F*ck You: KeyBank
This is the first in a series of stories where we check out the tangible consequences of an un(der)regulated market and how it impacts our neighborhoods.
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Marketing and Transit: Uniquely Intertwined
The value of proximity is rooted in convenience. The large retailers have this in spades and you must consider the ease of access to these big box stores. Now do not go building a huge parking lot in a downtown, that is not the takeaway here.
Cleveland's Detroit Bridge: Return the Tram
If Ohio City and Downtown are serious about becoming economic hubs then we need to allow people to live in either of these areas without car dependency.
Cleveland's Detroit Bridge: Returning access to a rising economic area.
We do not need to continue using cars as a pre-requisite for who may live in certain neighborhoods. We know that a lot of people need to travel to and from these high density areas and the most efficient way to do so is with a rail line.
Goodyear East End: The Akron Terminal of the Future.
The East End has seen some strong improvement over the last decade. A few eateries, some small shops, a theater, and some additional retail space available. We are more interested about what lies behind it:
Coal to Nuclear: Eastlake Power Plant
Cities carry the obligation to provide services to their citizens at cost. Here is the thing about electricity production: it is a "public utility". We do realize that profit is the extraction of value from an economic process.
Waterfront Line: Re-open and Expand
Square it on the owners to re-lay the track or confiscate the Right-of-Ways. We gave these lands to literal robber barons for pennies on the dollar. The city can get aggressive with their demands, it is not like the rail company will come and rip up anymore track.