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It'll be more pedestrian unfriendly than even an intersection because there are no traffic lights there. At all times pedestrians will have the "right" to cross, which means impatient drivers (especially at busy times) will get tired of waiting for them. Add in the fly-in lanes (reminiscent of the Atlanta right turn lanes that have signs saying "Keep Moving") and you've got something less pedestrian friendly than Crocker and Detroit. What's there right now surely isn't pedestrian friendly, but as we are likely going to be attracting more pedestrians to the area, we should be looking to make it better. Instead, this plan makes it even worse.

And not just any main street, but one prime for redevelopment being located smack dab in the middle of the stadium and arena, the casino, and E. 4th St.

No...never mind though, just be happy it's working for you! :)

I meant that question for AJ93, I don't believe you would see the dialog at all if you had it disabled. More than anything, it may be a popup blocker causing your problem, 321, as the code is trying to open the link in a new window.

That would make sense.

Do you have JavaScript disabled?

There is no MLB team in Kansas. :P

So, the Waterfront Line was in fact not running until 9 am on Sunday. I feel like this was an awfully big missed opportunity by RTA considering there were probably 30,000+ people (between the 18,000 runners and the spectators) congregating at Cleveland Browns Stadium at 7 am, and many leaving (about 13,000 were running either the 10K or half marathon) before 9 am. Further, driving and parking was more of a nightmare than your average 30,000 people coming downtown because of all the roads that were blocked for the marathon. Hopefully in the future they will consider running the WFL trains for an extra few hours the morning of the marathon. Maybe Rite-Aid would even pay for it?

Haha, I've noticed the same thing. I notice them in pictures, but hardly ever in person.

Yeah, but we got a sweep out of it! :)

And a 3 lane wide one. Speaking of which, since I can't comment on the latest postings by KJP in the Horseshoe Casino thread (boo!), I'll comment here. How in the world does a 4-lane wide valet pickup work? Do you have to play Frogger to get to your car if the valet pulls it into the right lane?

What are the stats on these lines? From my experience, it seems pretty similar, or maybe even the opposite (especially at rush hour) due to more parking lots near the end of the Green line. The stops in between Warrensville Center and Shaker Square definitely seem busier on the Blue line, though.

Thanks, but I should have specified. The Marathon starts at 7 am. Will they be running trains for it (earlier than the normally scheduled trains)? Marathon runners waiting for a 9 am train would put them at a slight disadvantage. :)

Sorry if I missed it somewhere, but does anybody know if the Waterfront Line will be running Sunday for the Cleveland Marathon?

What? E. 4th is in the heart of downtown, has nicer buildings than that stretch of Old River Rd. had, and is WAYYYYYY more dense.

I don't think you can compare the built environment of E. 4th St. to what was north of the Main Avenue Bridge on Old River Road.

My feelings exactly.

So...we couldn't spend $7 million a year to have a train connecting our largest cities, but we can pay at least $2.4 million a year so someone can tell us that higher taxes bring in more revenue? This guy's an absolute joke.

Most people would probably say "yes" to that question because it has already been done in every other area (utilities, roads, etc.) without having any understanding of (or care about) why it's unsustainable.

I have no idea. I'm blinded by all the bright lights when I look at that picture.

I don't think much of anything is centered along Richmond Rd. The main businesses along Chagrin run from around Lander and Chagrin to Chagrin and Warrensville. Along Cedar it's on and off all the way through Cleveland Heights and University Heights and then some malls near Cedar and Richmond. Along Mayfield there are businesses all the way from UC to Gates Mills Towers. However, Richmond just cuts across basically. There is nothing between Beachwood Place and South Woodland or legacy and Mayfield Rd. Also, the businesses are very scattered along Richmond even south of Chagrin. But there already is a bus on Richmond (94). It starts at E. 260th and Lake Shore in Euclid and continues all the way down to CCC East. I suppose it could be extended down to the industrial area south of Miles, but it already covers a large portion of the area in question.

And then walk down to Emery, yes, I suppose. But that's a train, then a bus, then quite a walk. That's also more than a couple miles form the end of the Blue Line. ;) I assumed when you said that you meant down Chagrin to 271 (it's two miles from Warrensville/Chagrin to Richmond/Chagrin), along which is a "semi-dense cluster" (and I'm stretching there) of businesses. The fact that you had to go all the way down to Emery (which is another 2 miles south from Richmond/Chagrin) further indicates how spread out the employers are and how hard it would be to effectively serve them all with transit.

So the casino are thinking the same thing we were wondering... The last line of the article linked above reads: "They add that they don't know how they could keep track of every bet placed at gaming tables."

Streetcar. People outside Cincinnati aren't paying enough attention to what Kasich's pulled with the streetcar. It has implications well beyond SWO. I'm only speaking for myself here, but although I sometimes read a post in a Cincinnati thread here or there, the streetcar thread is the only one beginning with "Cincinnati: " that I make sure to read every single post.

Ahh, I see. he must live in the far northern reaches of Gates Mills then (what used to be Wilson Mills).