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If those pics from Nice, France make you sick, these will make you weep. I was is Israel last year and this was the scene. In the video notice the tram goes by with NO BARRIERS whatsoever! And it all works...bikes, pedestrians, trains...and it's busy day and night. I asked and at least the few people I talked too said they knew of no accidents or incidents. VID_20180203_213456943.mp4

Wow!! I never knew this is what the original Central Market looked like. I remember coming to this market with my grandma in the 80's before it was demolished. That was no gem...but this...what a gorgeous market!

^Nice!

Icelandair purchases WOW. I'm sure this deal played a role in the decisions both airlines made in their route reconfiguration for 2019. This sale might be good news for CLE maintaining this transatlantic option. Icelandair to buy budget rival WOW BEN MUTZABAUGH | USA TODAY Updated 2:40 p.m. EST Nov. 5, 2018 WOW Air, the Icelandic budget airline that shook up the U.S. market with Europe fares as low as $99 one way, will be acquired by rival Icelandair in a deal that could make the company a strong force in the trans-Atlantic market. The acquisition must still be approved by Icelandair shareholders and by regulators. Icelandair says the brands will continue to operate independently, but the tie-up could bring restraint to competition that has flooded the U.S. market with new capacity on the two Icelandic carriers. WOW Air has opened more than a dozen new routes to North America since 2015, with Icelandair often matching its rival’s plans. That’s led to a sudden surge in some markets where nonstop flights to Iceland proliferated practically overnight. In Cleveland, for example, the midsized U.S. market went from having no nonstop flights to Europe to suddenly having two to the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik after WOW and Icelandair announced flights only about 24 hours apart. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2018/11/05/airline-deak-icelandair-buy-budget-rival-wow/1891622002/

Great stuff going on! Thanks for the update bcrice03!

^Not sure if it's a bad deal. Here's the question...in other instances where Pitt gave an incentive, what happened when the the incentive period ran out? Did the flight continue because the market was proven, or where flights reduced or eliminated? If the flights stuck around the incentives are a good idea, if not, they were a bad investment.

^From many angles (especially coming from the innerbelt and 77) PHS tower will also bridge the gap between the core of downtown's highrises and Rhodes Tower at CSU, which often seems like it's off on its own.

Can't help with the ceiling/building question, but I'm glad you shared this photo. What a cool piece of family and Cleveland history!

I just don't get the Ikea hype and the hand ringing over not having one. If they come, great, let's keep the local tax dollars and maybe bring some nearby money in, but I'm not losing sleep over being the last city in Ohio / in the USA / on earth or whatever to get an Ikea. At this point I'm more interested in the Amazon distribution centers being built in Randall and Euclid replacing dead malls. More jobs than Ikea and connects to the future of retail and not the big box model that's trying to find ways to adjust to the Amazon's of the world anyway.

I can't read the articles, just the headlines. Does anyone know why these officials in these cities were targeted?

Is Cleveland a model for med-tech success in Rochester? MPR News Business Catharine Richert Cleveland Nov 9, 2017 Hungry to launch his medical technology firm, Jake Orville first needed a city with the research brainpower he'd require and the workers and workspace he could afford. Cleveland was not the sexy answer a decade ago, but it turned out to be the right one. At Cleveland Clinic, the city's world-class health and medical facility, Orville found the diagnostic technology he wanted to commercialize and sell. In 2009, it grew into Cleveland HeartLab, a 200-person company developing biomarkers to help doctors predict cardiovascular risk. "I was just blown away at the ecosystem that was here to take people like me, start companies like Cleveland HeartLab, attract investors, get incubation space and then go," Orville said of the city. Cleveland Clinic is the gravitational force in a medical-technology universe that's now pulling businesses, investor money and millennials into the city. It's a success story that Mayo Clinic and Rochester leaders aim to write in Minnesota. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/11/09/is-cleveland-a-model-for-medtech-success-in-rochester

^Always loved this building! Inside needs tlc but is GORGEOUS!

What ever happened to the idea of the west side transit center? Incorporating such a facility into a larger development on the PS lot, and connecting it underground to the TC rail station would provide transit riders an indoor waiting area for connecting buses rather than outside on the square (very cold in the winter) and would deal with the perception issues YABO713 outlines. A benefit for all without labeling people one way or another. The only problem is it takes money and vision.

I really think moving the shroeway in the manner depicted here makes sense. Gordon Park was once the beautiful lakefront head to Rockefeller Park but was destroyed by the freeway. But this is a once in 100 year opportunity to correct that mistake, if we begin planning for it now before other interest start making decisions that cannot be undone.

Didn't Kasich say we "don't use tax incentives to buy deals"? If so, let's be honest - 0% chance. Negative % chance? The "state" may not offer incentives, but Jobs Ohio (the states nonprofit economic development arm) offered an incentive package that reports said would be the same for all Ohio bids. So I guess technically the state didn't, but yea I'm sure we did.

As permits are issued for new buildings or substantial rehabs can/does the city ask about architectural lighting as part of the design review process, and if so can they also ask about maintenance of that lighting? Just as they are concerned about the look of a building in the daytime I think there should be concern about a buildings presence at night. Maybe they are I just don't know to what extent, but I imagine if they can force changes in color pallets they should equally have a say in exterior lighting. Does this happen? Can they ask how the lights will be maintained?

A few things: 1. This study was conducted during the final phase of the terminal refresh project, and I'm sure the inconvenience of the construction impacted the results. "The study was fielded from January through October 2016." 2. I agree with the far flung car rental location, just seems far, especially with the abundance of surface lots near the terminal now. 3. The shuttle bus location is also far flung. I understood the need to move them during construction to keep traffic moving, but is traffic on the terminal roadway really so bad that the shuttle buses have to remain in that awkward location as well 4. It's interesting Hopkins is a full 20 points below the next lowest airport, and thats the biggest "spread" between one airport and the next on the list in the entire mid-sized category. IMO Hopkins is nice an is functional...and is way better than it has been in the past (better food options, more pleasant decor, etc.) But it's still an airport that hasn't had a major update since the 1980's when concourse C was rebuilt (Not counting D since it's closed, and the recent $20M was a refresh in my mind, not a comprehensive renovation or rebuild). The question is can the city live with an adequate, functional airport that won't win any awards but gets you where you're going, or does the city/region see value in investing in this asset as an economic generator, and seriously begin discussions about a comprehensive rebuild of the existing terminal and concourses, or construction of a new terminal. Either will be hundreds of millions of dollars, not a $20M facelift. I personally think we should invest in the next 50+ years, using the excess capacity at D (as the lease permits) to close concourses and remake the airport completely in phases. Maybe they will consider this when United's lease ends, if that's an impediment to this idea. We've invested in the convention center, stadiums, arenas and hotels, and I think the airport is due some serious love.

I was thinking the same thing. I know they're rushing this thing for a variety of reasons, but I hope there are more complete drawings that just haven't been released to the public that include re-clading the whole arena. I'm not a fan of the new portion looking like it's just stuck on the the older portion.

Yes. Def the wrong thread.

There are already discussions about how to get this done without public input. They'll find a way to get this done. I was a college student at Pitt when the voters in Pittsburgh voted no on the financing package for Heinz Field and PNC Park. I interned in Mayor Tom Murphy's office at the time and he worked with the state of PA to find an innovative way to finance the project despite the no vote. I imagine similar discussions are happening now to get very creative. I suspect nothing will be announced until after the election, but no mayor wants to be the one who killed the city's momentum. Delayed, yes, but I doubt this project is totally dead.

Cool. Thanks for the project rundown!

I have no desire to be the last city to get an Ikea anyway. If this were 10 or 15 years ago, sure. But much like Ohio's late arrival to casinos it's just too late to be a draw beyond our region in any significant way. A Cleveland Ikea will not pull any new dollars from other metros, so what's the fuss, outside of Ikea loyalist upset at the drive to Pitt or Cbus. I think Ikea has peaked anyway, at least in the big box form. I'd rather see us get the first Ikea "mini store on main street" in a development like FEB, or in a historic building in Lakewood or something. THAT would be unique. Here's an article on Ikea trying out this format in the UK, Norway and other EU locales: http://money.cnn.com/2015/11/17/news/companies/ikea-store-london-click-and-collect/index.html

And remeber that a lot of folks ragged on the Triangle apts back in the early 90s just after they were built:they were bland, away from the street, encouraged surface parking, etc-- but yet, MRN seamlessly blended them into the Uptown court so that the Triangle is now an exciting, urban experience... That's how you do it. Proof that creative planning and good design can fix bad planning and design without the need to demo everything and start over.

There's activity. My mom lives in Abington Arms, which is right outside of this project (in fact it took over half their parking lot and those "older" folks are HOTT...lol! But I digress...seeing this project regularly I can say there is progress. In fact work on the 2nd floor has begun. I can't speak to the project timeline and if there supposed to be further along, but visually I see progress week to week every Sunday when I pick mom up for church.