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For Immediate Release October 17, 2023 Two New Members Added to GCRTA Board of Trustees Cleveland, OH – The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) welcomed Deidre McPherson and Stephen Love as new members to their Board of Trustees during today’s Board meeting inside GCRTA’s Main Office Building at 1240 W. 6th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113. Trustee McPherson was sworn into service on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, and Trustee Love was sworn into service before the start of today’s Board Meeting, by Anna Hlavacs, GCRTA Senior Counsel Contracts, Real Estate and Administrative Law in preparation for their first official call to service on October 17, 2023. Their appointments were made by Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne, with Trustee McPherson serving an unexpired term ending in March 2024, and Trustee Love serving a term ending in March 2026. “GCRTA welcomes the appointments of Deidre McPherson and Stephen Love to our Board of Trustees. We agree that their professional expertise and dedication to arts and culture, and the environment will be beneficial as we continue to enhance public transportation’s impact on the social economics of our community,” said GCRTA General Manager and Chief Executive Officer India L. Birdsong Terry. About the Board Appointees: Deidre McPherson currently serves as Chief Community Officer at the Assembly for the Arts, where she leads efforts to increase the equity in Cleveland's arts and culture industries. Ms. McPherson also currently serves on the board of Cleveland VOTES. She is an avid cyclist who actively supports advocacy, education, and equity initiatives through Bike Your Neighborhood, Slow Roll Cleveland, and the Heights Bicycle Coalition (a chapter of Bike Cleveland). Ms. McPherson holds an MBA in Marketing from the University of Maryland, and a BSA in Business Administration with concentrations in Arts Management and Violin Performance from Miami University in Ohio. Stephen M. Love currently serves as Program Director of Environmental Initiatives for the Cleveland Foundation. While in this role, he leads environmental grantmaking strategy with a focus on the intersections between climate, clean energy, equitable mobility, and environmental justice. Mr. Love also previously served on the board of directors of the Cleveland Lakefront Parks Conservancy and the Northeast Shores Development Corporation. He is an active volunteer in the community, a champion for climate and clean energy, sustainability, and is a regular RTA rider. Mr. Love holds an MPA with a concentration on Economic Development from Cleveland State University, and a BA in Political Science from Baldwin Wallace University. ###

@YABO713 As someone with some experience in this area, you should consider starting your own Adsense-enabled Browns blog. Maybe called it "Monday Morning Cleveland Coach." Your insights and analysis are very worthwhile and well-grounded. And to create a little controversy and to lighten the mood, throw a subtle dig at Angry Browns Fan every so often. It will get you some hate-mail now and then, but if you don't get at least a little hate mail in the writing biz, you're not doing it right. Here's another reason to write an analysis blog... One thing I've come to appreciate is why local sports talk shows discuss Browns stuff almost exclusively -- because it is gold. Every time I've written a Browns-related real estate or development article, it's generated a ton of views. In fact, among my top-five most-viewed articles since 2019, three have been Browns-related stories (the two that weren't shocked me!).... Browns leaning toward new stadium – NEOtrans 68K Haslams’ major announcement(s) – NEOtrans 63K Greyhound station leaving downtown – NEOtrans 60K PearlBrook shopping center to be razed – NEOtrans 49K Sources: Browns want new stadium; Mayor wants community input – NEOtrans 26K So if you want some help on starting/writing/promoting a Browns blog, let me know.

Two posts... We'd better avoid a recession (and direct involvement in wars) because our interest payments on debt are out of control.

Detroit wants to be the first big American city to tax land value If you tax blight, will you get less of it? https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/10/05/detroit-wants-to-be-the-first-big-american-city-to-tax-land-value

A renovation may be in the offing for this cool, old building https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5209618,-81.6489033,3a,75y,56.65h,88.84t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1syx5KXJ7jbc78ZUA9ZeJ-gg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

10/16/2023 Rail News: Passenger Rail Canada issues RFP for High-Frequency Rail project Canada's Minister of Transport Pablo Rodriguez last week announced the request for proposals (RFP) has been issued for the project to build a Quebec City-to-Toronto high-frequency passenger rail line. The High-Frequency Rail (HFR) project will be the largest Canadian infrastructure project in generations, Transport Canada officials said in a press release. The HFR network primarily will feature new electrified and dedicated passenger-rail tracks extending over 600 miles. MORE: https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/Canada-issues-RFP-for-High-Frequency-Rail-project--70421

Some good news

Ubotica puts US HQ in Greater Cleveland By Ken Prendergast / October 16, 2023 When a Dublin, Ireland-based maker of artificial intelligence software for commercial satellites looked for a home in the nation with the world’s largest space program, it didn’t choose to be near any of the NASA complexes south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Instead, it picked the only NASA center north of it to be its neighbor. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/10/16/ubotica-puts-us-hq-in-greater-cleveland/

Lviv is a wonderful city. Ranks right up with Kyiv but less hectic. Glad their rail links are being improved considering the lack of commercial aviation.

And then the Browns pull out a stunner.

Speechless https://x.com/VeganBrisket/status/1713271776887583198?s=20

That's a major slight to not even be a spoke. I'd like to see what the chosen ones did right and we did wrong. And it's not crime or the weather.

Bloody Brits, acting like scoundrel Yanks

BRIGHTLINE DOUBLES DAILY TRAIN SERVICE TO MEET HUGE DEMAND!   Train travel is becoming red hot in America! Brightline has officially doubled the train service between Miami and Orlando to 30 trips daily starting Monday. The announcement was made on Oct. 4, less than two weeks after the company's inaugural trip to central Florida. Brightline is now running 15 trains in each direction from Orlando to Miami, doubling the previous offering of eight trips each way. The first train of the day leaves Miami at 6:41 a.m., arriving in Orlando at 10:19 a.m., and the last train of the day leaves Miami at 9:41 p.m. Meanwhile, the first train leaves Orlando at 4:38 a.m., and arrives into Miami at 8:11 a.m. The final train leaves Orlando at 8:54 p.m.    Brightline also has stops in Aventura, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach. Additional early-morning and late-night trains will operate between these stations. Before the extension to Orlando on Sept. 22, service only went to West Palm Beach. The launch of new services came nearly three months after Brightline completed construction of its rail line between Miami and Orlando. "A big congratulations to Brightline for delivering first-class rail service to the American people," said Andy Kunz, USHSR President. "The huge success of their first train line proves Americans love train travel when its convenient, frequent, and luxurious." News coverage: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/brightline-to-double-train-service-between-south-florida-and-orlando-next-week/ar-AA1hEjBH https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/brightline-doubles-orlando-miami-train-service-to-30-trips-daily/3128869/

Oh snap, I've got the tower!

Depot on Detroit plans at RTA station unveiled By Ken Prendergast / October 13, 2023 Conceptual plans for a new apartment building to be located just west of the West Boulevard rapid transit station in Cleveland’s Cudell neighborhood were submitted to the city this week. Called the Depot on Detroit, it’s the latest in a series of new apartment buildings planned, under construction or built recently near stations on Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) rail and bus rapid transit lines. These transit-oriented developments are intended to address poverty by shrinking the spatial disconnect between jobs and job-seekers caused by urban sprawl. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/10/13/depot-on-detroit-plans-at-rta-station-unveiled/

The ultimate road diet.... ‘People are happier in a walkable neighborhood’: the US community that banned cars https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2023/oct/11/culdesac-car-free-neighborhood-tempe-arizona?CMP=share_btn_tw

This often happens when you speak truth to power/status quo.... Breaking: California Transportation Official Demoted for Opposing Highway Expansion https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2023/10/10/breaking-california-transportation-demoted-for-opposing-highway-expansion

Article updated. Both Bob and Ezra Stark have safely returned to the USA.

We could have an influx of new residents if we had the inventory of modern housing to accommodate them. Right now, it seems the varied opinions of "what is art" is the biggest thing holding back this expansion of supply.

Yay Boo Increases over last 3 years... CPI Medical Care: +4.6% CPI Apparel: +11.8% US Wages: +14.9% CPI Shelter: +17.9% CPI Food at home: +20.4% CPI Food away from home: +21.0% CPI New Cars: +22.3% Actual Rents: +22.9% CPI Electricity: +25.8% CPI Used Cars: +29.1% CPI Transportation: +29.3% CPI Gas Utilities: +31.9% Actual Home Prices: +40.0% CPI Fuel Oil: +76.2% CPI Gasoline: +76.9%

The Fairfax Market - Meijer Grocery Store got its certificate of occupancy yesterday, allowing it to open at any time.

Yes. Most developers do.