Cleveland
Scooters Aren’t a Public Safety Hazard. Dangerous Streets Designed Only for Cars Are.
If Cleveland had provided dedicated lanes for people riding bikes and scooters, Jenasia Summers would probably still be alive.
August 20, 2018
Cleveland Bus Riders Beat Back a Fare Hike
Grassroots volunteers are making progress in their campaign to reverse Cleveland's transit death spiral. But the fight's far from over.
March 29, 2018
Is the Hyperloop Taking Cities for a Ride?
The Hyperloop has never carried human passengers. Yet officials signed off on a grant based on the promise of Cleveland-Chicago route in just three to five years.
February 27, 2018
What’s Driving Hospital Sprawl?
The trend toward private rooms has hospitals heading for the cornfields.
January 11, 2018
Cleveland Police Enforcement of Transit “Proof-of-Payment” Ruled Unconstitutional
Proof-of-payment speeds up bus service. But leaving enforcement up to police can violate passengers' rights, a Cleveland judge ruled.
November 2, 2017
An Impressive New Bike Connection Highlights Changing Attitudes in Cleveland
People on bikes finally have some space of their own on the Detroit-Superior Bridge. The outer eastbound lane is being converted into a bike lane, linking downtown Cleveland to two thriving retail districts and two large public housing complexes.
October 27, 2017
Too Many State DOTs Are Little More Than Highway Departments
In the last 50 years, nearly every state agency that used to call itself the "highway department" has changed its name to the "department of transportation" to reflect a change in mission. But in practice, many state DOTs still operate strictly as highway departments.
August 23, 2017
Cleveland Clinic Lets Slip That the “Opportunity Corridor” Isn’t About Opportunity At All
The official line on the $331 million road project was that it was supposed to help poor Cleveland residents, not whisk people past their neighborhoods to reach the Cleveland Clinic. That was a lie.
July 18, 2017
Enough With the Gondolamania Already
In American cities, gondolas have mainly served as a distraction from bigger problems facing urban transit systems.
April 10, 2017
Bus Riders Prevail: Transit to Return to Cleveland’s Public Square
After booting buses out of Public Square as part of a $50 million redesign, Mayor Frank Jackson now says the city is preparing to reopen the space to buses in March. That would end a seven-month closure that led to systemwide bus delays and gained national notoriety as a case study of how local governments mistreat bus riders.
February 22, 2017
