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 features

Cleveland 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/cleveland@midwest.social for more Cleveland content.

  • wtypstanaccount04 [he/him]2•10 months ago

    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?

    • jack [he/him, comrade/them]2•10 months ago

      First run will be Browns home opener. It will run for Browns games and then late this year/early next resume normal service.

      • wtypstanaccount04 [he/him]2•10 months ago

        Awesome to hear that they are restoring it, from the outside I worried that it was being mothballed

        • jack [he/him, comrade/them]2•10 months ago

          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.

            • jack [he/him, comrade/them]2•10 months ago

              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.

      • wtypstanaccount04 [he/him]2•10 months ago

        Wait, are you talking about the trackwork? I was talking about this: https://www.riderta.com/riders-alerts/waterfront-line-construction

        • jack [he/him, comrade/them]2•10 months ago

          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.