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Re: Why I am moving to Cleveland

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Post by lightbyte »

cmdlinerambo wrote: post #10
lightbyte wrote: post #6

I currently live in Cleveland. It's alright, but the author is going to be in for quite a shock regarding >clean, vibrant downtown area, ... good transit (including lightrail), a diverse economy The city is extremely dirty and constantly has a very bad smell, and the RTA (public transit) is a disaster. The direct downtown area is essentially just a massive parking lot. The economy also consists entirely of the Clevel…

I disagree about RTA comment. I take the 55 almost everyday and it is super clean. The city used to be dirty, but has been rejuvenated from public square to the east bank. It's really bike friendly as far as transportation goes as well.

It is definitely more bike friendly than some cities, that's true. Plenty of bike lanes have been added the last few years.

Regarding the cleanliness, (parts of) the flats and public square have gotten better but that's only two small areas and is the extent of the cleanup. I drive past the steel yard every day for my commute and you can not have your windows down or let any outside air in all along 77 because the smell is so disgusting.

Re: Why I am moving to Cleveland

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Post by brucepucci »

lightbyte wrote: post #6

I currently live in Cleveland. It's alright, but the author is going to be in for quite a shock regarding >clean, vibrant downtown area, ... good transit (including lightrail), a diverse economy The city is extremely dirty and constantly has a very bad smell, and the RTA (public transit) is a disaster. The direct downtown area is essentially just a massive parking lot. The economy also consists entirely of the Clevel…

I've worked downtown for a few years and I really don't think your comments are entirely accurate. I don't want to turn this into a back and forth but by no means would I say that it is downtown is dirty (there are some less fortunate spots just outside of the city). I ride the light rail RTA to work every day from ~20 miles out and consistently get to work at about the time. I don't ride the buses so perhaps that is the issue. I would agree that there isn't a lot to do but characterizing all of downtown as a parking lot is a little rough. Progressive, Key, AmTrust, Sherwin-Willaims, Parker-Hannifin, Eton are all Fortune 500 and in the area and have nothing to do with the medical industry.

Re: Why I am moving to Cleveland

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Post by RealityNow »

lightbyte wrote: post #6

I currently live in Cleveland. It's alright, but the author is going to be in for quite a shock regarding >clean, vibrant downtown area, ... good transit (including lightrail), a diverse economy The city is extremely dirty and constantly has a very bad smell, and the RTA (public transit) is a disaster. The direct downtown area is essentially just a massive parking lot. The economy also consists entirely of the Clevel…

That parking lot comment has to be one of the best characterizations of American downtown areas I've heard. Well said.

Re: Why I am moving to Cleveland

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Post by overcast »

RealityNow wrote: post #13
lightbyte wrote: post #6

I currently live in Cleveland. It's alright, but the author is going to be in for quite a shock regarding >clean, vibrant downtown area, ... good transit (including lightrail), a diverse economy The city is extremely dirty and constantly has a very bad smell, and the RTA (public transit) is a disaster. The direct downtown area is essentially just a massive parking lot. The economy also consists entirely of the Clevel…

That parking lot comment has to be one of the best characterizations of American downtown areas I've heard. Well said.

I'd rather have parking than fighting to find it!

Re: Why I am moving to Cleveland

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Post by justboxing »

Everytime I see a "Why I am moving to ____ " or "Why I am leaving ____", I cringe. 9 out of 10 times, it's OP's specific situation that makes sense, but the articles paint a very generalized rosy picture of the destination or a very generalized terrible picture of the current city (ex: "SF Bay Area has gotten so expensive, commute is horrible, everything sucks.... so I'm moving to Austin, tech community is so great... blah blah..."

Re: Why I am moving to Cleveland

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Post by test6554 »

__abc wrote: post #4

I lived there for several years. Nothing negative, you just run out of things to do/see rather quickly. Only so many times you can hit the same restaurants in Tremont, Ohio City, E. 4th, Coventry, etc. Nothing negative to add, it's absolutely not a bad town and we enjoyed our time there, but at the end became VERY bored.

You never run out of things to see if you never go AFK!

Re: Why I am moving to Cleveland

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Post by __abc »

brucepucci wrote: post #12
lightbyte wrote: post #6

I currently live in Cleveland. It's alright, but the author is going to be in for quite a shock regarding >clean, vibrant downtown area, ... good transit (including lightrail), a diverse economy The city is extremely dirty and constantly has a very bad smell, and the RTA (public transit) is a disaster. The direct downtown area is essentially just a massive parking lot. The economy also consists entirely of the Clevel…

I've worked downtown for a few years and I really don't think your comments are entirely accurate. I don't want to turn this into a back and forth but by no means would I say that it is downtown is dirty (there are some less fortunate spots just outside of the city). I ride the light rail RTA to work every day from ~20 miles out and consistently get to work at about the time. I don't ride the buses so perhaps that is…

I rode the light rail from east side to downtown every day for two years. It's dirty. West side to downtown may be another story.
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