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My thoughts too as this conversation has evolved. Maybe LiveNation would take it on to compete with AEG and Jacob's Pavilion, but then they'd be eating into their Blossom shows. I don't think local venues/promoters would want to take on the task of managing a venue like that and I don't trust non-connected folks from the city or new development corporation to manage a large venue like that.

Selected Other but I'm honestly open for wherever haha FC has always been the best- they might have music in their big room but I'm sure we could find room in the garden!

Thanks for this. BP poaching from CLE aside he sounds like a good mayor/leader with questions and thoughts like this.

I was thinking about it a bit more and I think we're losing track of people who take alternative forms of transportation out of necessity. These type of people wouldn't consider themselves vehicular cyclists but they sure are living that life. The more routes that are built will benefit people that need to bike/scoot/walk from x to y that don't have the privilege/time to travel way out of the way. For instance, I rode across Denison the other day and people were using the lanes (yes they were salmoning but that's a convo for another day) instead of the more dangerous sidewalk route. A decent amount of people use lanes when they're there, even if it's weaving in between them - it's better than nothing. I think things like the RISE project on the east side will be great to make connections for folks to take casual rides but I can't help but shake the mantra of 'if you build it they will come', I mean just look at how many ppl bike around OHC and Tremont because it feels safe to do so there (narrower roads, infrastructure, etc.) - I'd love to see the same all over the city.

WAIT these are the meter locations people are complaining about?!?! It's like four streets. People need to get a grip. https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2024/08/23/cleveland-expands-smart-parking-app-to-ohio-city

Or he's received campaign donations from the family. It's not that deep. From signal: George’s father, restaurant and business owner Tony George, is a prominent political donor in the Cleveland area. He gave $20,000 to O’Malley’s reelection bid in the months leading up to this year’s Democratic primary, campaign disclosures show. The elder George also hosted a fundraiser for O’Malley last October at Summer House, one of his restaurants.

How are we gonna do SHW numbers with that attitude. But no, I'm with you haha.

Apologies in advance, but I'm very passionate about this. I think there's an overemphasis on building major projects (midways) over functional quick fixes. Most bike lanes in this city are extremely dangerous and some barrier would be better than what we're currently dealing with. Bike Cleveland's outreach last week re:protected bike lanes wouldn't be possible in a lot of existing bike lanes, something that I was thinking when I was riding across Fulton Bridge, it's terrifying, especially when you get to the mixing zone going south. Bike lanes are meant to help facilitate travel between places and bike paths are for recreational riding. For instance, my bike commute is about 5 miles/30 minutes door to desk, if I ride the towpath I'd be looking at closer to 40-45 minutes, which is safer but defeats the purpose of not driving/taking the bus - I want my commutes and drives to be as close to 1:1 as possible. A lot of our bike lanes are disconnected and disjointed - you can ride the lane on Harvard but it doesn't connect to a N-S bike lane until you get to like E.116th (and even then it's not much of a bike lane). The west is better with routes such as Detroit-44/65/Denison/Fulton but even then you're going amazingly out of your way and the lanes vary in safety. The infrastructure that the near west side gets vs other parts of the city is very noticeable. I've got some bike friends down in Pittsburgh and navigating that city via bike is so much safer and convenient because their (former) mayor acted on his people over cars agenda...to the point of earning the nickname bike lane bill (peduto). Here's my (and quite a few others') daily commute from Old Brooklyn, bike lanes would add some safety, but when cars are passing me at 40+mph a protected lane would make me feel a lot less closer to death: Now think about that route w/non-vehicular cyclists - I've ridden with my sister in law and seasoned cyclist brother and even they didn't feel comfortable taking a lane and fighting cars going the speed the road dictates. The adage is true - if you build it they will come. Tons of people are terrified to ride in our streets as designed, the city needs to do better.

I think it's fine, establish a massive amount of hype and support and keep at it until NWSL realizes the hype is real and long lasting. Doesn't hurt the other cities already have soccer specific stadiums.

The generic city project/campaign signage was up on the fence when I biked by today. I don't go this route too often so it might've been up for a week already but just fyi!

Missed my bus so I decided to stop into Hotel Cleveland, phew, what a remake!

I went to Detroit for the bills browns game and it felt weird, like being in a movie theater weird...hanging out in a t watching a game in December. It also felt like a Warehouse to be honest. I think with climate change in mind, it won't be as cold and harsh as it is today in 30+ years anyways. Fwiw the new bills stadium may be open air but 80% or so of the seats are covered.

This was the game that got delayed by a day last year due to the January snowstorm, it was hovering in the 20s with windchills in the single digits it was a great time:

When I rode it (2019) the pumps/campsites were idk every 5ish miles, did COVID kill them? And it's funny, somehow I got lucky when I did it - it rained pretty hard my first night on GAP (I stayed in Connellsville next to the leantos), but somehow the C&O dried out enough for me to run it on 28's. A dude I was talking to kept saying my fenders were going to get destroyed on that portion, but I was fine. I agree that, when you're in the cut, you're in the cut hah if you don't have food or supplies going into some sections of the C&O you're definitely SOL. Places where you think there'd be a general store there's nothing, and if there's something around you you need to climb to them hah. Were there any washouts? When I did it you had to snag a shuttle in one of the towns past Harpers Ferry. I definitely share the sentiment that it all kind of blends in after a while, I kind of swore off scenic trails for the rest of that summer lol. https://photos.app.goo.gl/4HsHLU2C1dicntWi7

The fine print: Bibb’s Cleveland Browns stadium offer isn’t anywhere close to the 50/50 split the Haslams want, while putting general fund at risk By Courtney Astolfi, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio – Mayor Justin Bibb’s proposed financing plan for renovations at city-owned Cleveland Browns stadium isn’t what it appears to be. https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2024/08/the-fine-print-bibbs-cleveland-browns-stadium-offer-isnt-anywhere-close-to-the-5050-split-the-haslams-want-while-putting-general-fund-at-risk.html

@Ethan bummer about the commute! But also totally makes sense (especially when you're riding for an hour plus vs a car ride of less than half of that). I like the idea of sending cars up 18th, I think there's too many attractions on/around E.9 to cede the road to cars and idiot drivers. It'd give the opportunity for folks walking to/from the rock hall/science center, etc. to enjoy it vs loathe it.

Or they ride with Slow Roll, Critical Mass, etc. (or in Bibb's case with a cop escort in an SUV behind him) - these rides are great at bringing attention to biking but they aren't realistic conditions at all, they're social rides and that's cool! but don't base policy off of them. It'd be nice if they listened to vehicular cyclists around town - yes, we're a bit cooky, but also its because we're dealing with terrible drivers all the time. It's a massive generalization, but I've always felt that the decision makers all live in the same neighborhoods (the ones with traffic calming and/or direct safe-ish routes to get places like OHC/D-S/Tremont) and don't realize the plight of normal people trying to get from x to y safely without going 5 miles out of the way. I think if Andy Cross rode some of the bs bike lanes he's designed/approved, his opinion that his methods are right would change in a matter of minutes. I've thought about inviting the mayor to ride in from OB some day but know that'd fall on deaf ears. Don't mean to be so negative, but the "People Over Cars" narrative is very disappointing when compared to reality.

Getting from x to y in Pittsburgh is much safer. Yes, we have great leisurely trails but the network is terrible if you're using them to actually get somewhere, let alone with non-vehicular cyclists in tow. Going N-S is atrocious (RISE will help connect downtown to SV) but anytime you need to get south from further out its super dangerous. An example - try getting from E55 Marina to Slavic Village safely (and without adding a ton of miles). Or, my daily commute, Old Brooklyn to Downtown (again, without adding too many extra miles). It's not great.

Yeah, unless real things are done on E9, it's not going to be fun getting into town. The closest example I can imagine is crossing the Opportunity Corridor/105 around Cedar, or maybe something like Lake/Shoreway intersection, both are pretty terrible in a car but especially dangerous on a bike/on foot. 105/Cedar (technically the path continues on the sidewalk on the right and then abruptly ends) Lake/Shoreway (a coworker of mine got hit here, and there's a ghost bike on this corner) ODOT only cares about moving traffic (yes, that's their job) but it makes for dangerous conditions when they put in faux boulevards. I have zero faith in their traffic engineers to make it work with the path. Added bonus- ODOT blvd design on OC - Ex- Crossing just past Meijer at 105/Frank Woodland/OC (you're dealing with slip lanes in each direction) I'm hoping the city and county can push ODOT to provide something useful to get across the intersection and up E9 safely. The alternative seems to be continuing the path towards W3 and dropping into the flats path, but that doesn't account for folks that actually need to get into town (and conveniently).

Blaine was on 92.3 this morning and mentioned he's seen renderings - someone with time should FOIA his email haha.

FYI here's all the landbank teardowns, thanks for the map @Michelle Jarboe as part of recent state grants. FWIW, the Forfeited Land Sale application from the county will also be launching soon. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1_XtwWL9QzBgiJe7vDPMzoBmlAxuwutQ&ll=41.51804457566596%2C-81.70021699999998&z=11

I don't like the idea of Jimmyworld, but I feel this is extremely overplayed. It's going to be private land, as soon as you cross into jimmyworld you'd be crossing into his domain. Unlike downtown or other areas he'd control everything within his compound. Not saying it'd prevent some of this stuff but he could put up a gate and screen everyone coming in and out if he wanted.

Tear down STJ then, it's obviously not needed. What a waste.

Hey now, I see the streetsweepers in the weeks leading up to council elections lol I'd put in a complaint w/311 or non-emergency police number. I had my janky old car parked on a side street near me and an old lady called it in, I had a police contact card on my windshield the next time I went over to it. I'm sure @KFM44107 can be more helpful, but there's a certain time limit before they can be towed.