Marc Lefkowitz
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Concerns About Inequities as Greater Cleveland RTA Raises Fares
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Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s Board of Directors approved a fare increase today, its first hike in seven years. Starting in August, a one-way fare to ride the bus or train will rise from $2.25 to $2.50 (with an approved increase...
“The Trends Suck” and Other Reasons Why NE Ohio Needs to Shift Its Priority
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$12.2 billion is the ballpark Northeast Ohio will be playing in for transportation in the coming 20 years.
Grace Gallucci, Executive Director of NOACA, the agency overseeing that investment, made a few observations yesterday at its first public meetin...
Talking Points for the Coming NEO Transportation Plan
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There are great expectation that Northeast Ohio will adopt a new language as it starts talking about a long range transportation plan. It could speak volumes for cars or speak up for streets as social spaces and healthy places.
Advocates for the latte...
As Cleveland Considers TOD, Parking Reqs Could Be Biggest Barrier
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At a recent meeting focused on raising the bar for transit-oriented development (TOD) in Greater Cleveland, good suggestions were made to improve conditions around transit stations for development.Participants supported the notion that Cleveland focus...
Over BUILT — Northeast Ohio Is Maxed Out and Teetering
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This week, we take a second look at the Center for Neighborhood Technology’s 2011 “Broadening Urban Investment to Leverage Transit (BUILT) in Ohio” report. In it, CNT explains how Greater Cleveland over build its infrastructure, whic...
Who Will (and Won’t) Pay for Their Water-Polluting Lots
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In late 2015, the Ohio Supreme Court sided with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District and re-instated its Stormwater Management Program. NEORSD will soon start charging fees to property owners based on how much hard or paved surface they build.
S...
Cleveland Transit on the Chopping Block
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Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Board of Trustees met yesterday to hear a proposal for fare increases and service changes. It reflected the opinion of riders at 15 public meetings held March 21-April 6.
Trustees asked the staff to revise ...
An Urban Agenda for Ohio
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Inspired by a Tweet last week from Ohio Democratic Party Chair, David Pepper, calling for a new urban agenda in the Buckeye State, a group of urbanist bloggers from around the state have been responding with ideas. In addition to a post written on the...
Cleveland Transit Advocates Take Aim at State Leaders and Waterfront Line
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As Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority opened a two week schedule of public hearings on its proposed 3% cut to service and a fare hike, a group of transit riders rallied peacefully but with emotions on display outside its downtown office, cal...
Personal Choices Can Reduce Carbon Emissions
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Last week, we wrote about the communities in Northeast Ohio that have the best and worst carbon footprints. It did reveal some notable trends like how income, density and distance from the central city determine how the region stacks (and pollutes) up...
Sustainable Cuyahoga Tool Kit: An Illustration of How Hard It Can Be
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We have received a lot of positive feedback and questions about the Sustainable Cuyahoga Toolkit released last week by Cuyahoga County’s Department of Sustainability and the GreenCityBlueLake Institute at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History....
Seeking Walkable Urbanism Cleveland Finds Form Based Code to Its Liking
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City leaders announced plans to update Cleveland’s zoning to a form-based system at a presentation held at Cleveland State University Levin College of Urban Affairs last week.
Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley kicked off the meeting,...