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Should I be upset that Fifth Third went down from 307th to three hundred and secord?

I'm not sure why you are dreading the answer (don't you enjoy learning?), but here goes: There are no fewer than 20 examples of bicycle/pedestrian lanes on Interstate highway bridges, where said lanes are usually separated from motor vehicle lanes by barriers. These crossings aren't limited to warm or snow-free climates, but include Pittsburgh, Hartford, NYC, Chicago, and Philadelphia. The Oregonian (Portland, OR) recently published a story on two such crossings in Washington state. Why make this crossing? Well, it would connect Downtown to Tremont and places south without requiring pedestrians and cyclists to zig-zag across Abbey Ave and the Lorain Carnegie or making steep descents and ascents into and out of the Valley.

Far, far too true, judging from how difficult it is to get "club cyclists" to turn out to support "transportation cyclists."

Got a pair of NY Times articles this morning on bike transportation, with the added angle of "looking sharp" during your commute and eschewing the carbon-fiber rocket for the upright stateliness of the old fashioned Dutch bike. While I find the articles really twee, there is something to be said about riding in your suit and tie on a fendered bike. I do this as much as I can once the ice subsides, and it's rather comfortable. Also, the ladies don't seem to mind it one bit, no sir.

Palijandro, there used to be a gas station (a Shell, if I recall correctly) on that spit of land. Punch is correct.

That's a great point that you made, except for one thing: it's not true. Granted, Howard and Nowitzki sat for game 81, but they played full minutes for games 79 and 80, and the only reason that they had slightly fewer than average minutes for game 82 was because it was a blowout. So, what do Championship Teams do on the last game of the season? Let's see... -The 2008 Celtics halved the minutes of their starters -The 2007 Spurs (the team the Cavs emulate the most) didn't play Duncan, Ginobili, or Parker a single minute. (Hey, what team did they annihilate in the Finals?) -The 2006 Heat benched two unknowns named Wade and O'Neal.

*groan*

I know it's been decades since Cleveland has seen a championship team, so I can forgive you two your poor judgment which doubtlessly comes from years of bitter disappointment. So, let me tell you what Smart Teams do at the end of the season: - They rest their starters whenever possible, because the playoffs are one long grind. - They give their bench players more and more responsibility, because you know you will need to go deep into the bench - They don't go after meaningless records which nobody ever remembers save for the times of schadenfreude when sportscasters say "Hey, remember that 1994 Sonics team that went all-out at the end of the season to get the best record only to get blown out by the eighth-seeded Nuggets? That sure was worth playing those starters all those unnecessary minutes, huh?" - They don't take unnecessary risks with their prized starters. Eyes on the prize, people! You'll thank Coach Brown when you see him riding that convertible through Public Square. Unless, of course, you think you're a better coach than he is.

Yes, yes they will (at least some of them): And, I think this is the smart thing to do. A regular season record-breaker won't make a difference if a starter (esp. LeBron) gets hurt. Rest them well, and man-up for the playoffs.

That's right, David; all of us Mexicans deal drugs and slip them into food that we serve to you gabachos. I myself have been responsible for lowering the property values of my white neighbors, what with parking my trucks on my treelawn and housing a couple dozen "relatives" in my place. Anyway, the taco truck thing has been around forever in Texas. It's only been recently that the hipsters have "discovered" them.

Answer: the Port does not own that land, the City does. Although, the Port used to own that property. Likely, the port would not fill the easternmost slip, since they will gradually move operations, starting with the City owned property to the east.

If I recall correctly, of the 100 acres that will be vacated, the City of Cleveland owns (or controls) the 30 or so acres north and immediately to the west of CB Stadium. Also, at the behest of the Port of Cleveland, a class with Kent State's CUDC recently completed a design study for the full site. Some of the videos associated with their projects can be found here, and I hope to see more of their work put up on the CUDC website sometime soon. I was able to sit in on the jury for the project presentations, and some of them were quite imaginative in terms of examining how this site that is in the middle of the city yet quite nearly separate (due to topography, street grid, public perception and access, etc.) could be reused, or even better integrated with port functions.

At least she didn't describe it as an overwhelming sort of friendliness (which I know as a native Texan), but rather, a "happy to help out and give directions" and "happy to talk about their city" kind of friendly.

While playing along Euclid yesterday for Transportainment and Designarosa, I met a PhD candidate who came from Chicago for the event. It was her first time in Cleveland, but she was utterly impressed with the city ("There's so much going on with food and live performance that nobody know about!") and Clevelanders ("They're so friendly!"), and is looking forward to moving here. Also, it helped to have Shetland ponies and free beer.

For a 3-BR in Ohio City or Tremont, you might as well rent a house, especially one with off-street/garaged parking. I suggest not only looking at craigslist, but driving around and calling numbers for houses that are for rent AND the houses that are for sale. Chances are that the owners would be willing to write up a lease instead of letting their house remain vacant.

Well, to be pedantic, the speed limit technically denotes the rate that the driver ought not to exceed.

South of Harvard/Denison (which also includes Old Harvard Road, which goes down into the Valley and connects with Jennings Road by the old Zeleznik's), the next crossing is Granger Road/Schaaf Road, whereby one would get to South Hills via Garfield Hts. and Cuyahoga Hts.

^Well, duh, that's my point. If I could forecast what would happen, I wouldn't be hanging out with you patzers.

I understand what you are saying, but I maintain that brand managers already think that we don't need/can't support a full service store. A successful set of outlets could dispel that notion.

1: Crawl 2: Walk 3: Run Outlets (higher-end that is, and well-kempt) make more sense at this time than regular service, and the success of these stores will draw full-service retailers. State Street-type retail mixes don't appear overnight.

Okay, here's the situation: The planters remain a joint project between DCA, Parkworks and Cleveland Public Art. It is anticipated that 100 planters will be installed in June, and the money for initial capital has been raised, not through sponsorships. However, DCA would still welcome sponsorships if anyone wants their company name associated with a planter. Contact Laura Kushnick or Mark Lammon at DCA for more information. (Above information provided by L. Kushnick.)

Well, I'm not saying that it can't, hasn't, or oughtn't be done; I'm just explaining why it's difficult to do new construction for smaller, lower-rent residences. Given your Cincinnati example, I would assume that not only are the property costs in those locations lower than in Downtown Cincinnati, but that the rents are significantly higher than the hypothetical $500/mo 1BR mentioned earlier. Also, public housing tends to buck the trend when it comes to the market since the developer (the gummint) isn't as concerned about rate of return as a private developer would be. Likely what will happen in the long term will be that offices will move in and places like the Rockefeller will gradually vacate and, in five to ten years, convert to some pretty awesome apartments. C'mon, folks! It's urban planning 101-level concentric-ring theory! Catch the fever!

This is also why residential construction tends towards the rehabs of older buildings, which are generally former (and oftentimes long-vacant) Class C offices that couldn't pull Class B rents. The Huntington Building might be rehabbed for residential space, but you can bet that they'll try their damnedest to retain and attract office uses, even with NatCity going dark next door.

Bingo. It is such a simple model...so why isn't anyone following it? Well, let's assume the following: $500/mo apartment is around 500 s.f. At year-round occupancy, an owner gets $6,000/yr, or $12/s.f. Class B office space in Downtown Cleveland is about $18/s.f.* Even at the current 20% vacancy rate, it still makes more sense for a developer to construct office space than residential (at those prices). Raise the residential rent a bit, and you come closer, but still not quite close enough to break even with office. Granted, there are other considerations (cost of construction, which is slightly higher for office, even when accounting for residential utilities, vacancy rates, overhead, etc.), but there is a reason why downtowns tend to have significantly higher office than residential populations. *Grubb & Ellis Research, Office Market Trends Cleveland, Fourth Quarter 2008

I was thinking: Triborough Bridge The public authority he set up to run the toll system Battery Tunnel (he wanted a bridge for practical reasons, but settled for the tunnel) Pretty much every other major interstate bridge in the city Overall, he made the city accessible by automobile. All of the parkways, bridges, and tunnels he's responsible for are filled almost every hour of every day. Some of your other points are really just opinion that your entitled to. I don't really think that MTS's points (except perhaps for 3, because I don't recall his work with the World's Fair) can be considered opinion at this point. Moses did try to take away Central Park playgrounds, he did concentrate the poor in projects with the intent to promote segregation, Riverside Park was designed to make it more accessible to the affluent than the poor, and Caro documented how the Long Island parkways were designed by Moses with the expressed purpose of keeping out minorities. It's not really arguable at this point, even by folks who are re-examining Moses's positive attributes.