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PC World:

What, this thread wasn't good enough? http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=13089.0 edit: spelling

^Couldn't have explained it better myself. ^^The problem, at least for a public institution such as CSU, is that the more out of the box in design you go, the more $$ is required. Then you loose programming options. So we get what we can afford.

From WCPN: [Listen] [mp3=200,20,0,center]http://www.wcpn.org/podcast/audio/2007/07/0703soi.mp3[/mp3]

Boy, you sure have been cranky since last Friday. :-D I'm not sure why you are not happy with this. They are taking a single use parking lot (one of the most dangerous on campus - there are always break-ins and assaults there), and building a multi-use structure. They are only given capital money to build structures that serve an educational role, so this partnership with RTA is the only thing that is allowing this project to move forward. (The Recreation Center and Student Center projects are financed directly by the students). This proposed project will address "movement, speed, density." How can say it does not.

Since we are in the mood for pictures today: They have the pedestrian signaling poles in also. And the bike lane signage (as well as other street signs) Trees, lawn, plus irrigation

Before my time. I like the building though.

The planning study and schematics were done last year as part of the master plan by Osborne. It is not a public project. CSU will own the land - RTA will lease. They will use the ground level for the transit portion of the center. Aprox. 17 buses will be able to park there. The remainder will be used for a parking garage. I do not know how many spaces. There will also be a Field House for CSU. There will be a bridge that connects to the Wolstein Center. There will be a space that might be reserved for future delopement: hotel, housing (replacement for viking) office - undetermined right now. The tall portion in the renderings is the part that will not be built at this time (in fact, it may never be built).

Ahhh, the darkness is so relaxing to my weary eyes. If I had a song I could place here to show my gratefulness, I would place it. Instead, I will just play this random tune from the Happy People: [mp3=200,20,0,center]http://www.thehappypeople.se/downloads/04%20-%20Social%20Wonder%20Boys.mp3[/mp3] Thank you

They must of used, um, vertically challenged hand models.

At this point they will be leasing their space from CSU. One of those 99 yr deals. But this can change. I am led to believe we can see construction this time next year.

You are not right... or wrong. It is in RTA;s court now. So, who knows. This is a major step toward the start of construction though. With the boards authorization to purchase the Ameritemps building, it brings this project another step closer. Of course, this will require the building to be removed for temporary parking.

Governor Visits Cleveland State Gov. Ted Strickland visited Cleveland State University last week to celebrate the new state budget, which includes an increase in state aid for higher education as well as a two-year undergraduate tuition freeze. The University was the governor’s only Cleveland stop in a whirlwind swing through the state. He was accompanied by State Sen. Dale Miller. Strickland's announcement that Ohio is reinvesting in higher education brought thunderous applause. Students, faculty, staff, and parents of incoming students who were visiting campus for orientation filled elegant Panel Hall in Fenn Tower for the hour-long visit. Strickland said for the past decade annual tuition hikes have averaged nine percent at public colleges and universities. “This budget does some really good things,” Strickland said, adding that the higher education portion of the bill is one of its crown jewels. Soaring tuition has placed “an increasing burden on the backs of working class families,” he noted. The undergraduate tuition freeze “is like a tax cut and will result in more Ohioans finding the pursuit of higher education possible.” The governor commended the Cleveland State Board of Trustees for voting to freeze undergraduate tuition at $7,920 per year, or $3,960 per semester, for the academic year that begins in August. The budget gives an additional $180 million to state colleges and universities in return for a two-year freeze on undergraduate tuition. “The money is great. But what’s more important is the change in attitude toward higher education,” said Cleveland State President Michael Schwartz. “In my 31 years of higher education in Ohio, this is the first recognition that a degree is a public good.” Miller called the higher education portion of the budget “bold, dramatic, innovative and a major departure after years of neglect.” The governor added that “Ohio can become a beacon of hope and opportunity.” His goal, he said, is to “make sure higher education is affordable and available, and then make sure that job opportunities are there for graduates.”

Hmmm, and nothing about Breuer. The Museum of Art... not the other subject which must not be spoken (typed).

I've been dying to mention a couple of things here (see bolded). Now that is public information, it is Ok... I guess. and...

From Brewed Fresh Daily:

Maybe it has something to do with the timing structure of the buses

pd:

very nice

As promised:

Progress:

No, it was already financed. We'll see how the president feels about it on Thursday.

A while back somebody asked about the trees being planted along the corridor. I had a chance to take some pics of them last week along with a few others from the project: I wish they would get tarted on this building already

Does McDonalds still own Chipolte?

^ There is supposed to be a Starbucks with it - a combo deal in one building.