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"Open to Traffic" and "finished" are two very different things. ODOT considers Open to Traffic = public completion date because John Q. Public would never know the difference anyway. That doesn't mean there aren't work items that still need to be completed.

Ohio again sues Army Corps of Engineers over dredging of Cuyahoga River shipping channel And the drama continues... http://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/index.ssf/2016/09/ohio_again_sues_army_corps_of_1.html

And on the third(?) hand, K&D's track record as a management company isn't glowing...

Stark has to get a height variance for downtown?? The zoning code really is messed up.

I agree with this whole heartedly. That area currently is not pleasant.

'Cuyahoga River remains undredged, threatening shipping commerce; Port seeks court order vs Army Corps of Engineers' This whole situation is just so odd, I don't really understand it. It seems like the Corp just thinks it's smarter than everybody else and is the sole authority to speak on behalf of the river. http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/09/cuyahoga_river_shipping_channe.html#incart_river_mobile_home

I think the reason is because this isn't an ODOT project in the sense that the State did not initiate it or is it in their 'wish list.' The City of Strongsville is the entity who is pushing for this construction, thus they have to bear their share.

That sounds very plausible. Highway funding is a complicated puzzle sometimes to get the final total required. It is possible that in order to get the safety funds for other items of work, it was required to close the ramp. That is something I should be able to find out... My understanding though is that beginning at the Main Avenue bridge (prior to the merge) the speed limit will remain at 50mph.

This is partly laughable and partly angering. http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/08/east_cleveland_wants_to_keep_r.html#incart_m-rpt-1

There was an article about it in Late December, where Ohio City, inc wanted the ramp to remain. I haven't heard anything in the news about it since. I'd be really surprised if it stayed though. It would most likely violate FHWA's terms for the funding...unless they can obtain a design exception. This late in the game though I don't know about that.

Sept 8, 2015 Well I feel dumb ha. I saw 'NEW' and just assumed :/

Looks like there is a meeting coming up on September 8th (where I don't know). Probably a good time to ask where we are on the schedule! http://www.dot.state.oh.us/projects/ClevelandUrbanCoreProjects/LakefrontWest/Documents/ODOT%20City%20Presentation%20for%20St%20Malachi_2015-09-08.pdf

Just my two cents; while it's wonderful seeing the amount of people at PS tonight, I think Mall B is just a much better location for the Star-Spangled Spectacular. It really is a beautiful night out tonight though!

I agree. With the different kinds of guitars around town, that could have easily been repourposed and fit right in.

It kind of scares me that this doesn't get reported until 230P the next day.

Exactly. What you mentioned are the returns we'll be getting. People saw we are not the mistake by the lake, that we have a lot to offeread, so that next time Cleveland comes up on a short list to host a big event there won't be as much skepticism. Most of the time when people come here they are impressed and this event exposed our city to thousands more tourists, media and event planners. Cleveland left a food impression on them and that will be on their minds when they think of us again. Oh I totally agree with you. Dave Gilbert has even said hosting this event was never about the direct spending, it's about exposure (which Cleveland scored a gold for). I guess my point was only that locals stayed far away for reasons that never materialized. And that was unnecessary. The event was definitely still a success.

News organizations and downtown employers were consistently telling people to stay away. Not once did the city try and refute that. Consequently the only people who were downtown were the 50,000 visitors. A lot, but less than a normal, non-event day.

A lot of places did lose money, but that's the city's fault. They broadcasted fear for everyone to stay away and they did. What ended up happening was downtown was a ghost town everywhere except E4th street.

I was speaking with a local City Engineer this week who also sits on an area transportation planning committee. He mentioned that prior to the Cavs championship, Joe Calabrese said he would be taking rail cars out of service that week in preparation for the RNC. When asked by another committee member "what if the cavs win" he replied simply with "it's the Cavs." The source was credible and to me explains why the red line was only running two car trains. I don't know enough about the blue/green to know if it had an effect there. Has anyone heard anything like this before? If so this was horrible mismanagement...

Has anyone used RTA's mobile app yet? I'm curious how it works...do you show it to the operator? Is there a separate lane entering and exiting the rapid at Tower City?

^ I don't think that's quite true. What they'll be doing is a replacement of the existing decks and miscellaneous steel and pier repairs. My understanding is that the final condition will be 6 lanes in each direction. 4 on the existing bridges and two in each direction on the center structure.

The SEIU is being a bit ridiculous imo. But regardless, it looks like this might all be a moot point. DeWine issued an opinion saying cities cannot legally set their own minimum wage. http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/06/ohio_attorney_general_cities_c.html#incart_river_mobile_home

I totally agree. Not surprised they are mum though...at the time I thought they sounded like big whiners.

Do people making money by posting pictures to Instagram? Or do they just do it for the thrill? I don't really understand...

^ that article is pretty good, everything except for the "world-class aquarium" part ?