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I believe the ones that were dismissed only used city proper statistics. We all have always pushed for "apples to apples" statistics of things like poverty and crime. MSA comparisons are about the closest thing we get to that.

Take Bridge to W 30th and head east on Carroll Ave. until it ends. There should be an entrance and a sign there stating that the track is open to the neighborhood. Maybe they have changed this policy recently, I am not sure, but last I knew it was open to the public.

I sense a Super Bowl victory for the Browns this year. :roll:

Correct, the St. Ignatius track is open to the public when not being used by the school. The entrance is at the end of Carroll Ave. and there is a sign there saying that the neighborhood is welcome to use the track.

How old do you guys think I am?!?! :-o I was focusing on the "wake up every day thinking about rail" portion, I know you're not that old. :) Although, you did say in another thread you "used to be a reporter." :)

What annoys me even more is that the project manager of the last project I was on used the word "vet" about every 30 seconds: "we need to vet it out", "let's have a vetting meeting", "the vetting process is almost complete". Geez was that annoying, especially because we had so many meetings to vet, we hardly had any time to actually get the work done!

K, J, P! K, J, P!

Hts, shadow is coming from the west side, not the east side.

We'd have to tear down about 3 buildings to be able to put a park that big there.

Maybe these are reasons to just keep both open.

And like I said, I didn't think it was inappropriate. I just foresee it becoming a permanent association (I hope I'm wrong) years down the road.

LOL, the best part of that was referring to MTS being in the "grandparent" generation.

I think the reason for this is that there are strong historic preservation efforts in most large Ohio cities, but the small ones sometimes do not have a large base for this. So this website seems to be trying to collectively form a base of preservationalists for these small towns.

I am pretty sure you don't have to be a resident to play at Cain Park. As far as facilities which are restricted (like the Cleveland Heights Rec Center), you have to either be a Cleveland Heights resident or 18 years or younger and live in the CHUH School District.

Correct. Sometimes you have to read between the lines. They're not going to come right out and say it, but they know damn well how most people will read it.

I don't have a problem with them mentioning it in the article (although once probably would have done the trick), I am just speculating on whether this will be permanently attached to every mention of the park for years going forward.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't you need to swipe your ID card to get in? Or is that just for the outdoor basketball courts?

Where do you live? If you are on the east side, I know that Cain Park in Cleveland Heights has a fairly active tennis community and some programs and tournaments. Also in Cleveland Heights there is a private red clay tennis court which is fairly cheap to use, and may be good for linking you up with others (and getting to play on the only red clay tennis court in Ohio, if that sounds cool to you, haha).

Haha, no R&R I meant that in a good way, I thought you covered a lot of great things an outsider would want to know about Cleveland. Anyways one more point I wanted to bring up about Cleveland Heights is that nearly the entire city (if not the entire city) does not allow overnight parking on the street. This has caused many more apartment buildings to find a way to offer dedicated parking (either through an adjacent lot or garage). There may be a few that do not have parking, so you will want to ask, especially if that is critical to your needs, but the majority of apartments should offer you a spot (although some may charge a monthly fee).

For how many years from now do you think Plain Dealer articles about the park will mention the shooting there at least once (and in this article twice)?

When you started mentioning places to eat and drink around Painesville, The Depot came to my mind even before you mentioned it. It's a pretty good place. Isn't it actually in an old house across the street from the old train station on Depot St.? It's a shame that more of the homes west of downtown haven't been restored. I think a lot of people would be surprised at some of the grand Victorian homes still standing in Painesville. Also, LEC itself has some very nice buildings. It's too bad there is not rail service in Painesville, as I feel that could help fuel renovation efforts and infill projects to make it a nice little satellite town rather than relying on being a bedroom suburb of Cleveland (mainly the township).

A lot of good advice given here, especially with R&R's comprehensive Travel Guide. :) She gave you a lot of good info, but I just wanted to amend one item. There are many apartments in Cleveland Heights and around Shaker Square that offer a dedicated parking spot. I just didn't want you to be scared off from including Cleveland Heights in your search because you would be counting out a very large number of really nice places to live close to Case. Good luck at Case and welcome to Cleveland! :)

Yes, but what is always ignored in these articles is that the people who choose to use public transportation (but don't necessarily rely on it) are getting shortchanged as well. They always use the term "rely" to attempt to convey the idea that it's just those poor schucks that can't afford a car that use public transportation.

I see where it seems like you're helpless, but if you think about it, it makes sense. If I take bus route A from point X to point Y, and the bus is delayed, route changed, etc.. I'm screwed. However, if I drive from X to Y and my car breaks down, I can still take the bus. Huh? Some people choose to take the bus from X to Y, but still own a car. Therefore, your logic works in reverse as well, they could (unwillingly) drive if the bus route went away.

I'm a very efficient Alt+Tabber! :)