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I don't believe so. But if they tried there would be 10,000 NIMBYs in Willoughby Hills and Richmond Heights lining up to support it.

The good thing would be you're only one stop away, so if you have to grab a shuttle bus or Uber to get back to your car, it would be quick. Make sure to not leave valuables in your car--i have heard there are lots of breakins there since not much security or traffic in the overnight hours.

Maybe you can write a story about it and use your friend as your one source to cite 😜 Interesting that they are rebuilding that W117th platform. I wonder if it's an emergency repair? Certainly they arent' already factoring in the new train cars to this work?

Magic number down to 7. Come from behind last night against Twins helps for sure. What a rookie go for Manzardo. Reminds me of my childhood with Super Joe Charbonneau! https://www.mlb.com/video/kyle-manzardo-homers-3-on-a-fly-ball-to-right-field-josh-naylor-scores

One thing the city NEVER does is cut jobs. So the dozens of people that work for the city at Burke will likely get some sort of made up position at Hopkins.

If this technology is in still in its infancy there is no way the FAA allows this to go forward at a busy Class B passenger airport like Hopkins. Once the tech is fully deployed, certainly there will be vertical take off and landing options, But once again the FAA moves at monolithic speeds. it would be decades before we see unmanned aerial taxis setting down in a parking lot or on top of a building downtown. They will require a controlled airspace and room for errors.

100%. As stated upthread, "money gets money!"

Early on I don't think the FAA will just be allowing these things to land willy nilly. In the design and testing phase, they will most certainly require some kind of designated airfield. The location of BKL makes it at very attractive option for such a purpose. I would argue otherwise, especially in terms of business development. Both Burke and Hopkins are blank slates in some ways terms of land available. The Sherwin Williams hanger at CLE is the first significant development on the field in decades at CLE, but was sort of a lateral since Sherwin Williams already based their aircraft at another FBO there. Yet little KCGL Cuyahoga County has managed to land a $50 MILLION Flexjet headquarters there (yes $50 MILLION) Cleveland is in a sweet spot geographically for aviation related businesses, yet we lag behind other comparable cities. I place a good deal of the blame on an inert City of Cleveland management that is not aggressive in pursuing opportunity.

RE mobile homes. Careful what you wish for! What the city study leaves out is what would happen if we actually actively promoted Burke, instead of sitting there like Frank Jackson at his desk for 3 hours a day waiting for the phone to ring with some magic economic development to drop in his lap. We are on the cusp of flying taxis and personal air transport. It may be super nearsighted to do away with a CBD airport right as these things are taking off. (pun intended) What could the city do to attract one of these new startups to move here? Could Cleveland become a leader in regional air taxi service by connecting Detroit, Chicago, Buffalo, etc? We may never know...

@KFM44107what is the CPD rationale for not moving in on these kids. I get the dirtbikes are hard to chase, but these guys could get penned in pretty easily in an intersection?

What happens with the train operators during these shut downs? Do they still get paid? Do they also have CDL's and operate buses?

I have sent quite a few tweets to Bedrock Cleveland making this same argument. I encourage all our UO members to do the same @BedRockCLE on X

I agree re configuration. There are not that many people riding on a daily basis. And when the trains are needed for an event, they are packed (Browns etc), with most riders standing. Lateral seating would also decrease complexity for cleaning and maintenance for RTA. I do wonder, would it possibly be a hybrid seating layout, like the Buffalo NFTA Trains have? 👇

Looks like the Sheraton is finally coming down next month. City has hired a contractor. Sad! Sheraton airport hotel at Cleveland Hopkins coming down next month to make way for more parking CLEVELAND, Ohio – The long-neglected Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel will be demolished next month to make way for more parking. The city in July signed a contract with Cleveland-based Baumann Enterprises to bring down the building, located just southeast of the terminal. https://www.cleveland.com/travel/2024/09/sheraton-airport-hotel-at-cleveland-hopkins-coming-down-next-month-to-make-way-for-more-parking.html?utm_campaign=clevelanddotcom_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawFVCupleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHU3EBrQZbUc0kG5oxRE5KuN29j8PU-1QcH395kWa9s4OVmloh0W118ot-g_aem_oSkAMIKPe71Bh1w8AEuWBg

Maybe they should all get Einstein Visas like Melania Knauss? How do we know all these immigrants don't excel in the international canine and feline culinary worlds? Up is down....

In a state that is either losing or remaining stagnant in population (depending on the year you look at), the GOP leadership is trying to send new people away? Sounds like we need different leadership.

Holy Parkageddon! There will be suburbanites arriving late to events for sure! There will be a mass call to move all the sports venues to Brunswick!

Would make a cool little rotating food truck park.

It would also help to have a 25 story hotel/apartment tower on the corner :)

Wouldn't this all be easier at the station while on the platform?

I agree--it's a part of the city most people have never seen. It could also spur short-term ridership for people who have ridden CVSR before, but want to explore this new route. A terminus in Tower City would make it even more marketable.

Moreno should already be a flawed and unpopular candidate. The State of Ohio voters already uphead abortion rights here. Moreno will be the guy that votes with Trump to enact a national abortion ban and override the will of the people.

Strange through--I was in the second car from the front and we stopped well short of the platform and sat their for 5-6 minutes. The conductors came around just before and let everyone know for buffalo to get your things and be ready, and then we all ended up standing there waiting.

From my experience there the "crumbling" issues are on the ramps, which are being addressed (and also far less heavily trafficed after the installation of the upper level escalators years ago)

Plus, if they spent the money to erect some kind of "tent" over it, suddenly everything that was exposed to the weather would now be climate controlled and protected, extending the life even further.