company to largely avoid federal taxes by distributing most of its taxable income as dividends. But a few tidbits of news popped up. http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/07/forest_city_as_a_reit_plans_to.html

What evidence do you have to support that claim? If you look at a number of studies, you will find that LA does not always come up as #1 in most congested cities, and those cities that come in above it do just fine drawing people to their football stadiums. Plus, I'd venture to say the LA region has a higher number of "elites" than other metro areas, so even if a lower percentage of them have a desire to buy seats at the stadium, that still leaves a lot of people who may.

^ And there aren't major traffic issues getting to football games in Atlanta, Houston, Washington, etc??

And even if they were still open, you have to traverse a steep set of stairs to get to them and they dump you out right onto a highway with cars zooming past at 50+ mph, not to mention it was a very aesthetically unpleasant walk.