Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Cleveland

The Plan to Build Bicycle Highways Where Cleveland’s Streetcars Once Ran

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 12, 2014 | No Comments

Like many cities in America, Cleveland grew into its own as a streetcar city. In the early part of the last century, hundreds of miles of streetcars connected all corners of the city as well as its inner suburbs. The streets where tracks carried passengers — Lorain, Superior, Euclid — were the circulatory system of the […]

In Cleveland, Trucker Went to Prison, Lost License for Killing Woman on Bike

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 28, 2013 | 8 Comments

So far, no charges have been filed against the truck driver who earlier this month turned right across the bike lane on Folsom Street, killing 24-year-old Amelie Le Moullac. SFPD investigators are reviewing the video of the crash that SFBC staffer Marc Caswell located and handed to them — a piece of evidence that police say will […]

Highway Revolts Break Out Across the Midwest

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 28, 2013 | No Comments

The evolution of state and regional transportation agencies is painfully slow in places like Missouri and Ohio, where officials are plowing ahead with pricey highway projects conceived of decades ago. But plenty of Midwesterners have different ideas for the future of their communities, and they aren’t shy about speaking up. One after another, residents of […]

In Cleveland, A Slow Evolution Toward Sustainable Transportation

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 20, 2011 | No Comments

Last night was a big moment for sustainable transportation in Cleveland. With a small group of helmet-toting onlookers in the wings, City Council finally gave their nod to a Complete Streets ordinance — the culmination of more than five years’ struggle. Finally, there was a sense that change was coming, that the value of traveling […]

Cleveland’s Center-Running BRT Route, the HealthLine, Sparks Development

By Holly LaDue | Jul 5, 2011 | No Comments

Last month the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy released its report, “Recapturing Global Leadership in Bus Rapid Transit” [PDF], which proposed a LEED-like rating system for bus rapid transit projects and laid out a strategy for American cities to build systems as good as the world’s best BRT. While more than 20 American bus […]