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WTF? Rock actually made a lot of sense. But would it cause confusion with the Rockcino?

I assume this is neighbors with setback issues? They've already demolished the site. I suppose the neighbors would prefer a grassy open lot in their quest for suburban tranquility. I don't get it.

I don't see any. And even so, how long does it take the city to do anything about it. A notice is one thing. Whether or not they follow up with any action is another.

I'm surprised with our climate they won't install some sort of sliding glass panels to make it still usable in the winter?

My theory on this has to do with code enforcement and tax assessments. The city of Cleveland rarely goes after owners of buildings for code violations, unless someone with deep pockets wants them to (remember Old River Road?). So IMO, a commercial developer actually has an easier time grabbing an old building, because they can't leverage the threat of code violations against an owner of vacant property (who for a few hundred dollars could send a crew in there to clean up the trash--which they should do anyway). The owner of the vacant property would demand a higher price because they can afford to sit back and see what happens with negotiations. In the housing market, this works opposite. An owner holding a ramshackle house wedged into a gentrifying area in Tremont wants $250K for his falling down cottage. No private owner can afford to invest in this given the returns in the area, nor do they have the juice to get the city to leverage the owner. The city never cites for code violations, so the run down houses sit there, waiting for someone willing to pay big bucks.

I'm happy they at least have a Pre-Check line in CLE. When I fly United out of DFW, there is no Pre-Check there at Terminal E. Plus, not all of the security entrances at the other terminals have Pre-Check either. Adequate staffing seems to be an issue at lots of airports. DFW Terminal E is easy though. There are checkpoints every 10 gates or so feeding into the same small concourse. Definitely not the nicest terminal at DFW, but if you arrive at a non peak time with status and TSA Pre, you can get away with getting dropped curbside 30 minutes before your flight (I do this all the time).

They will hail John Kasich as a forward thinking leader (for sending all that money...)

Still scratching my head over the fact that this rennovation still does not cover the dropoff or pickup zones. You still have to unload or load your bags in the rain and snow.... In other news, she did note that AA is planning on moving to the C concourse. Trying times for fliers at Cleveland Hopkins airport: one traveler's tale http://www.cleveland.com/travel/index.ssf/2016/02/trying_times_for_fliers_at_cle.html#incart_m-rpt-1

If you ever hang out with a bunch of Cleveland cops, you'll realized they weren't all hired for their skill or professionalism. A lot of them know someone.

ding ding! You folks are being jerks. Apartments & condo towers built 40 years ago on the Gold Coast of eastern Lakewood all had pools... It's an amenity plain & simple. Quit bein haters I'm being a jerk? I was agreeing that they were targeting surburban buyers who may have years ago chosen to live in Westlake. I'm all for it (so long as design elements are carefully reviewed). The ding ding was "We have a winner!"

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Could be a good way to get that hazmat traffic routed elsewhere! I'm surprised that they can haul hazmat through there when supposedly trucks cannot?

Los Angeles is also increasing in population, and has so since the 1950's. Los Angeles attracts bright young college graduates, and even retains many of their own, rather than send them off elsewhere. So an AirBnb tax in Los Angeles vs Cleveland is also a pointless comparison. Also--if you read into the legislation there, they have some very real concerns of less scrupulous providers setting up "rogue hotels" for immigrants, druggies and wanna-be Hollywood starlets. Once again, not something Cleveland really needs to worry about, at least on that level. Please don't take my "complaining" the wrong way. I am not a Cleveland.com hater. I want to see our city get back to it's once-great status of population and wealth. So in reaffirming your point about Los Angeles, this proposal a me-too cash grab by politicians unwilling to think outside the box. It's easier to copy another city's proposals rather than find their own way. I'd rather they focus on bigger ticket items and let the tech businesses run rampant here in the meantime.

Ugh. Another attempt to make this town seem backwards and clinging to the 1950's. Mayor Jackson, please focus your attention on Columbus and recapturing lost revenue from Kasich's moves or ODOT funds for our roads, bridges and transportation. Or why don't you start cleaning up the bloated ranks of city employees who sit around smoking cigarettes and taking coffee breaks all day, and STILL get an automatic raise each year, with a primo retirement plan, and often double-dipping.

^good looking building.

Absolutely spot on. We have a growing medical and tech community. Keep it growing. Free landing fees for tech company jets. Expand the Clinic's reach with further air-ambulance service out of Burke, with a quick short ride to one of America's leading medical centers. Discounted landing fees for upstarts like Ultimate Air Shuttle, allowing quick and easy access for downtown residents to get to NYC, Chicago and beyond. There are many ways we can use it to our advantage until a developer comes knocking to build 30 towers along that stretch of shore....

I'll take BKL over concrete silos or bulk gravel piles. After all, it was constructed on reclaimed land. We are one of few major cities with an airport at the CBD. It's so Cleveland to wish it away, rather than try to use this as an economic tool for growth.

These guys are obviously not rocket scientists. Do priests today carry tons of electronics around with them? I guess they might....

Very good news--but probably more appropriate in the Lakewood Developement thread? This one (while not very clear) is related to the neighborhoods around 117th between Detroit and Edgewater.

Washington DC has about 650,000 people now and has 8 council members. It somehow still manages to represent everyone in the city. Never understood why Cleveland still needs 17 members for a city of 395,000. I'm assuming the large council was a product of when Cleveland used to have 900k+ people. In 1981 there were 33 council members in Cleveland. As recently as 2013 there were 19 members. I understand that people think 17 is still too large, and it might be, but the council has been considerably reduced as the city has shrunk. Has their been a similar shrinkage in city employees? I doubt it. But I cannot find any city employment numbers online.

Destroying the fabric of the city of Cleveland? You're dabbling a bit in hyperbole once again, aren't you? The Cleveland clinic wants a campus like setting. No, that is not the most urban-like planning, but that is what they want. That is what they feel gives their patients the most relaxed setting in which to fight sickness and recuperate. While it may not be ideal to most people on this board, it is hardly "destroying the fabric of the city of Cleveland." Cleveland is much bigger than just the Cleveland Clinic. It is certainly not ideal to people on this forum, however I would guess that 90% of the business at the Clinic comes from suburban and rural areas, both inside and outside of Ohio. I'm sure this factors into their decision. Someone from Brunswick would not be comfortable in a setting with hyper density.

People should take videos of stuff like this. It will go viral and embarrass the city. That may be the only way. You can also drop an email to one of our many investigative television reporters in town.

I'm definitely not a Republican. I don't mind paying a garbage man $75,000 a year, or a pot-hole filler $60,000. But I do want them to show up to work and do what is expected of them, maybe even with a little pride. Its really not too much to ask for.

I wouldn't mind it if my street was plowed. If my garbage men didn't leave trash everywhere. If city owned property was actually mowed more than twice a summer. I have friends that work for the city of Cleveland and they say you wouldn't believe the amount of freeloading that goes on. Sure there were budget cuts by Kasich, but how many City of Cleveland employees were cut?

I don't possibly see how the city can't afford to maintain it's "current level of service." It's already abysmal. Is there anywhere to get city of Cleveland employment stats? I wonder just how many people are on payroll currently.