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If you talk to realtors, they'll tell you how tight the inventory is. Yes, there's crap houses available. But the marketable stuff gets multiple cash offers above asking price within hours of getting listed.

During design-review meetings for Stokes West, city officials said redesigning streets in University Circle is a high priority for them to make walking and biking safer and more comfortable. MLK and Fairhill were among the roadways identified by Planning Director Joyce Huang.

There's always a risk when the source is only one company's data. But it aligns with some recent reports like this one by the New York Times and compiled from Census data: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/05/16/cleveland-is-seeing-brain-gain-for-a-change/ That company compiling and supplying the data may also change its corporate policies as a result of it. For example, BOA is saying that there's a probability that population growth may be occurring in greater Cleveland. But at the same time building permits for new housing are far below those of other growing cities. It could result in BOA loosening its mortgage financing requirements here to pump more money into Cleveland.

Hazy view from Pier W

16 percent of travel between European cities is by train. Guess what? When we visit, 17 percent of Americans travel by train. Offer good train service and dense, rail-supportive land uses and guess what happens.

Miketo’s Lorain Ave stake growing By Ken Prendergast / June 7, 2023 A 28,000-square-foot mixed-use development called 4732 Lorain is proposed at the west end of Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood offers to expand densification and neighborhood vibrancy west along Lorain Avenue. And, it would expand real estate developer and owner Jim Miketo’s investments west along that rapidly redeveloping thoroughfare as well. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/06/07/miketos-lorain-ave-stake-growing/

Not that I've heard

You don't understand the NFL (from players to owners) very well. Everything is about getting what the other guy gets.

I can almost feel the Haslams squirming with stadium envy.

No, it's not. Sorry. I wish it was.

BP hates Cleveland. So I hate BP.

@Boomerang_Brian No I haven't. The PR mentions 16 projects. The detail only ID's five, or eight if you include the sub-bullets. And I don't know what they're counting as a project or a sub-project. How about rerouting/extending to Columbus the Maple Leaf? Or extend Empire trains 280/283 to Chicago? Or a Pennsylvanian extension to Detroit?

Downtown Cleveland seeks post-pandemic boost By Ken Prendergast / June 6, 2023 The City of Cleveland and Downtown Cleveland Alliance (DCA), in partnership with Cuyahoga County, Destination Cleveland and Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP), today unveiled Reimagining Downtown Cleveland. Over the next one to five years, this series of short- and intermediate-term strategies will accelerate the evolution of Downtown Cleveland from a 9-to-5 central business district into a diverse, vibrant, and accessible mixed-use, 18-hour, 15-minute neighborhood. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/06/06/downtown-cleveland-seeks-post-pandemic-boost/

CWRU reveals research center details By Ken Prendergast / June 6, 2023 Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) President Eric Kaler yesterday announced the details of the university’s new, 200,000-square-foot research center intended to promote collaborative discovery and innovation. Called the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB), the $300 million investment represents the university’s largest-ever project on the Case Quad, northeast of Euclid Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/06/06/cwru-reveals-research-center-details/

CNP and Burten Bell Carr are looking for experienced urban design & retail professionals to develop a long-term plan for Shaker_Square. Our goal is to build on progress made in 2019 & hear from the community about its vision for the Square. View the RFQ: http://ow.ly/uVFy50OFUHA

If approved, this would be the first time Cincinnati has had daily passenger rail service since 1981. But this is not a complete list of components in the application.... https://media.amtrak.com/2023/06/amtrak-applies-for-federal-grants-to-improve-long-distance-network/ June 5, 2023 Amtrak Applies for Federal Grants to Improve Long Distance Network Proposals would upgrade existing routes and add new service WASHINGTON – Amtrak has submitted applications for approximately $716 million in Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) funding for 16 proposed projects around the country that would improve Long Distance reliability, reduce travel times and expand service. “Amtrak’s Long Distance routes are vital mobility and economic links for communities around the country and we’re continually working to enhance them,” said Amtrak Board Chair Tony Coscia. “These grant applications reiterate our commitment to improving service for all Amtrak customers, from small, rural towns to major metropolitan areas.” The applications were submitted through two FRA programs funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), including the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program funding opportunity for projects outside the Northeast Corridor and the Corridor Identification and Development Program (Corridor ID Program). Example Long Distance projects include: o Multiple Cardinal and Sunset Limited service improvements + Increase service to operate daily – up from 3x/week currently (Corridor ID Program) + Increase Cardinal train speeds and reduce travel times between Indianapolis and Dyer, Ind. + Sunset Limited return to Phoenix o Southwest Chief signal modernization between Colorado and New Mexico o Empire Builder rail enhancements in Montana o I-20 Crescent service extension from Mississippi through Louisiana to Texas o Construction of new Crystal City station that would add service to Arlington, Va. In addition to these Long Distance grant applications submitted in conjunction with various partners, Amtrak also applied for several grants to improve Northeast Corridor and State Supported routes and provided letters of support for 83 projects outside the Northeast Corridor submitted by others. ###

FWIW... INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS SAY U.S. HAS RETRIEVED CRAFT OF NON-HUMAN ORIGIN https://thedebrief.org/intelligence-officials-say-u-s-has-retrieved-non-human-craft/

A counterpoint Why the U.S. Remains Far From Recession The pandemic’s aftereffects fuel economic resilience despite rising interest rates https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-the-u-s-remains-far-from-recession-5d07fe49?st=lbjwureqd1f1x17

Well said

It's not just Tower City. Granted, the first level of Washington Union Station is still pretty full but this level was full four years ago. Not anymore. Can we blame this on COVID? General trend away from brick-and-mortar retailing? But why are railroad stations in Europe and the Pacific Rim still doubling as busy shopping centers?

Who had "whale eats kayakers" on their bingo card?

Saw that. What's happening?

That's a sharp building. Love to see more of them. That's the kind of project that, if repeated in different materials and colors, can really add to a neighborhood's density.