KJP

Absolutely

Whaddya think Shaker Square should have?

Terrific TOD presentation was given today. Some compelling data and helpful guidance. You can view it here..... https://www.countyplanning.us/projects/tod-zoning-study/additional-studies-resources/

Thanks. Have faith, brother. It's not designed to include or otherwise support anything other than a roadway bridge. In fact, I HATE the design. So I came up with my own....

Cleveland seeks one big grant for lakefront connector, Shoreway Blvd, multimodal station By Ken Prendergast / June 5, 2024 In one of the largest single federal grant requests ever by the city of Cleveland, Mayor Justin Bibb’s administration is seeking $268 million from the federal government to tackle four main lakefront improvement projects simultaneously. The projects, which include reconfiguring the Shoreway highway into a boulevard with intersections, have the backing of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), Cuyahoga County and others. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/06/05/cleveland-seeks-one-big-grant-for-lakefront-connector-shoreway-blvd-multimodal-station/

Not Burke

At the risk of posting this too early in the day....

Here in my car I feel safest of all. I can lock all my doors. It's the only way to live. In cars.

The alternative viewpoint is that you can't capitalize on the lakefront until the Shoreway is reconfigured and the land bridge is built. Infrastructure (the foundation) usually has to come before development (the abode).

State lawmakers support some stadium funding By Ken Prendergast / June 4, 2024 A new multi-purpose stadium sought by the owners of the Cleveland Browns in suburban Brook Park appears to be growing legs thanks to a willingness by state lawmakers to fund a significant portion of the stadium’s construction costs. The biggest questions at this time are how much state funding may be forthcoming and will it make a big enough dent in the public sector side of the financial equation. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/06/04/state-lawmakers-support-some-stadium-funding/

Love me some dual-mode locos

Nice little GCRTA train graphic on Siemens' PR at the APTA conference which is in Cleveland this week

It's Kassouf. His track record of developing stuff obviously isn't very good. While many of us don't like the Georges, at least they usually build what they say they're going to build.

OPEC Announces Oil Production Increases Amid Record U.S. Output OPEC has "all but thrown in the towel" in the face of U.S. energy dominance, says one analyst. https://meidasnews.com/news/opec-announces-oil-production-increases-gas-prices-likely-to-fall

Just incredible. Twenty years ago, I expected this would be demolished. I never thought I'd see the day. They even re-opened the limestone quarry that they got the original stone from so it could match.

There's a GoFundMe set up for the cathedral: https://campaigns.tithely.com/97560-st-theodosius-orthodox-cathedral/fire-restoration-campaign News: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland/st-theodosius-orthodox-christian-cathedral-cleveland-police-block-off-scene/95-9c167eab-a3e6-4b44-93ec-7ef5ea02ab96 Ironically, here's a photo taken sometime in the 1940s showing Cleveland firefighters demonstrating their new aerial ladder truck at St. Theodosius Cathedral. Photo courtesy of Bob Gahr.

Hough’s Rainey Institute to be civic incubator By Ken Prendergast / June 3, 2024 For 120 years, a settlement house at 1523 E. 55th St. has served the philanthropic needs of Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood. Following a planned $2 million structural renovation and expansion by the Cliquepoint Data Foundation, it will continue to serve the community albeit in a different capacity. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/06/03/houghs-rainey-institute-to-be-civic-incubator/

2% without a recession? But focksnooz says it's 1929 all over again YARDENI: “.. Even closer to the Fed's target are both the core PCED and #CPI inflation rates excluding rent, at 2.2% and 2.1% y/y. We continue to expect that inflation will moderate to 2.0% y/y over the rest of this year without a recession ..”

Why be so anxious? How will it change your life or our lives and, more importantly, why?

Two interesting bills signed into law in Colorado in the past few weeks. The first one signed doesn't use gas taxes collected at the pump paid by motorists. In Ohio and many other states, using this to pay for "non-highway-related costs" would be illegal (don't know if it applies to Colorado). So instead Colorado taxed petroleum farther "upstream". for transit and other non-highway costs (although it can be argued that transit is a highway related expense that reduces traffic, crashes, maintenance costs, etc)... Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs multiple transit bills into law May 16, 2024 DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed multiple bills into law Thursday aimed at improving the state's transportation system. Transit advocates say the new laws will also bring the state closer to its goal of passenger rail. MORE https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/colorado-gov-jared-polis-signs-multiple-transit-bills-into-law ########## Then came this one. What's unique is that this financing is based on tax credits to support private sector investment in rail, not grants to fund Amtrak expansion. This might be an approach that red states may be more willing to support... Polis’ pen keeps passenger rail bill on track in Northwest Colorado Jun 1, 2024 The Colorado Office of Economic Development will administer the freight tax credit and may annually reserve up to $5 million from 2025 to 2036. After applying for the incentive, a taxpayer could receive a credit for up to 75% of their relevant costs. The second income tax credit created by the bill will incentivize railroad operators to maintain rail line access in coal-transition communities by offering up to a 75% tax credit for direct operating and capital improvements to maintain or improve a qualified rail line. CDOT can qualify a rail line if the agency determines it is at risk of inactivity and covered by an agreement for passenger-rail access, and the legislation allows the state to issue up to $5 million worth of those tax credits per year. The bill would also provide up to $10 million in financial incentives for companies to locate along rail lines in the state’s “coal transition communities,” which are defined as communities that had coal mines, coal-fired power plants, or manufacturing or transportation related to such facilities as of 2017. MORE: https://www.skyhinews.com/news/polis-pen-keeps-passenger-rail-bill-on-track-in-northwest-colorado/

Nice. You can't even turn it into a word like RoMoFiHo.

Map of Mahoning Trail that led from the salt springs to Old Cuyahoga Town, from the 1796 survey. I can't tell if any current roadway follows the route of the old path. He would be interesting to see what remnants of this trail still exist.

Cool video. It's great to have a rail system even if we haven't decided to take advantage of it

Horrible scene in Akron early this morning

Better: if someone is living in Downtown Cleveland but their company's token office is in the suburbs or another city, and they're fully remote, then their office is in Downtown Cleveland. BTW, if you hadn't noticed yet, I totally screwed the pooch on that AmTrust story. AmTrust isn't leaving 800 Superior; National General is. Their parent company Allstate owns the building and is selling it. Principals of AmTrust use to own it. They bought it in 2011, which is what I remember from when I was 44 years old and that memory stuck with me, not the more recent sale of the LLC to Allstate. Sometimes getting old scares the crap of out me and what a dithering dope I'm going to be in 10, 20 years. The new and hopefully correct article is here: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/05/30/downtowns-800-superior-for-sale-big-tenant-leaving/