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 featuresCleveland 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.
Good points. The healthline does get a lot of riders that is true but those busses and all the other condensed traffic going through the euclid corridor has been steadily destroying the road and the brick crosswalks are sinking or just completely dissolving. it’s very hard to do any road repairs there since they have to stop all traffic going down euclid for however long it takes to fix it. I really wish they just didn’t allow traffic going down it like they do and ofcourse pedestrian only + light rail is probably never gonna happen, but i can dream heh. even pedestrian only with a bus lane would be great.
also any time there’s anything going on in the playhouse area it will lead to a ton of cars sitting there with their hazards flashing in the only lane for traffic in many spots which ends up causing a crazy backup to the point where the busses can’t even get through.
All true, but the Healthline helps alleviate all of those performs by moving so many people without cars. It would be better to be light rail (and better still to be elevated heavy rail), but I think it’s misguided to criticize Euclid in particular when it’s the best designed street in the city.