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If you think I'm Triv, then may a pox be on your house! I do know that neighborhood and its history, and I also know what's happening today to it and the neighborhoods next to it, which is incredible investment and development. So if you want to succumb to fear and hyperbole, that's your call. But sh!t happens sometimes, everywhere. And one blip does not destroy a neighborhood. But this sh!t never happened in Little Italy before let alone have a priest at Holy Rosary pistol whipped on Mayfield at 8:30pm-ish on a Saturday night. Wonder how many investors thought this could never happen in Little Italy? The money, development and easy to hit white people is the attraction for these 'hood thugs. The Italians are pretty much gone so now its a quaint charming old neighborhood that remains intact for some reason while the other nearby neighborhoods were destroyed. Wonder how many know that LI was armed-up in the 1960sPeople with high paying jobs are moving in as are 'hood rats with rifles One blip does not destroy a neighborhood but this is a huge blip for Little Italy in less than 2 weeks with the doctor and spouse on Coltman being the 2nd since that story references another armed robbery up Coltman. But this blip is in the heart of LI and the Case med student mentioned a robbery on Overlook.

You obviously don't know Cleveland's Little Italy neighborhood and its history if you think it doesn't know about urban neighborhood issues.

I don't really see the relevance of this comment It's relevant because the two woman pictured did not write that commentary. So, at a minimum, opposition to a fare increase and a general overall movement to upgrade to transit service needs to respect readers' intelligence. Complaining about a .25 increase using proxy ''poor people'' is not the way to achieve the robust transit system metro Cleveland needs.

Extending service to attract riders is key in avoiding fare increases though. Service to areas in the city with a growing population working or wanting access to downtown are crucial as is removing the transit stigma generally.

With such eloquent and succinct writing skills you would think Ms. Whorley and Ms. Jones could have landed better careers. Then they wouldn't be pressed for a quarter fare increase.

The Red Line already has too many of its own park-n-ride stations and using another railroad ROW again limits street/pedestrian use. Again, doing rail expansion on the cheap like the 1950s. A transit system with only 1 downtown station has other priorities to address. What other areas has the Red Line led to significant redevelopment? Ohio City's recent development is not due the existence of the Red Line. Nice to have it there, but didn't lead the current development.

A PD reporter other than Ewinger accompanied the photographer on that tour of Central Rail. The photo would seem to fit for a story about looming issues with RTA's rail fleet... And here we have it Until RTA can afford new rail fleet, it strips aging trains to keep others rolling: Michael K. McIntyre's Tipoff By Michael K. McIntyre on December 05, 2015 at 7:00 AM, updated December 05, 2015 at 7:05 AM The 74 active train cars in the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority's commuter rail fleet are survivors. Placed into service in the late 1970s, they've labored long past their 30-year life expectancy. They look remarkably good for their age. But beneath the skin, the stress is starting to show. http://www.cleveland.com/tipoff/index.ssf/2015/12/as_rta_struggles_to_fund_repla.html So finally, after many if not most of Greater Cleveland's media outlets covered this story, ...along comes the PD bringing up the rear. I don't understand Calabrese. Yes, he has for many years has spoken about RTA's lack of government funding for transit system maintenance. But why is he resisting acknowledging that the long term (more like midterm) viability of his rail fleet appears to be in serious jeopardy? And why does he seem to be defensive about it? Theoretically, if external funding isn't coming in because of backwards, misguided pols, it's not his fault (again, theoretically) if there's simply no money to replace these worn out trains. But the fact that Joe's crack maintenance team is expertly cannibalizing parts from mothballed disabled trains to keep the current system running, tends to refute Joe's whistling past the graveyard mantra. With all due respect, and as much as applaud their efforts, it shouldn't come down to a 501©(3) transit advocacy organization like All Aboard Ohio, and particularly KJP, to inform the public of a situation RTA should have been more forthcoming about. KJP also correctly asserts in the PD article, as he's been telling UOers for some time, that RTA and the community need to also focus on the bigger picture of where transit is. and where it could and should be in terms of taking this community to the next level ... like expanded services such as the Red-Line-to-Euclid proposal ... that we must have "the conversation." When KJP told the PD: "No one is inspired by merely surviving," he hit the nail directly on the head. What is the reasoning for the ''Red Line to Euclid'' proposal? RTA should have looped the Waterfront line through the CBD, north-south along E 9th Street perhaps in the '90s. Especially now with the development in downtown and the flats where riders could move from one area to another quickly. Hell, I would extend the light-rail out to at least W 65th. Better than an extension to population-declining Euclid.

Cleveland did not win the RNC largely because of good transit (the rapid) and Cinci did not lose the RNC because of its lack of streetcars. The RNC needed to be in a city with a certain number of buses and both CLE and CIN met this requirement. CIN dropped out because of its shabby arena and CLE won due to its overall appeal. To say CLE won the RNC because it has a rapid transit system and CIN lost because it does not is misplaced. Perhaps largely is too strong a word. But Cleveland's quality public transit absolutely was a major reason the Republican site committee chose Cleveland, and why they didn't choose Columbus or Kansas City. In particular transit was cited in article after article, including this one: http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/07/robust_public_transit_and_cent.html Of course the healthline and rapid are appealing as Cleveland does have a robust transit system. However, candidate cities had to guarantee a certain number of buses in the local transit fleet. Did the rapid, even though it is a badly planned system, help? Yes.

Your scenario needs to indicate that if anyone white tried this in LI, they would be found as described but everyone knew not to mess around in LI. African-Americans were not allowed in LI at all and they knew that. No issue with that crime element. Now, in 2015, the ''enforcers'' in the area are most likely gone and LI's east side neighbors can go get priests, diners and other white people with money. Hope there is not a shooting or homicide resulting from this. A week or so ago there were armed robberies around Coltman near the edge of LI. Little Italy survived the 1960s through 2000s and everyone put it down as being racist. One of the few east side neighbors left intact thanks to the residents though. Now that reputation has subsided and there are armed robberies. Enjoy visiting this charming area while you can.

Cleveland is not Miami. Do I see this type of development in Cleveland down the road? Maybe.

Related to a transit hub, it's current reality. TOD is a great idea and should be encouraged, but the transit center and high-rise in the WHD was not feasible nor was its residential component. If it were, it would have happened; now these lots are getting best and highest use.

No one would live above Cleveland's 24-hour transit center unless CMHA is still in the business of building high-rises. Anyway, glad this project is out now. I saw some boring machinery working, perhaps last winter, on the lot due east of and across from the Rockefeller Bldg. Figured something was going on with that.

Great looking project. So glad these lots were not used for the proposed RTA Transit Center....imagine what a disaster that would have been. A new era in Cleveland indeed.

Let's just get this project moving. The lower Prospect side of the building could sure use a catalyst of development. The May Co rehab could be the catalyst lower Prospect and Ontario need. Then comes nuCLEus.

Cleveland did not win the RNC largely because of good transit (the rapid) and Cinci did not lose the RNC because of its lack of streetcars. The RNC needed to be in a city with a certain number of buses and both CLE and CIN met this requirement. CIN dropped out because of its shabby arena and CLE won due to its overall appeal. To say CLE won the RNC because it has a rapid transit system and CIN lost because it does not is misplaced.