Posted October 25, 200618 yr Painesville wants city center to be lifestyle meeting place Wednesday, October 25, 2006 Maggi Martin Plain Dealer Reporter Painesville - This city already is a hub for political and county offices, and it soon will be a central transit location if a proposed lifestyle center is approved. Painesville city officials have started a transit hub study with a $75,000 grant from the Transportation for Livable Communities Initiative[/b][/i], which is run by the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency and the Ohio Department of Transportation. [email protected], 440-602-4782 http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/lake/116107390983551.xml&coll=2
October 29, 200618 yr It's good to see that even smaller cities are starting to think about New Urbanism in their downtowns. This is an appropriate use for the Trans. for Liveable Communities grant-- not like Brunswick which tried to get one for a road improvement project.
October 30, 200618 yr I would love to see an Eastside rail transit corridor running from Cleveland to Painesville. Get some of that lake county population riding the rails to work downtown.
October 30, 200618 yr Laketran has explored commuter rail as a possibility in the past, but that was several years ago. Seems well worth revisiting, as it would appear the demand is significant and traffic congestion has certainly grown.
October 30, 200618 yr Also, with the proposed development of the new Sports Training complex in the Fairport/painesville/grand river area (I believe IMG has something to do with this), rail could create a convenient method of moving these people from Cleveland proper to the complex. Hopefully, the parents/families of the kids that are "in training" would stay in hotels in downtown Cleveland.
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