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University Circle campaign aims to hit the brakes on alarming rise in crashes involving pedestrians

University Circle officials have launched Project Yield, a public awareness campaign that aims to increase yield rates, discourage illegal speeding, and keep travelers safe.

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High-profile neighborhood projects draw residents’ scrutiny

Residents are asking why there wasn’t more public input into dense, multi-family projects in Tremont and Clifton-Baltic and why the city is pushing for them over citizens’ concerns.

New podcast ‘Inside the Bricks’ about Woodhill Homes is essential Cleveland listening

The Land recently caught up with reporter Justin Glanville to talk about the surprising, provocative podcast, which examines the past, present and future of Woodhill Homes as it faces a complete rebuild.

Ticket to ride: Officials, riders debate the safety of riding the RTA during the pandemic

While no COVID-19 cases have been traced back to the Greater Cleveland RTA, the RTA has seen a large decrease in ridership, partly due to worries about safety. What can be done to bring those riders back?

RTA announces bus system redesign, opportunities for community feedback

RTA’s bus system redesign includes greater frequency on popular routes as well as the ability to get to outlying areas where jobs may be located. The public will have an opportunity to give feedback in October and November.

The tough keep brewing: Six Shooter Coffee survives two car crashes at two different locations in less than a year

At 7 am on Sat., Oct. 10, a car jumped the curb and crashed into Six Shooter Coffee on Waterloo Road near East 156th Street. Fortunately, no one was hurt, though the building sustained some serious damage.

Planners seek community input on bringing bus rapid transit to West 25th Street

25Connects, a community planning effort that aims to support walkable, transit-oriented development on West 25th Street between Detroit Avenue and the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, is hosting a virtual public meeting on Wed., Oct. 14 at 6 pm. RTA will provide an update on opportunities along the W. 25th Street corridor to implement transit-oriented development (TOD) and bus rapid transit (BRT) enhancements, and solicit feedback.

Cleveland writer Angie Schmitt investigates pedestrian safety crisis in hard-hitting book

In 2018, a pedestrian was killed in a traffic crash in the United States every 84 minutes on average, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Thousands of pedestrians die every year in traffic accidents, and the issue of pedestrian safety has grown significantly in the last decade.

Cleveland City Council introduces ordinance to improve street safety for vulnerable road users

A new ordinance introduced by Cleveland City Council could help make the streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians.

Cleveland becomes a parkland as trails and greenspaces multiply

Cleveland is a cleft land, and not just because of the Crooked River. For centuries, railroads, highways, ravines, utilities and more have barricaded us from each other and from our waterways, which didn’t attract us anyway. A confusion of roads and bridges high and low have linked us and kept us apart.

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