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According to the following release, GCRTA just received $1 million in funding toward the Red Line / HealthLine Extension and $3 million toward the Clifton Boulevard Enhancement Project, as well as $3.169 million toward the Bus Pavement Parking Improvement Program U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $928.5 Million To Put Americans Back to Work Repairing, Rebuilding, Modernizing the Nation’s Transit Infrastructure Federal funds will create jobs nationwide by strengthening transit choices while improving safety and reliability DETROIT – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that transit providers across the nation will receive a share of $928.5 million in federal funds for more than 300 public transportation projects in urban, suburban, and rural areas. The money will put people to work renovating and building much needed transit facilities, manufacturing new clean-fuel buses, and helping communities plan responsibly for their future transit needs. He was joined in making the announcement by Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff. The full list of selected projects can be found at http://fta.dot.gov/grants/13094.html . # # #

Not technically stimulus funding, but I could not find a better thread to put this in: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $928.5 Million To Put Americans Back to Work Repairing, Rebuilding, Modernizing the Nation’s Transit Infrastructure Federal funds will create jobs nationwide by strengthening transit choices while improving safety and reliability DETROIT – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that transit providers across the nation will receive a share of $928.5 million in federal funds for more than 300 public transportation projects in urban, suburban, and rural areas. The money will put people to work renovating and building much needed transit facilities, manufacturing new clean-fuel buses, and helping communities plan responsibly for their future transit needs. He was joined in making the announcement by Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff. "Investing in America’s transit systems, rails, roads, ports, and airports will generate tens of thousands of construction-related jobs and put more money in the pockets of working Americans," said Secretary Ray LaHood. "But we must do more. Congress needs to pass the American Jobs Act so we can continue to invest in critically needed projects like these, to repair and rebuild our nation’s transportation system.” The grants announced today, made available through the Federal Transit Administration’s fiscal year 2011 Alternatives Analysis, Bus Livability, and State of Good Repair Programs, will go toward replacing or refurbishing aging buses, building or improving bus terminals, garages, and other transit facilities, installing bus-related equipment, and conducting studies to help communities select the best transit options to meet future transportation needs. "These grant funds will make sure that bus service in our communities remains reliable and desirable while putting thousands of Americans to work at the same time,” said Administrator Rogoff. “By passing the American Jobs Act, Congress can accelerate these efforts and give the American people the opportunity to keep more of their paycheck in their wallet rather than hand it over at the gas pump." The grant selection process was highly competitive, and FTA reviewed 839 project applications representing $4.9 billion in funding requests from transit providers across the country for the Fiscal Year 2011 discretionary grants. Examples of major projects receiving federal funds include: • The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments will receive $2 million to study a possible second phase of the planned Woodward Avenue corridor transit project in Detroit and the best mode of transit to pursue. The first phase, a light rail line still in the early planning stages, would end just south of Eight Mile Road. The second phase may one day provide additional transit solutions another 7.5 miles to Maple Road (Fifteen Mile Road). • Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) will receive $5.4 million to replace buses in its Seattle-area fleet that are beyond their useful lives with hybrid-diesel buses. • The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority will receive $5 million to restore Philadelphia’s historic 33rd Street and Dauphin Street bus facility, a 110-year-old facility that is in a state of disrepair. The full list of selected projects can be found at http://fta.dot.gov/grants/13094.html . # # #

According to the FTA Discretionary Grant Announcement this morning, the Clifton Boulevard Enhancement Project is about to receive $3 million under the Livabilty Program: http://fta.dot.gov/grants/13094.html

^How so?

Completely true. I recall something being planned a few years back, but the locals (led by Rosemary Vinci before she dies died) completely shut it down

I just discovered them this past summer. LOVE!

That is so awesome to see.

This is making me giggle tonight

Cleveland City Hall - getting our Marriage License

Until I clicked on the link and saw you meant the casino project, I thought you meant this realignment:

Not Plowed though :) Ok, my project would be the Progressive Tower on Lakeside... although i reserve the right to change my mind later. Its the one project that keeps popping into my head.

^ I see your Bratenahl and raise you a path from Euclid.

We just went to random customer service/help desks throughout the region and waived hello to the workers. Tons o' fun.

One of the things i did while i was away:

Here are a few pictures of the station from the FB Slavic Village Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150334402645751.385465.69126335750&type=3

Here's a rendering

This is the same wind tower that was proposed for CSU a few years back. But instead they got that water tower looking thing. Progressive Field in Cleveland to install innovative wind turbine developed by CSU professor CLEVELAND, Ohio -- If you're seeking a site to test a wind turbine where wind comes from all directions, there may be no better or more prominent place than on top of Progressive Field. The Cleveland Indians and Cleveland State University announced Tuesday that an 18-foot-wide helix turbine developed by a CSU engineering professor will be mounted atop the ballpark's southeast corner, near East Ninth Street and Carnegie Avenue. The turbine, which will be translucent white and lit within by colored LED lights, is the latest version of a "wind amplification turbine system," developed by Majid Rashidi, chairman of the university's department of engineering technology. Selecting the site for the turbine, which will be installed by March, is the culmination of discussions that began almost three years ago between the Tribe and CSU, said Brad Mohr, assistant director of ballpark operations. Mohr said he was approached by CSU officials after speaking at a meeting about the team's commitment to sustainability, including how it had installed solar panels and hoped to move into geothermal and wind projects. Remainder of the article here: http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/10/progressive_field_to_install_i.html

Received notice it was being paved from West 28th to west 44th.

Highest and best use, right. Besides, rent is rent..... and there's plenty of parking

WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN? Oh just one of those things. Life is good now.

Awesome news. This made my day.

^ hello mister

Oooo, so many to choose from. I'll get back to you on this one.

Looking for something fun to do tonight? This month's Planning & Zoning meeting looks to be a fun filled event. There are six Land Bank sales (yes, we have a better Land Bank and vacant housing program than Lakewood), a few variance requests, a highly debated issue regarding Home Occupation, and some work on definitions to the pending Sweepstakes Terminal Cafe legislation. The whole agenda can be found here: October 11, 2011 Meeting Agenda

I was just in the mall a couple of weeks ago and was taken aback being the only person in the entire mall..... very eerie. But it was also cool to see all the different storefront churches currently in place. In fact there is another one on the P&Z agenda tonight that wants to open there. From the Atlantic Cities www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2011/10/holy-spirit-shopping-mall/245/ Holy Spirit Shopping Mall Nate Berg - Oct 04, 2011 The indoor shopping mall, that very American invention, has seen some tough times in recent years. Chain retailers are going out of business and some malls are facing possible closure or bankruptcy. Even when exported to a rapidly growing economy like China, a massive indoor shopping mall – the biggest in the world, in fact – has only a 2 percent occupancy rate. Is all hope lost for the shopping mall? Not if they have faith. Or, actually, a lot of faith, like Euclid Square Mall in Euclid, Ohio, where more than 15 churches have moved into spaces vacated by retailers. It’s a religion-fueled transition underway in a number of malls around the country, as Daily Finance.com reports. As the News-Herald of Northeastern Ohio has ably documented, the Euclid Square exodus started in the late ‘90s when anchor stores started to pull out of the mall. With space for 99 stores, these days the mall is barely even a mall anymore: its website lists just 17 stores. Along with the 15 or so churches, Euclid Square is currently about one-third occupied. But that’s better than one-sixth without the churches. It’s also been good for the churches, which have been able to grow from small groups to larger congregations. Rev. Martha Forrest of Faith Baptist Church has seen her congregation grow from 25 to 75 people since opening up shop in the mall. [click on link for remainder of article]