How NE Ohio communities are building small transit solutions to solve big issue of sprawl
In Northeast Ohio, the continuing sprawl of urban and suburban development has placed some major job centers out-of-the-way for many workers.
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Stuck in Cleveland: riders struggle to use public transit to get to work
The recent route redesign of public transit routes did improve some riders’ ability to get to their jobs, but transit advocates like Marvetta Rutherford, who has had to walk an extra 30 minutes after a bus ride to get to work, say more needs to be done.
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Submit your questions here, and The Marshall Project’s team will scrape records from the court’s public docket to answer them.
Resident complaints against University Circle Police reveal need for external review board as patrol jurisdiction set to expand
With the jurisdiction of University Circle Police’s jurisdiction poised to expand, longtime residents voiced concern about how the department handles complaints.
Call 988? New mental health hotline faces many hurdles as launch looms. Just ask Ohio.
The federal government mandated the creation of a three-digit mental health emergency line, but how it will work remains unclear in Ohio and states across the country.
What is ‘administrative burden,’ and how does it affect people who need help with utility bills?
From waiting in line at the DMV to filling out paperwork to apply for food stamps, pretty much everyone will experience an administrative burden at some point in their lives. But what exactly is an administrative burden, and how does it prevent people from getting help when they need it?
Board responsible for reviewing complaints about University Circle Police did not do so in 2020 or 2021, lawyer says
Legislation working its way through Cleveland City Council could expand the jurisdiction of University Circle Police into Little Italy. Some council members support the expansion, while others questioned how the private police force will interact with residents.
The demise of East Glenville: Once a tight-knit community, now another blighted neighborhood
Carolyn Cooper remembers East Glenville, the neighborhood she grew up in, as a well-manicured, caring community, but in what seemed like a blink of an eye, it has transformed into just another blighted Cleveland neighborhood.
Who’s electing judges in the Cleveland area? Not those ensnared in the system
In Cuyahoga County, voting patterns have resulted in mostly White judges deciding the fate of mostly Black criminal defendants.
A year of in-depth, local reporting: The Land’s top 20 stories of 2021
The Land has been around for more than one year now. In our brief lifetime, we’ve published hundreds of stories, some of which have had rippling impacts through Cleveland.
