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Employer buy-in, ridership remain low 5 months before end of RTA microtransit pilot program

By Mandy Kraynak ● Transportation ● January 12, 2024

RTA’s two microtransit pilot projects shuttle workers from two designated RTA stations to jobs in Solon and near the airport. A few individual workers and employers said microtransit has made commutes easier and shorter, but the program has fewer than 50 total riders.

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Depot On Detroit apartments will bring affordable housing with easy public transit access to Cudell

By Sophia Lucente ● Development ● December 21, 2023

New, affordable housing is coming to the Cudell neighborhood. When completed, the Depot on Detroit will feature 60 units of income-based housing and easy access to public transit.

No license to drive: why so many Ohioans are barred from driving

By Mark Puente & Tara Morgan ● Social Equity ● August 10, 2023

Hundreds of thousands of Ohio drivers are suspended, mostly for unpaid fines.

1 orange and 1 head of lettuce: We went grocery shopping in the food desert around Woodhill Estates

By Ronnetta Stallworth & Sharon Holbrook ● Health ● August 3, 2023

The Land visited three convenience stores near the public housing development. Only one store had fresh produce, and it had only a few items for sale.

Courtyard, food hall, infrastructure upgrades for West Side Market presented in ‘master plan’ on Thursday

By Nate Flauto ● Social Equity ● June 30, 2023

The new nonprofit Cleveland Public Market Corporation, which is expecting city council approval to grant it leadership of the historic market, shared details about $40 million in planned improvements.

This Saturday, Bike Your Neighborhood kicks off new community cycling rides

By Lee Chilcote ● Civic Engagement ● June 1, 2023

The community rides, which are inclusive of all ages and experience levels, offer free bike rentals and will cover five miles through the Buckeye-Shaker Square, Kinsman, Mt. Pleasant, and Woodland neighborhoods.

Stokes West project gets final go-ahead, but some question its claims of being transit-oriented

By Lee Chilcote ● Development ● May 31, 2023

The 255-unit and eight townhome project will have parking spaces for only 35% of the units. To get the city’s approval for a waiver of the typical 1:1 parking-to-unit ratio, the developers have agreed to measures supporting alternate transit options.

Food pantries and corner stores aren’t enough: We deserve a grocery store in Central

By La Queta Worley & Sharon Holbrook ● Social Equity ● May 17, 2023

The Central neighborhood, one of Cleveland’s poorest, hasn’t had a grocery store since 2019. Community journalist La Queta Worley shares what that’s like for residents.

Despite empty land, companies see improvements along Opportunity Corridor, with promises of more to come

By Roger Williams & Lee Chilcote ● Government ● May 2, 2023

The city is focused on preparing sites for development, which will position it to pitch the Opportunity Corridor to new businesses.

It’s more than derailments: crumbling Norfolk Southern bridges need attention, too

By Nikki Hudson ● Transportation ● March 22, 2023

Neighbors in the Edgewater-Cudell area have been organizing since 2018 to urge Norfolk Southern to fix the Lake Avenue Bridge. At a rail safety meeting on March 21, city council members continued to express concern about bridge disrepair.