Avogadro

Having known quite a few folks who work at RTA, I know that they themselves use the system regularly. But, I think that the idea of having somebody (whether by creating a new position or changing a person's work tasks) focus primarily on the new user experience would be a good idea. If one uses RTA regularly, one can become accustomed to the various tasks that are a part of Cleveland transit culture, but it's a different thing if you just look at it with fresh eyes.

The homeless shelters are there in large part because they've been pushed out of every other neighborhood in Cleveland. If somebody could find a place in the city where their clients could take transit and be within a reasonable distance to the services that they need, I'm sure they would be glad to move (provided that they have the resources, 'natch). The homeless need to have shelter someplace (Aviation High was never a good arrangement) and if you talk to the business owners in the area, quite a few would admit that 2100 Lakeside has been a good neighbor, all things considered. There are programs at 2100 where their residents monitor the neighborhood and try to keep things tidy and safe as well as they can.

Noah's just mad at the dearth of pom-pom waving cheerleaders in Cleveland that he can strike.

Okay, point taken, ksonic99.

Pathetic losers fail to back up words with actions, prepare for early exit from playoffs, resort to lame attacks on City, film at 11.

10 is East 6th and (Short) Vincent. 11. is East 14th and Erie

Even though there is a decided lack of public courses in that part of town, given that there are too many courses (even public ones) serving too few golfers, there isn't that much value to keeping it as a course. As it is, Metroparks loses money on golf. Further, they generally acquire property that is adjacent to existing reservations.

No...I'm talking about the "gardener". Watch out Avogadro. I think MTS is developing some kind of fantasy with you starring as the "gardener".... better that than the pool boy I suppose. I think that el borincano* is riffing on my half-Mexican roots. *(MTS, can you verify that this means "the boring, garrulous guy" in Puerto-Rican?) I KEED! I KEED!

Well, then.

Back in the 19th century when MyTwoSense was MineTwoBits, beer was sold in wooden boxes. It was called "gut rock" which was pidgin German for "good bock". Everybody needs to get off of his back (and his lawn, you whippersnappers).

It is the western wall of 668 Euclid. You just have to step back a bit. http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&ll=41.499944,-81.689149&spn=0,0.001474&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=41.499928,-81.689257&panoid=XSrXVHiKwQsBmpLS4gj_EA&cbp=12,129.22,,1,-10.87

And since MTS was actually present at the Bridge War, he feels this rivalry a bit more intensely than the rest of us. Another newbie dumb question: Who the hell is Michael Stanley, and why should I care about him and his band? I never heard of him until I moved here.

Just to be clear, the first time I witnessed the couch garage phenomenon was off of Larchmere. I don't want to hear you eastsiders or westsiders hollering at each other. You make my teeth hurt. (EDIT: No, they were not visiting from the westside, either. They've lived on the eastside since before you were born, MTS. NICE TRY, THOUGH.)

I see folks around Shaker Square and in Tremont who have couches in the garage, usually within reaching distance of the beer fridge. (EDIT: I think I just answered my own question.)

Bertman's/Stadium Mustard beats yellow any day of the week and twice on Sundays. I just don't understand why Mustard in the Tribe Hot Dog Derby is yellow instead of brown. Things I didn't understand when I came to Cleveland: - Why are parks called "reservations"? That name meant something completely different in Texas. - The "Rapid"? Really? It didn't take long to figure out, but it still sounds odd to my ears. - Why do so many folks sit on sofas in their garages in the summer, but don't sit on their porches?

That's a little hard to tell based on this most recent article alone, but based on my understanding of the history of this project, the objections stem from the paucity of information about the landscape architecture which will most affect the project's neighbors. It really doesn't matter whether they are wrong now. My point is that when you are dealing with the intersection of public opinion (on the part of the Hessler residents) and project plans, it is unwise to present an admittedly "half baked" plan to an already skeptical audience.

Before we begin looting nearby riot stores for pitchforks, torches, tar, and feathers, and head for Hessler Street, keep in mind a few things (especially you up and coming urban planners): - There has been a long and uneasy history between Hessler property owners and Case/UCI, and folks have long memories of attempts in the late 60, early 70s to eminent domain, urban renew, and generally parking lot the heck out of that street. They battled Case/UCI for decades. And for us outsiders, would you rather see what you have now on Hessler or a row of dorms like the ones built on Juniper? - Early plans for "the beach" were for 6-7 story buildings with surface parking behind. But, since there are already concerns about parking for the currently-planned lower-density development, I doubt that surface parking would have sufficed for the denser development. - Given this history, the fact that the developers didn't have information at hand about parking, garbage and service access, and landscaping and buffer spaces (all things that are of great importance to surrounding neighbors) was a pretty big mistake. Learn from this, ye young planners, architects, and developers!

Give that man a cigar!

WILL YOU LOOK AT MY NEIGHBORHOOD! Awesome.

Did it look like this? You shove the cash perpendicularly into the slot, and the change you press it flat in the circular recessed area and it should fall into the box.

I didn't realize that there was a history of discrimination against young, 20-something year-old-men. We don't really know how much racism affects the prospects of any one person, this is true. But, what we do know (as backed up by credible scientific studies that have undergone rigorous review) is that there is a causal relationship between prejudice and health. Even when controlling for factors such as income, social status, living conditions, and location, racism is a significant factor that adds to allostatic load, the body's reaction to chronic stress, and that this manifests itself in physical problems such as high blood pressure (leading to heart disease and stroke). I don't mean to preach, nor do I feel particularly compelled to participate in this conversation ad nauseum (this I hope will be my last contribution to this thread for quite a while), but I just want to stress that everything ought to be taken into context.

*(If you recall, when The Jeffersons came out in the mid 70s, it was radical to have a television show where the main characters were rich and black.) wasn't there an episode in which a fellow tenant in their building encountered Louise ("Weezie") in the elevator and asked if she had an "extra day," assuming she was a cleaning lady? I vaguely remember this episode, but I would have seen it in syndication about two decades ago. Do words in and of themselves hurt? No, if you remove all context. But, we live in a complex, contextual world. Judging what we know of MTS, his mom was likely born in the 40s or 50s, which means that much of her life was spent during a time where such words were oftentimes accompanied by actions. And, judging from how much MTS shares of his life with he, she probably has told her kids stories about her upbringing, including good things and bad things. Words mean different things to different people under different contexts.

Yep, I grew up in Texas. I don't think that I encountered racism, but I'm not really sure.* Part of it comes from living in San Antonio, where more than half of the folks there have Mexican ancestry of some kind, but I'm also a mutt, so I'm fairly certain that nobody really knew what my background was (hard to be racist to somebody you can't identify). *There were times when I had experiences that seemed merely abnormal at the time, but upon reflection, I realized that there may have been racist motivations behind how somebody treated me. But, keep in mind that there isn't a history of racism against Asian-Latinos. There is a history of racism against black, Puerto Ricans, etc. Were I to have been mistaken for a hired gardener outside of my own home, I'd probably be able to give the benefit of the doubt. If I were entirely Mexican and the same assumption was made, I'd be more inclined to chalk it up to racism because of the stereotype and the fact that both overt and casual racism still exists.

I'm only here because my ears were burning. MTS, stop using my name. There is nothing wrong with being a maid, in and of itself. But, in the context of decades of only seeing in popular culture black and latina women typecast as maids* and the parallel widespread assumption** that the main jobs women of color could hold were to clean other peoples' buildings, certainly you could understand the anger that would come out from somebody in this day and age making this assumption. If you can't understand this, then why are you (you in general, not you, DanB) participating in this thread? Are you (and now I'm talking to everybody) more interested in making your point, or are you willing to listen to others and perhaps be open to having your mind changed or expanded? Now, everybody stop using my name so I can get back to work. *(If you recall, when The Jeffersons came out in the mid 70s, it was radical to have a television show where the main characters were rich and black.) **(Based on the fact that there were few other opportunities available.)

Hello, Lanthiriel. Pretty much everything that everybody has said so far is true, so I won't repeat their words. What I will add, though, is that there are core areas where folks with more liberal tendencies do choose to live, and these are all of the places recommended in this thread. If you live in these areas, you will almost certainly be surrounded by people who compost, recycle, use cloth diapers (on their kids; can't speak for the incontinent adults), birth babies naturally, enjoy art non-ironically, and eat local food and drink local beer (GLBC, FTW). And, because we're the midwest, we'll also cheer for football (though probably not wear dog masks), play golf (and enjoy being able to walk onto pretty much any coulrse and play a round without a long wait), and we'll not judge you for any of this (at least to your face) nor will you have folks comparing their ecological cred. We'll also tell you to secure your job first, because we have that kind of sensibility. Good luck!