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Is it OK to post this here? I didn't see this in the either Toledo cycling thread or here, but this project has started impacting development in Sandusky Shoreline DrivevRehabilitation Project, completed in 2020, rehabbed Shoreline Drive as follows: https://sanduskyregister.com/news/2566/construction-work-starts-on-shoreline-drive/ Ending by spring 2020, tasks include: • Narrowing the road while maintaining on-street parking and two-way traffic • Enlarging the sidewalk on both sides • Establishing a protected bicycle lane, linking with the Sandusky Bay Pathway • Creating angled parking spots • Marking a specific shared space where businesses can place their dumpsters or garbage receptacles • Upgrading utilities and burying most of these lines underneath the road • Introducing traffic-calming measures near Shoreline Park This former industrial/warehouse space at 401 Shoreline Drive was converted to lofts and you can see the protected bikeway in front of the building: Here's an article at the Congress for a New Urbanism's website How Sandusky Re-imagined Its Shoreline: https://www.cnumidwest.org/single-post/how-sandusky-reimagined-its-shoreline

How expanding bike infrastructure reduces traffic: "You can't just paint sharrows on a road and expect people to start biking" "Bike lanes were 99% of our headlines but less than 1% of our budget"

Memphis adds 270 miles of bike lanes in a decade:

Pittsburgh: Bike Lane Expansion. Notice how the mainstream media has to turn everything into a battle right from the first sentence. That doesn't help.

Montreal's Exciting New Express Bike Network (Le REV)

I thought it would be useful to have a thread about what other cities/regions are doing with developing cycling infrastructure so we can better gauge where Ohio falls. I'll start with this video about Philadelphia: The Philadelphia (Bike) Story:

@GISguy I'm doing some of the virtual sessions.

Not a single Ohio city signed this letter (but that could be because the Rail Passengers Association didn't ask them or let All Aboard Ohio know about it). 26 Mayors sign letter supporting improved passenger rail: https://railpassengers.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d2fac86b82f8768a62d03332f&id=0870c87f3a&e=62080fd6d8

Thanks. That would be a real mistake if they didn't. It's becoming more common now with transit systems.

Are the new RTA trains supposed to have capacity for safe bike storage?

Dang this puts Amtrak to shame... and the ticket was ~$270: Riding the Sleeper Train in Japan on a Heavy Snow Day (Tokyo→Izumo-shi)

Bike Cleveland Survey: How would you spend $500 million on bike infrastructure in Cleveland: http://www.allourideas.org/bikeclevelandPB Also, the Lorain Avenue Bikeway proposal is up for public comment. Here's a 5/24/21 news story: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/plans-for-new-bike-infrastructure-on-lorain-avenue-is-the-latest-push-for-east-west-connectivity On a separate note: @surfohiosaid: I'm really expecting one heck of a cool historical marker at former Harshaw site. Maybe it will glow in the dark. 🙂

@Henryefry I agree. Based on the video, which only shows the concept and may not ultimately be accurate, it looks like the City thinks it's necessary to maintain two lanes of car traffic in each direction. It's also being billed as a pilot project. It will be an expensive pilot though. I was just scrolling through the Columbus bicycling thread here and I see that even Columbus has lapped Cleveland on segregated bike lanes--and they are doing some things that are less expensive and easy to implement. Starting simple is the best way to go. That way if something doesn't work, the city hasn't sunk a lot of money into it. Start with a Kia. Build the Lexus later.

Ah. Didn't know. We've been renting via our Costco membership for years. That kind of option hasn't been available to us.

Why can't car rental be as easy to use as car sharing? What I mean is car-sharing is all done by app. Car rental requires a more cumbersome queue up and wait set-up. You Don't Need to Own a Car if You Don't Drive to Work:

All the staff time to review zoning variances and hold hearing can't be cheap. That leaves political will, I suppose.

East Liverpool to submit riverfront trail plans for federal funding https://www.morningjournalnews.com/news/local-news/2021/04/east-liverpool-to-submit-riverfront-trail-plans-for-federal-funding/

A year old but we sometimes forget about some of our Ohio River cities: Development Projects Advance in East Liverpool EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio — Two economic development projects are in the works here, with action taken this week to advance the projects planned for downtown and in East End. https://businessjournaldaily.com/development-eyed-for-east-liverpool/

Entities joining forces to build, rehab Steubenville homes https://wtov9.com/news/local/entities-joining-forces-to-build-rehab-steubenville-homes

Why doesn't the city just fix its zoning code rather than rely on variances?

I think I've been pretty clear that my comparison with Midway has to do with crowding. In that sense, the comparison is fine. And I've only mentioned it twice (and for the same reason both times) because Boomerang_Brian brought it up in his response to my first mention of it. Again, I'm not saying anyone else's viewpoint is invalid. I'm only saying I don't share the belief that Hopkins needs as much improvement as others believe it does. From my second comment: "I'll agree with some upgrades, but we can agree to disagree on the scale." From your comments, you have your own take on the scale which also isn't as big as the proposal, so there is some general overlap in our viewpoints, even if we differ on the specifics. Let's just leave it there so this thread can move on.

That is subjective...my yardstick for cramped is whether crowds of people slow me down, and/or whether I frequently can't find a place to sit near my gate. Midway fails that yardstick. Hopkins doesn't for me, as I've never had either issue there. And I already said we can agree to disagree on our opinions of the scale of what's needed. Let's not go in circles re-stating our views. I understand yours just fine. I'm not saying your view isn't valid (it is). I'm only saying I don't share it.

I admit this wasn't worded well. I'm saying Detroit is already a hub airport that has connecting flights from Cleveland to a host of destinations. One of the arguments I've seen in a a few articles is that this $2 billion expansion could make Cleveland attractive for a hub. I'm saying it's unlikely that Cleveland is ever going to need expansion for that particular purpose. The amnesia of planners here is surprising considering all of the cities that have been de-hubbed over the past couple decades--including Cleveland.

@Boomerang_Brian I'll agree with some upgrades, but we can agree to disagree on the scale. I've found the waiting areas and the airport itself to be no more cramped than any other airport I've been in, except Midway which really IS cramped. In fact, I find the existing airport to be less cramped than most other US airports I've been through. And with Detroit being a major international airport that's not that far away, I doubt Cleveland's airport is ever going to need to grow much. I agree that we need to stop building new highways, but also now that a level of sanity is returning to the fracking industry, and Wall Street will no longer tolerate more than half of the industry losing gobs of money--as it was pre-pandemic--we should probably see what's going to happen with oil production before we commit to investing money in infrastructure that supports such an oil-intensive industry. A final thought... I wouldn't over-generalize about what is the best way to get across the country. What's the best way is dependent upon individual needs and preferences. I'm in NO way suggesting that a modern rail system would replace all or even most domestic long-haul flights, but we don't really get to see what effect it would have because we don't have one.

Just offering another perspective, not disagreeing or criticizing: Too much flashy lighting can be sensory-overloading. My two cents, whether it's worth that much or not, is that I like how some of the buildings on Euclid have been lit with soft, colored lighting. I also like how some of the bridges are lit. To me this screen is a bit much and is really just another way to invade our lives with advertising. Again, just offering another perspective. I'm not being critical of your viewpoint, which is a valid one.