Cleveland

Bike Lanes As Training Wheels

Wed, 05/27/2009 - 09:15

A friend introduced me yesterday to rambunctious bicycling advocate Fred Oswald via a recent article out of Cleveland’s press. Much debate swirls around his not-so-uncommon opinions. Mr. Oswald’s argument can be boiled down to two points: supporting a critical need for much more bicycling education on sharing public roadways with other vehicles, and fighting an industry-borne fallacy that breaking up streets with allocated spaces, such as bike lanes, is good for the biking community. The former is, of course, not contestable. We all agree that safety and training are absolutely critical to developing a strong and healthy bicycling community.

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Getting Creative with Blight

Encouraging the creative class to rent and eventually own in foreclosed neighborhoods revives blighted neighborhoods, but the strategy isn't without controversy or setbacks.

22 April 2009 - 7:00am

The Wall Street Journal

Commercial Vacancies Hit Tax Rolls Hard

As commercial vacancies increase, cities are feeling the pain of lower tax revenues.

11 March 2009 - 5:00am

BusinessWeek

1 in 13 Houses in Cleveland Vacant

With roughly 10,000 foreclosures in the last two years, Cleveland has been hit hard by the economic crisis.

9 March 2009 - 1:00pm

The New York Times

Of Chickens and Cities

In Cleveland, the rise of urban agriculture has spurred new regulations intended to help farmers raise chickens or bees. Some fear, however, the newly created red tape makes it more difficult.

20 December 2008 - 9:00am

The Cleveland Free Times