cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/305178
We hear the jokes, yes, but
Cleveland:
-Has a metro
-Has a good BRT system
-Has a great history of manufacturing and industry
-Never fully got rid of their streetcars and converted the last two lines to light rail
-Has what looks to be pretty affordable housing
-Has this dope-ass arcade and many other cool architectural featuresCleveland was once a very large industrial powerhouse, and capitalist disinvestment in the city has devastated some parts of it to a huge degree. That cannot be overlooked. But the city has now become a smaller city with big-city features and history. Big shoutout to Cleveland! Go check out https://hexbear.net/c/[email protected] for more Cleveland content.
Are they ever gonna start running the blue/green lines to the waterfront again or is that piece of very useable transit infrastructure just gonna stay dormant?
First run will be Browns home opener. It will run for Browns games and then late this year/early next resume normal service.
Awesome to hear that they are restoring it, from the outside I worried that it was being mothballed
They've been very persistent it would return the whole time it's been down. With the city pushing big waterfront plans, it would be a massive failure to drop the ball on this.
Is there a planned station here? The area looks ripe for redevelopment. Maybe it could even be public housing?
There was a station planned there at one point, but not for development. That's the port and it's very busy. This stop would've served port workers. Other areas of the line are extremely ripe for redevelopment; maybe more than anywhere else in the city.
Wait, are you talking about the trackwork? I was talking about this: https://www.riderta.com/riders-alerts/waterfront-line-construction
Yes: https://www.riderta.com/news/rail-services-update
Although I was wrong about regular service resumption, which won't be until spring or summer. Looking back at the announcement of the closure in September 21, they said it would be for 24 months. If you count this partial return to service, they delivered exactly on time.