No Joke, they had a meeting at Berea City Hall, a meeting agreed upon by Mr. Calabrese of RTA because there was a serious grassroots effort by the long time riders of this route. And they convinced him to keep it!
Tonight’s run was supposed to be its last.
But the riders, after a months-long campaign, including [...]
Entries Tagged as 'politics'
Oh Ye of Little Faith! Speak Up and It Just Might Work: Berea 86F Route Is Saved!!!
November 6th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Ohio Rail and Transit · neighborhood news · politics
May Bipartisanship Really Be The 21st Century Model
November 5th, 2008 · 3 Comments
We had an historic election, and Barack Obama is our President Elect. He has some initial missions to accomplish, according to his staff. Part of that mission is to set up a government that embraces bi-partisanship, is committed to doing hard work to get us back on track economically, help create jobs, and start repairing [...]
Tags: Ideas · neighborhood news · politics
Bellaire Puritas Summit Last Week Shows Commitment and Good Activity In My ‘Hood
November 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
I found myself in talks with Bryan Gillooly (Executive Dir) and Sister Linda (Board Member) at Bellaire Puritas Development Corporation (BPDC). We were interviewing each other, as to whether or not I should be on the Board. Last Thursday evening’s Ward 20 Neighborhood Summit made me even happier that I accepted the position. The Summit combined dinner, [...]
Tags: neighborhood news · politics
Pittsburgh Gazette Weighs In On Why Sub Prime Issues Hit Us and Not PA
November 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Brian O’Neil of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette says Pennsylvania has a “better economy, better lenders and better laws.” He’s explaining why the sub prime mess as he calls it, hit Ohio harder than Pennsylvania.
Some differences: Allegheny County PA has about 4700 foreclosures this year and same with last year; we had twice as many in [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · economic news · politics
Who Will Wind Up Hosting Meet The Press Next Year?
November 1st, 2008 · 6 Comments
Still missing Tim Russert’s joy and lack of cynicism. Regarding the election coverage. The New York Times weighs in today with some supposed inside info on who is being considered (I almost said vetted but I’m so sick of that word, are you?!)
It’s Saturday night, we get an extra hour to enjoy (don’t forget to [...]
Tags: politics
Details About Banks Receiving $ From Feds In Letter Written By Sen. Voinovich
October 31st, 2008 · No Comments
I’ve sent a few emails, letters (and made phone calls) to Senator Voinovich over past few months and am still not pleased at all with his lack of understanding as to how important some of the transportation bills he’s voted against truly are to our economy. Somehow I must have signed up for his newsletter [...]
Tags: economic news · politics
Good Idea For Our Current Times? What Do You Think?
October 25th, 2008 · No Comments
The Election is almost over and it’s going to be time to roll up our sleeves and get to prioritizing issues that need to be tackled. If you had told any of us five years ago that our Government would be willing to pump money into banks, financial institutions or anything else, we’d have all [...]
Tags: Ideas · Ohio Rail and Transit · economic news · politics
Ron Howard’s Call To Action
October 23rd, 2008 · 4 Comments
See more Ron Howard videos at Funny or Die
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Tags: politics
Does Infrastructure Mean Trains Instead of Highways in the 21st Century?
October 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I’m thinking yes and that doesn’t surprise anyone who reads my posts. What do you think? Does it make sense to change our paradigm on infrastructure? I know we can’t abandon our existing highways and fixing the Innerbelt Bridge for example, makes perfect sense. After all, even buses take the Innerbelt Bridge :-)
Brewed Fresh Daily [...]
Tags: Ohio Rail and Transit · economic development · economic news · politics · transit oriented development
Great News! H.R. 2095 Passed the Senate last night 74-24.
October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
This is the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act. It passed with a clear enough majority that it is vetoe proof and apparently (maybe because of that) President Bush has stated he will sign it. I’m going to list how the Senators voted on HR 2095 - note please that Senator McCain voted nay, Senator Biden [...]













