It’s Monday and time to head out and start the day, after some reflection on this past Saturday and Sunday’s work.
Are you single and looking to buy a house or condo? As I mentioned in a post, there is a nice collection of Downtown condos for sale at very reasonable prices. But I’d like to [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · neighborhood news · transit oriented development
This is being proposed in Rockville Maryland, developing ‘villages’ along their transit stops. Having lived in Rockville for quite some time, I watched the traffic get worse and worse. I watched a mayor say his claim to fame was the building of this huge furniture store on The Pike. Yes I know that art and [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · Ohio Rail and Transit · economic development · transit oriented development
The real estate planets were aligned today. Two sets of clients with the same available date to see Downtown condos, and exactly the same price range. So I played Bill Murray in Ground Hog Day Cleveland style and took one set of clients to see these condos and then turned around and did it all [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · Ohio Rail and Transit · neighborhood news · transit oriented development
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 :-)
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This passed the House yesterday, and yeah I know the Senate is busy with pressing Bailout issues; but some in the Senate could be multi-tasking (why not!) The Passenger Rail Act is needed so we can have monies available to assist in rail projects (yes like the Ohio Hub, but we do already have Amtrak [...]
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The PD alerted me to the fact that The Census Bureau has released statistics for 2007 in this article by Rich Exner. h/t to their chart of NE Ohio, Ohio and National stat comparisons. The PD points out that the median age of people who live in Cleveland (and also Cuyahoga County) are about 40 [...]
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I know I sometimes post futuristic ideas for housing styles. But this time, I am excited to talk about a house built by an urban planner in the Washington D.C. area. He built it for himself and it’s gorgeous (see photo). I love the clean lines, I love how it fits into the style of the neighborhood. [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · housing trends · transit oriented development
Last year I wrote this post about the proposed Eco Village Cottages at W. 58th and Pear. It’s an exciting project, and this past week it moved closer to fruition and occupancy with a ground breaking ceremony.
These homes will meet Leeds standards for energy efficiency, are all of the same design (I think there are five [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · neighborhood news · transit oriented development
Transit oriented development (TOD) has been a hot button for a decade. I was on the bus yesterday and passed a gas station on Lorain selling regular fuel for $4.05/gallon. We have one of the original transit systems in the Country right here in NE Ohio, in the form of The Shaker Rapid. Many of [...]
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I don’t suppose people who ride the bus or take light rail or car pool will get any relief, how about a 3% tax break for those who don’t drive? Anyway, here is the PD blog post outlining Rep. LaTourette’s Commuter Relief and Fuel Efficiency Act bill/proposal.
What about using that same money to increase methods [...]