Ethan

I'd take those results with a MASSIVE grain of salt, if not just discount them entirely. Smart Growth America funded the poll, and looks to be pretty explicitly urbanist in their outlook. That means this is basically the equivalent of a party poll, party polls (when released anyway) generally put the candidate in a very good light (or in this case issue). I wouldn't assume this survey is an accurate representation of attitudes in the United States, maybe things are moving in the right direction though.

How did they decide on those five?

Fahrenheit coming along! Last I heard opening is a week from today, they look on track for that.

Some photos from last night.

$200 a night for a 2 person canvas cabin? That's a pretty bad deal. I guess it's a bit better if you book further in advance. Still, hopefully their normal camping options are more reasonably priced one those roll out.

Anyone know what is happening outside the casino?

Some back of the envelope math, to go down 50' by either car or ADA slope standards would put you further than 600' from the river bank. For context, at it's narrowest point the peninsula is less than 1200' wide. A tunnel might be possible but doesn't make sense to me. Especially since we'd probably need to go deeper than 50' since I'm not even accounting for tunnel height here.

There's also might be geometry issues with depth and approach angles. I'm not sure how deep the tunnel would have to be, or what the maximum ascent angle that would be allowed, but I wouldn't be surprised if once you do the math the tunnel would end up exiting past Scranton Peninsula anyway.

Not sure where this aught to go, but seems neat. I'm always in favor of anything that supports or celebrates our local music scene. Cleveland naming street after Bone Thugs-n-Harmony; ‘Tha Crossroads’ going to be at St. Clair Avenue and E. 99th Street intersection https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/06/cleveland-naming-street-after-bone-thugs-n-harmony-tha-crossroads-going-to-be-at-st-clair-avenue-and-e-99th-street-intersection.html

I honestly would prefer it to be dark(er) at night; that's a subjective personal preference, but so is its inverse. There is a growing body of research showing too much light at night is bad for human health and the environment. Realistically though, humanity isn't going back to truly dark nights, but there are several ways we can reduce the negative impacts of nighttime lighting. Some of these are dimming, opting for warmer lights, shielding the light to prevent upward dispersion, and removing unnecessary lights (or adding sensors, timers etc, so they are only on when necessary). Unfortunately aesthetic lights are really hard to justify when taking all this into account. Not that we shouldn't have any, but we should weigh the harms more strongly against their added beauty (imo). Safety is another issue, though there's a lot of research suggesting that lighting has more to do with the perception of safety than actual safety. Basically I just think we need to start seriously considering light pollution when thinking about architectural lighting. When will the lights be on? Are they casting light up or down? What is the temperature of the lights? Could they be dimmer? etc.

All lights that are directed above the horizontal cause light pollution. Aesthetic lighting is often an offender as it is deliberately directed upwards. Based on your picture, Treo definitely qualifies. https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nightskies/sources.htm Shielding lights, as in the above link, is one way to mitigate the polluting effects of lights. Edit: https://www.archdaily.com/977131/how-to-reduce-light-pollution-with-street-light-design

Adjusted for inflation that's $1.89. when you account for significant improvements in fuel economy over the past 30 years, people may not actually be paying that much more of their real income towards gasoline.

Yup! It would probably feel more like an annual (variable) registration fee. If it collects the same amount of money as current gas taxes it would probably be around $100-$400 depending on miles driven. I don't see why the federal government couldn't get with the times and offer people the ability to pay it in small monthly chunks though. Paid monthly it wouldn't be much more than a streaming service or two. Even if it ends up being higher (since current gas taxes are inadequate) it still wouldn't be that bad, and would still be far less than what people are currently paying for gasoline. Assessing total miles driven annually is far easier and simpler than tracking people's driving habits in real time, and there's no opportunity for governmental abuse. Overhead should be less. Simpler seems better to me. If up front cost is the concern, an option to pay monthly should address that concern. Edit: This could also only be assessed at the BMV, and paid when filing taxes. Some people could primarily pay with their refund. Additionally I think people could choose to have a certain number of "miles" withheld throughout the course of the year. This way it would be paid slowly through normal employment taxes throughout the year. The difference would be settled at the end of the year when you file, same as it is with other forms of taxes. Lots of potential ways this could be done.

With the amount of work you're proposing why not just go one more street over and connect to Tower City Station at Prospect? Slightly more tunneling, but you can reuse a lot of rail, and connect it into the overall network. Is that what you perhaps meant to say? Honestly I think the benefit of connecting just the W25th/Detroit stop to the rest of the rail network might be greater than your entire Lorain leg, so I don't know why you wouldn't connect this to the existing station, both to increase its useful and to be able to reuse the existing track. Edit: it's also worth pointing out that Bedrock is proposing to remove the section of Huron Road critical to your proposal.

I'm confused by this thread, if you already have to register your car, why not just report (or have the odometer read) while registering the car? Apply tax based on difference from previous year(s). You could include a weight factor if you wanted to. Easy, no need for tracking. It's not a completely perfect system, but unless someone tampers with their odometer, they will pay the tax eventually, either next time they have to re-register, or when they sell the car. (I imagine most years people could self report). Perhaps some clunkers will slip through (dies before next registration, not resold), but as those are generally only driven by the poorest members of society, that doesn't bother me much. Far simpler solution than a high tech tracking system, and it doesn't present any privacy concerns. No need to overcomplicate things.

It looks like 28 Grand is all studios from 250 to 280 SQ ft. Is that the scale we should expect?

I think the most important thing in this article is that the buyer of Nela park has no plans for demolitions, and instead seems to prefer a preservationist approach. Thank goodness! It's a beautiful campus. Not too much detail otherwise. https://www.crainscleveland.com/real-estate/phoenix-investors-sees-mixed-use-future-nela-park

Agreed, but I don't think most people know where to report these things. True, they could probably figure it out. But even a single place to go to report all of these complaints would go a long way. A website that forwards the issue to the right department, be that Cleveland public power, parks and recreation, etc. The City isn't making it easy for residents to help them.

^ Since that link doesn't have a map , for anyone curious who hasn't been following this (like me) here's one.

Thanks, that's helpful! but the city really should be more proactive on these things! One to three city employees that drive around and/or scour social media to identify problems that need fixing could easily justify their salary. Perhaps they could somehow be paid commissions per unique problems identified, or have a quota, idk how exactly it should work, but someone working for city whose job description is problem identifier would be very useful if implemented properly.

The comparison between cars and ebikes doesn't make sense. First off, (class I and II) ebikes aren't speed limited, they can go faster than 20 mph, they just stop offering mechanical assistance beyond that point. That's a significant difference. The purpose of that limiter is so an ebike can still use pedestrian/people powered infrastructure. Class I and class II ebikes are designed for operation in lanes reserved for bikes and pedestrians. If you want to go faster you can buy a class III ebike, moped, motorcycle, or a car, but then you have to use them in travel lanes designed for those speeds (and that are somewhat restricted to pedestrians), i.e. roads. The main reason cars don't have speed limiters, and in particular GPS based ones likely has to do with safety and (edit: liability). While it's likely the case that speed limiters will prevent far more accidents than they cause, there are still lots of ways (each one unlikely, but unlikely events add up) that a speed limiter could cause an accident. There are real instances where going (temporarily) above the speed limit is the safest thing to do. My favorite example is being in front of a runaway truck, but it could just be a truck merging into you, or a number of other unlikely events. There is also a subset of events where the speed limiter glitches and causes problems. If it's GPS based, what happens when it incorrectly thinks the highway is 35 mph? The difference between all of these likely events and the greater number of accidents caused by reckless driving, is that these accidents would be the fault of the manufacturer. (Not just legally, but morally). Obviously irresponsible drivers won't want this feature, but what responsible driver wants a feature which will reduce their control of their vehicle in a way that could potentially make them less safe? Some electric vehicles are speed limited, but way above the speeds that are being discussed in this thread. Any speed limiter near the speeds cars sometimes drive today could conceivably be a safety issue. Obviously the higher this top speed is set at the less likely one of these niche safety issues will arise, but the less the speed limiter is doing anyway.

I hope not, as another forumer said at one point riverfront is wasted on a windowless building. It also hasn't benefitted nearby retail. At this point I'd prefer not to have a downtown casino at all. To the extent we have to have one, I'd prefer it as far from prime real estate as possible, and certainly not on public waterfront. There are few places downtown that consistently have live music of any genre. For a city with the rock and roll hall of Fame that's an embarrassment. Hopefully this and other new downtown developments are awash in bars and restaurants with live music. From full on jazz bars to small stages for singer/songwriter types.

Am I crazy or did they expand out / add these front porch areas? If so, it should help move these long vacant retail spaces. Also, it looks like they've added more flowers to E4th, though once again, I could be crazy. Less good, this median was hit and needs repaired. On Euclid. Adding in the vain hope that important people check this site.

Yeah, it's pretty visible from prospect, it towers over that parking garage!

It looks like K&D has added a bit of public art / signage to the front of the building. I like it, I think they've done a great job with the patio. Should be even better when Fahrenheit opens!