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On the evening of April 29, 1879, Charles Brush made Public Square in Cleveland more than just another city center; it became a national destination. Brush’s innovative arc lamp lighting on Public Square illuminated a public space for the first time in the country. The Plain Dealer reported, “Some people had raised their expectations too…

Ever since the state said it was going to award close to $300 million in borrowed turnpike money to the Opportunity Corridor, a project Cleveland’s planning and development leaders had been pushing for more than a decade, it’s been sort of a mad scramble to get shovels in the ground. Project leaders now have the…

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The city’s leading bicycle advocate made headway Tuesday in a quest to have a protected bike path added to the design for the $331 million Opportunity Corridor boulevard, scheduled to be built between this winter and 2019. Jacob VanSickle, executive director of Bike Cleveland, and a leading advocate for changing the design…

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Bicycle advocates are making a late push to insert “protected” bike lanes into the design for Opportunity Corridor, the three-mile boulevard planned for a blighted swath of the city’s East Side that will connect the stub end of I-490 at East 55th Street to East 105th Street in University Circle. Plans for…

Sandusky officials believe they’ve found the right person to steer public transit services away from financial disaster. At a recent public meeting, city manager Eric Wobser announced Marvin Ranaldson would become Sandusky’s new transit administrator, filling a critical position vacant since summer. “I feel this is a tremendous opportunity, and I look forward to working…

CLEVELAND – The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) announced more than $40 million in funding for projects that will improve air quality and give residents in its 5-county region more transportation choices. While the biggest award, $14 million, goes to the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority for new compressed natural gas fueled buses, $11…

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Jacob VanSickle scoffs at winter. A year-round cyclist, he dons cold weather gear nearly every day, snaps on his helmet and mounts the saddle of his Civia-Bryant to commute to work as director of Bike Cleveland, the city’s leading advocacy group for cyclists. His job puts him in an ideal position to evaluate…

A proposal to construct a 2.3-mile protected bikeway along Lorain Avenue in Ohio City could be the first step in truly transforming Cleveland into a bike-friendly town. Unlike the more traditional bike lanes, designated by a white line painted some five feet from a curb or shoulder, a protected lane includes an actual physical barrier…

CLEVELAND — Demonstrators are not slowing down when it comes to protesting Cleveland’s speed and red light cameras. Many drivers honked in support as they went through the intersection of East 40th Street and Prospect Avenue in Cleveland during rush hour Monday evening. They are protesting the city’s traffic cameras.  In two weeks, Cleveland voters…

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The bike-sharing program that zipped into Cleveland less than six weeks ago is already expanding past its initial launch site of Ohio City. Sponsors of the Zagster bike rental stations will announce three new locations today: — A downtown station on West 6th Street sponsored by Barley House Cleveland — A Tremont…