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This is like the last five minutes of Deal or No Deal and @KJP is being Howie Mandel taking us to commercial break while the family is on stage hyperventilating

^And still 7(?) more floors to go!

So sick of tariffs and self-proclaimed "Conservatives" rationalizing them

Since buying my bike and moving to Ohio City, I have began to bike everywhere except for when I visit my parents in the suburbs. I have done my best to learn the rules, written and unwritten for biking around the city. When driving, I have become much more conscientious of bikers and respecting their space. However, let me share with you and experience from this morning which illustrates why bikers get a bad reputation: Since I have a meeting today outside of the city center, I drove into work. I took the D-S Bridge and made a left onto W. 9th. As I was approaching St. Claire, I was the only one in the right-turn lane, and the light was red when my car slowed to a halt. I turned my blinker on and looked to my left, down the hill by Bridgeview and Crittenden Apartments, to ensure no motorists were coming before making my right turn on red. As I began my turn, I heard bike tires screeching and a man screaming at me. Unsure as to if I had caused him to fall, I threw my car in park and pulled one leg out to stand up and look to see if he was okay. He then shouts: Him: "WATCH IT, RESPECT THE ROAD." Me: "What happened?" Him: "YOU CUT ME OFF AND I ALMOST RAN INTO YOU." Me: "The light is red man? You shouldn't have been going through the intersection, and I'm allowed to turn right here." Him: "F*** YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO KILL SOMEONE." At this point, the police officer who'd been parked in his cruiser approaches and literally asks the guy to apologize to me, which I said was unnecessary. But the guy stayed flippant. When I asked him why he thought it was okay to run a red light and move before me, he said "NO ONE WAS COMING THE OTHER WAY, D***A**!"

I honestly cannot wait for next summer with some of the retail up and running there. Going to be such a cool little enclave.

It's personally not my favorite aesthetically either, at least as shown in renderings. But it's creative and ambitious and will interact with the street very well. Not to mention, it stares directly in the face of a 15 story, concrete, brutalist housing project - so it's hard for me to use the word "ugly"

Thank goodness it's not your concern, eh

Gonna give myself an "atta boy" for this one, so what?

Very homogeneous. I saw considerably more people of color in Boston, for crying out loud.

Almost as if this was professionally photographed - this is one of the best still shots I've ever come across on Google Earth, and it just happens to be a random house in Cleveland Heights lol https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4904211,-81.5732898,3a,75y,110.44h,93.15t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1svSDpHKq0-VvJiABRbfNs1A!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DvSDpHKq0-VvJiABRbfNs1A%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D274.60492%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656

Hey friends - My wife and I just got a 10 month old German shepherd. His first night with us was last night and he did pretty well, but he's been obviously a little nervous... His previous owner said he didn't usually drool, but he's been drooling in excess after he drinks, and it's getting all over lol. Has anyone experienced this related to a dog's anxiousness / nerves? Thanks!

Here's my ideal transit system: - A light rail system that connects Ohio City, D-S, Tremont, University Circle, Old Brooklyn, and another East side neighborhood to Downtown. - A "rapid transit" system that would keep intact the lines that run to Shaker and the airport. But extend one westward through: Lakewood, River, and dead end it in Westlake. Maybe 5-8 stops? One extending Eastward to Euclid. One extending Southwest hitting some major pop. centers, i.e. Parma, Parma Heights, to Strongsville. I believe trains to the suburbs would be enormously popular, so long as people trust their efficiency. My wife and I dread moving from Ohio City at some point, because we despise 10+ minute commutes.

It would be a cool thought experiment if we could get a somewhat isolated city of over 50,000 to ban cars for non-commercial reasons for a year - like the greater Scranton area or even Youngstown For instance, I wonder if WalMart would even be viable anymore if people had to walk, bike, etc to get groceries.

Hey all - I think this is the most appropriate thread to share this in, but mods can let me know if I am wrong. I spent three days in Portland last week - and I have never had such mixed feelings about a place in my life. Some thoughts: THE POSITIVE The city itself is marvelous. It is extremely well planned, pedestrian friendly, and the city has done an excellent job encouraging property owners to find creative uses for formerly blank spaces. The building I was working in had an entirely glass Apple store affixed to it, facing the street. The space it occupies was formerly empty, with no street interaction (almost exactly the same as front of PNC Building downtown *cough* Apple store there *cough*) https://www.google.com/maps/@45.5181104,-122.6779061,3a,75y,161.6h,98.48t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1sA8-C5WN--6eZvpTXWkZy0Q!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo3.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DA8-C5WN--6eZvpTXWkZy0Q%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D310.3037%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100 I've never experienced a city that was so vibrant, but felt small and intimate in the way Portland did. Every street downtown was tree-lined, all streets were one way, and the sidewalks were wide and inviting. I walked everywhere I went. In one night downtown I walked to a) the Timbers Stadium b) Powell's Bookstore [a must if you visit] c) a hole-in-the-wall Thai restaurant d) crossed the river to check out the neighborhoods e) and back to my hotel. All intersections are quickly timed and clearly delineated for pedestrian use. The locals were very kind and inviting and made me feel overwhelmingly welcome. THE NEGATIVE The homelessness was overwhelming. I've never seen anything like it - worse than Seattle, Boston, Chicago, Houston, imo. Homeless people were everywhere and, while I didn't once feel threatened, I did encounter some serious hygiene issues on the streets. This probably ties into #1, but I've never encountered so many people either mentally ill or under the influence of something seriously mind altering. On the walk I referenced above I: Had a man stop me and insist that I tell him if Jim Jones' soul had been saved. Saw a woman urinating and taking a hair brush and rubbing it into the sidewalk A young lady, maybe 16-17 was shaving her head in random patches on Pioneer Square. Overall, the city is great if you know what to expect. But, it felt at times like a dystopian novel - with thousands of upper-middle class, majority progressive people surrounding a de facto homeless encampment that stretched the entirety of downtown.

Is the East side just hemorrhaging people? Idk how Cleveland is losing population when people (many of whom from elsewhere) have moved to Downtown, Ohio City, D-S, and Tremont in the last 3-4 years.

Spoke to a realtor yesterday who purports to have taken a preliminary interview for the Geis condominium tower project. If true, that would be big. I don't know him well, so cannot vouch for his credibility - just thought I'd share.

I’m not disputing that - but they usually do it because they have talent to support it. They have solid edge rushers and a good o-line... but that isn’t what they’re accustomed to

Honestly blows my mind that Yinzers think it’s business as usual for them. 1. Big Ben wears a walking boot more than tennis shoes 2. Juju has yet to play as snap as WR1. RYAN SWITZER is likely WR2 there. 3. Their secondary is BAD and Haden is aging. This is the worst team they’ll have since 2004. I don’t hate the Steelers the way some Clevelanders do... but 10-6 would be over achieving for them this year.

We have reached PEAK UrbanOhio when the BKL thread has to be locked lol

Those balconies are going to look great

Anyone hear anything further on Aer Lingus? Asking for a friend......

BOY OH BOY DO I NEED TO VENT. I decided to meet my wife for lunch today and took my car to do so. I parked on E. 13th in front of Reserve Square apartments, in the "Two Hour" metered spots. I set a timer on my phone, as I had paid for 45 minutes of parking and wanted to make sure I did not run out. After lunch, I was walking back to my car with just over 7 minutes left on my meter when I see an officer writing and printing a ticket on my car, the following ensued: Me: "Excuse me, I believe I still have time left on my meter." Officer: "Oh sorry, I didn't see that." *Officer proceeds to walk away, then places the ticket on the car in front of me. I wrote a note and placed it on the car as well, explaining that the ticket did not match their license plate (mine) and car description and that they should not pay the ticket. I called the Parking Enforcement office, equipped with photos with time stamps - and they just told me they would dismiss the ticket extrajudicially. WHAT - THE - F.

I take Franklin Road Hill to the gym every morning and lament at what the hill looks like - This project is going to be absolutely transformative and crucial to the sustainability of Ohio City with families with children. My wife and I had a conversation last night about how much more likely this project makes us to have an raise children (at least for a little while) in Ohio City instead of immediately leaving for a suburb when we have kids. Really excited. Props to Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown as well - that is what good government fights for.

PRAISE THE LORD

^ I may be wrong but I believe that will be a new public housing development