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I'm curious how we can get NS-CSX to get that stupid RR crossing taken care of. Canalway Partners have said that ball's in the rr's court but obviously it isn't a priority and if I had to guess the rr's are waiting until they need to resurface the entire crossing. Another summer with the trail and another summer where people need to navigate into oncoming traffic in order to get across a 10' section...

Watching the twitterverse today it seems like repeal could be coming down the pipeline. From when the new bill passed here's Householder's opinion on renewables (ope!!! scumbag) Also "enjoyed" the anti-LEEDco OpEd a few weeks ago in Crains: https://www.crainscleveland.com/opinion/personal-view-criticism-recent-lake-erie-wind-farm-decision-misguided I doubt this scandal will change the statehouse in any meaningful way so I'm still pessimistic to LEEDco but want it to happen. Who knows maybe FE got it's claws into the energy siting board that screwed this up in the first place? At this point I wouldn't be surprised.

And if there are setbacks- they shouldn't be lawns they should be urban gardens, native wildflowers, pollinator beds, etc. not just wasted lawn. Wishful thinking...

I ride 28s with some grip on them but nothing gnarly. It's just enough to get me through snow and wet conditions when need be (here's the tire). I'm sure it'd be fine but yeah areas in CVNP and Summit parks are chip. Once you get through Akron it's mostly paved. Not to mention boardwalks are hell with slick tires and some rain (some in CVNP and outside of cbus). And that sounds like a badass bike! I've been wanting to get a gravel grinder to do some more off-road type touring but for now my Cannondale will have to do haha.

Here's the last post I'll have for a while (unless folks have questions) but I put together a storymap of my experience getting down to Cincinnati as well as some tidbits here and there. Thanks again to tips (@jmecklenborg) and the tour (@coldayman)! It's definitely designed for a desktop but will work fine on smaller devices! https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/1e8c9772dd204bcfb220edccf6f0d4d8

@West153 with that filter it looks like an oldtimey postcard haha great pic!

Maybe it's a dumb question but where do the crane operators usually come from? Local, or part of a journeyman crew?

I did go right past that, it was lit up and looked AMAZING. Definitely caught me off guard after coming from the dark trail. And certain parts of the trail certainly looked like it could get busy so maybe it's a good thing I did it in the dark because I was really able to cruise. I live right off the towpath up here in CLE but have avoided it almost all year because I figure with COVID it'll be hard to avoid people/throngs of folks that move to your left when you say on your left lol. And trust me, that's definitely another downside of getting into these places late is all the beer is shut down at that point, had I not been hotelling/it wasn't 800 degrees out I probably would've spent another day in Cinci to actually celebrate. Oh well, there's always next time (but definitely by car that time around!!).

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I completed it Monday night with a final push from Columbus to Cinci, once I got down to the city, I appreciate your descriptions and whatnot @jmecklenborg- google wanted me to continue straight vs turning off on the bike route/industrial area by the airport and after driving it with @ColDayMan, pretty sure google would've killed me. Definitely going to stop back in a lot of these smaller towns, since I was trying to move at such a clip (and get out of the heat), I didn't really have the opportunity to really take in some of these places. I'll just say the Little Miami trail is absolutely gorgeous, I traveled maybe half of it before I had to turn on my bike light but I could definitely tell it's a gem during the day. Big thanks to @ColDayMan for the tour too! Got to see a Cincinnati I never knew existed! Here my strava links are: Day 1 (Cle-Massilon, 62mi) - https://www.strava.com/activities/3709324835 Day 2 (Massilon-Columbus, 154mi) - https://www.strava.com/activities/3715324746 Day 3 - Rest in Columbus Day 4 (Columbus-Cincinnati, 126mi)- https://www.strava.com/activities/3725170401

@YABO713 oof that sounds scary. Winking lizard is in the perfect spot when riding either direction, Peninsula in general is tbh. My lifesaver yesterday was Pedialyte, I swear between that and a weird carboloaded meal of pasta and mashed potatoes (and TONS of water) I would've probably stopped at bridge of dreams. Didn't hurt it was a redneck campout there too, so sleep probably wasn't going to happen lol

That's so good to know. Getting ready to leave the hotel and I was dreading another day of getting blasted by the sun. Same thing happened to me the other day, hence riding about 70 miles in the dark. My HR was nearly 30 ticks lower in the cool darkness!

So idk if I was inspired by @jmecklenborg's post or from heat exhaustion but made the push for cbus last night. Rolled into town around 330a- traveling like a Bedouin! Hah And @metrocity I stopped in CF for a hot minute, wish I would've seen that sooner!

Left for the trail earlier, currently sitting in Akron drinking a beer, hoping for Massillonish tonight but 90* temps aren't helping! Lol For the curious: https://www.wahooligan.com/users/live/qiS_jeHjjOB8BV4LoCWjag

idk how many UO folks are on r/Cleveland, but this 'elevator talk' reminds me of the "I paid a little extra for the window seat" jokes that were going around for a while lol

coming soon! (sorry, just saw this in a work related site couldn't help myself lol).

Thanks! I knew there was a new place in there, glad to hear it's UO recommended :). Love me some good coffee and cool spots! The way supermarkets make money these days, I wouldn't be surprised if they focused big time on prepared foods. Like other people have said, it's kind of easy for students to get to other grocery stores in the area (if they know to take the healthline...). I am interested in what they have to offer though, boutique groceries are pretty cool spots.

I can dream. lol

With Rising Star leaving LI, and nothing in the immediate area, I'd totally dig an Intellegentsia!!!! ?

The floorplan names are so cringe, but whatever, I guess I'm not in their target demo haha. The gallery pics are very nice though, very *white*... All that said, why isn't there a So-crates? Model??

Just going to dork out on parcels for a hot minute- Wolstein Center is actually on top of like 50 parcels. They were never consolidated when they built it. And with that, everyone can continue with their regular banter. Also to @Boomerang_Brian's post- I know it's not theatre, but I mentor a young adult in their film school and pre-covid he showed us around- what an AMAZING space (also their fitness center is one of (if not) the best downtown ?)! I love that CSU is gaining a fantastic reputation...

Thanks for the heads up @jmecklenborg, I streetviewed that section and while it isn't ideal it doesn't seem too terrible in the scheme of things- would you suggest the new part of the trail? One of my first times down there I had an Airbnb on Delta Ave so I'm kind of familiar with Riverside into downtown (and with Eli's BBQ lol). Heading out on Friday, so hopefully will be down there around this time next week (it looks like Xenia for this time next week, Cinci Tuesday). Maybe the timeline's wishful thinking (I'm in full on covid weight gain mode lol), but I look forward to seeing the trail and parts of Ohio I've previously never experienced via bike! Also shoutout to @ColDayMan for the offer of a UO-esque tour of Dayton and/or Cinci. Next time, next time.

@jmecklenborg I'm planning on riding from CLE-CIN via the trail, is it that bad down towards cinci? I have GPS loaded in but is it tricky/is there a better route once you get towards the city? Here's what I have for my computer: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32148015

Going to be pretty impressive when this wraps up

Graffiti HeART created a map of murals around town, it's also crowdsourced so if you know of any, add away! http://www.graffitiheart.org/mural-registry/