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What is that on the front bumper of the trolley/bus? Is that netting or a chain link fence?

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^That's your backyard! Very nice!

Hopefully, all these studies will bring about actual construction and not-as seems to happen too often-just more studies. Utility-Scale Wind Monitoring Commences on Eastern Rim of Cuyahoga Valley Monday, February 27, 2006 Is it windy enough in Cuyahoga Falls to generate electricity? The City will soon find out. http://www.techfutures.net/2006/02/utility-scale-wind-monitoring.html

I'm racking my brain, but I can't place this one. Where is this guy at?

Mega-suburb takes shape in Utah Mining company builds community for half a million people Friday, April 7, 2006; Posted: 12:59 p.m. EDT (16:59 GMT) WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) -- It's a development plan that will take more than 50 years from start to finish. A string of "walkable" communities, expected eventually to house half a million people, is starting to rise on the nation's largest piece of privately owned land next to a metropolis.

The idea of cuddling with a prostitute is really funny to me. New city official jailed in 1999 Was arrested in soliciting case Wednesday, April 05, 2006 Susan Vinella Plain Dealer Reporter Cleveland's new chief of regional economic development resigned from a previous top job in the city of Oakland, Calif., after he was charged with soliciting a police decoy posing as a prostitute.

Who knows? Maybe that Sh!t stick will someday tapered off into a doody twig...er, fiscially speaking. :-)

DeWine to co-sponsor measure against gay marriage Friday, March 31, 2006 Stephen Koff Plain Dealer Bureau Chief Washington- U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine will co-sponsor a bill that, if successful, could lead to a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. ... http://www.cleveland.com

From cleveland.com Mayor Jackson names team to revive Cleveland 1:24 p.m. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson named a team of people Wednesday to revive the fortunes of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, including the city's first-ever chief of regional economic development.

Ecocitycleveland is becoming an archived website so they can develop their new website, greencitybluelake.com (so says the ecocity homepage). So I guess that will create a new category-the green city nerds.

Hey! I didn't hear any Her Space Holiday! :wink: Seriously though, nice selection for Monday morning. Stereolab and Belle & Sebastian are always good for the drudgery of going back to work.

Will urban development steal population from first ring suburbs? I would have to say yes. We are in a flat growth state. Here's a link to population projections county by county in 2030. http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=4047.0 This projection has Cuyahoga county losing 119,000 in the next 25 years. If these projections prove accurate, it seems clear that the efforts of individual cities to maintain their population and tax base ( i.e. new developments, economic incentives, business recruitment) will necessarily be shifting these numbers since there won't be any new population base to attract. I like to think the opposite will happen, that population numbers will maintain themselves or, somehow, increase. It's the optimist in me. I know there have been efforts to reach out to the immigrant community. Marketing Cleveland as a multi-cultural place that is small enough to make a real start in America can be a tempting lure. Also, during the Campbell administration, which I expect will continue into the Jackson years, an outreach was made to Israel for leveraging the area's Jewish heritage with business leaders overseas to help foster foregin investment in the city and the region. And ultimately, that is what it will come down to. Jobs. A development in one part of the city or another- downtown, first ring or outlying suburb-will only shuffle the numbers of people who will hold onto what will be, without major economic turn around, a finite number of jobs. I think any development in the city or the first suburbs, at this point, would serve to draw people back in from the outlying suburbs (if these populations numbers hold true) and not from other parts of the country or the world. And if that's the case, I think it could be complimentary. There has to be an appropriate geographic footprint for the numbers of people that are expected to be here in 25 or 50 years in order to maintain and upgrade the cities and their infrastructure. Our footprint is too big right now. I tend to think if you could constrict the growth in the outlying suburbs, barring any unforeseen population influx, downtown and the first suburbs might not have to compete for the same population in a destructive manner. I guess it's all about regionalism and how big we want our region to be. On that note, Ideas on PBS had a segment on shared resources between first suburbs and the efforts they are making to better utilize the resources currently available. They are members in NEOSO. http://www.neoso.org/ They've been involved in collective bargaining agreements for equipment for its member communities, but plan to extend to fire districts, administrative redundancies and maybe, in 6,000 or 7,000 years, public education resource and finance sharing. So I think there will be "damage" between cities as they compete for the same population, but regional cooperation and smarter government movements like NEOSO, will become the necessary reality of keeping the region viable, and not the fanciful notion it was when regionalism for first mentioned decades ago.

http://www.ingenuitycleveland.com/ They say the new site will be ready in April, but this year it's July 7-16. 9 days! That's great news for me because I just couldn't find the time to make it down last Labor day when it was only for four days. Between Ingenuity, the Cleveland Rib Cook Off (May 25 - 29), the Cleveland Grand Prix (June 23 – 25), the CMJ fest (June 14-18) and the fourth of July fireworks, it seems downtown will be pretty packed with stuff to do.

I want to put in an early request for some Her Space Holiday--anything you want.

I'm a little concerned with the tepid response. I know it's just one comment and could be easily disregarded, but it seems that a lot of these deals are won or lost by the degree of early engagement. I'm hoping, behind the scenes at city hall, some real petitioning gets made. After all, if their lease is up in 2009 in Detroit, that really isn't all that far away. I agree. But I think if their is active and positive engagement with Gilbert from the onset--being accommodating but not giving away the farm--subsidies and incentives might not have to be offered to the extend it would damage local business interests. Since I feel our real estate prices can compete with Detroit or any other mid-sized city (at least in the ball park), it may well come down to how fully and early on we embrace Quicken. A little bit of sugar on purely a human relation level can make so much difference. That's why I want someone at the mayor's office, even if it's too early for courting on an official level, to maybe send a fruit basket or some pierogies. :-D

The Giant Eagle in Brunswick, built in 2004-2005, was the first grocery store in the nation to build an LEED facility. http://www.gianteagle.com/main/article13.jsp?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=1161273&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1156539 Although it's LEED-NC and not ND, I think it's a good harbinger and evidence that this sort of environmentally conscious development can find a place in Ohio. On the down side, I haven't heard of a glut of projects following immediately in the Giant Eagle footsteps, but I remain optimistic.

Bizarre that streets might just disappear like that and amazing that no one properly records into the public record the disappearance of a street from something as significant as a land slide! On a semi-related topic, I've read that discrepancies in mapping are sometimes intentional tools of copyright protection. One mapping company might add an additional street or misrepresent a geographical feature (something minor, of course, not like a freeway or something) in order to ensure other companies don't just poach their geographical information and transfer it onto their own maps. I was wondering if anyone knew if that was true.

Square in the town to make suburb hip Thursday, March 09, 2006 V. David Sartin Plain Dealer Reporter Some folks in North Royalton, including the mayor, think they can create a vibrant downtown on about 60 acres filled with grass, weeds and six giant radio transmission towers.

Here's a link to a video clip about the ajoining steel museum that will be incorporated into Steelyard Commons. http://www.wkyc.com/video/player.aspx?aid=20632&bw= They mention it's connection to the Towpath Trail and being able to reach the museum by rail. As disturbing as the idea of another WalMart/Home Depot super complex being plopped down anywhere is, I take an ounce of comfort that parking spaces aren't the only thing being considered. The proof will, of course, be in the results.

^Thanks for the update. Hopefully somebody didn't boost the components, although I kinda would like to see someone dragging a 100ft metal tower behind a semi or whatever down I-90, concrete flying all the way...

I almost forgot "Moon Over Parma" aka the original Drew Carey Show theme. Moon over Parma bring my love to me tonight. Guide her to East Lake, underneath your silvery light. We met in Ashtabula, She was doing the hula. I landed her in my radishes and pledged my love that night. Moon over Parma, won't you bring my love to me? Shine on the freeway and guide her AMC. Get her past those radar Mounties, Bring her to Lake County, Moon over Parma, tonight. Moon over Parma shine on I-271. We can get together In the warm light of the sun. I'm askin' you don't fail. Get her safely past Lindale, I can't go to Parma cause my Edsel will not run. Moon over Parma, where those pink flamingos stand. I need her kisses and the soft touch of her hand. We're goin bowlin, so don't lose her in Solon. Moon over Parma, tonight. I said tonight. Moon over Parma, tonight. Moon over Parma, Moon over Parma, Moon over Parma, tonight.

Yeah, those are indeed in Ireland. Off Shore wind turbines I've heard of have mostly been around the Netherlands but GE has a serious turbine sales focus throughout Europe. BTW does anyone have an estimated time of completion for or more recent pictures of the turbine in front of the Great Lakes Science Center? It's been a couple months since they poured the concrete pad. Maybe they made some progress in this mild weather. I haven't been to North Coast Harbor since before Christmas.

Yup. Formerly of the Ben Folds Five (which had three members). Piano, bass and drums. That group disbanded and Ben went solo since he wrote all the songs and could play all the instruments. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token =ADFEAEE47918D24DA47F20C69F3E48C5BB61EB29D046F5C00C320456 D3B82D4E8C1973B20EADDA81B2E577AB7BAFFF28E85D05D7CEE457F5CC17 40&searchlink=BEN|FOLDS&uid=CAW060603020744&samples=1&sql=11:txex975jkrkt~T0 Isn't this a ridiculously long link?