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What is the Opportunity (Cost) of the Corridor?

So, what is the opportunity cost of the Opportunity Corridor? It's an important question. Proponents of the project are...

Sustainable CLE: Complete Streets

While the Celebration Year for Sustainable Mobility is not until 2016, committed folks across Cleveland are working hard...

Renewal of the sin tax, expires 2015 &Pro Sports

The following is an attempt to document the funding, payment and revenue generation of Cleveland's sports facilities. ...

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Back to the Future

"...Homes like these, at the ugly edges of urban sprawl, the search for a home nestled in nature, often ends in the empty...

liquid feedback...towards a new democracy

Liquid feedback is a participatory democracy tool used by Germany's
'pirate' party since 2009 and would fit here @ this...

Filming in Cleveland

As we all know - we are about to face some traffic challenges while "Captain American" gets filmed here. In a recent...

How low can we go?

I recently read a post in which someone argued that if the model of civic engagement is defined as voting, then voting is...

Innovative ideas to increase voting in Detroit?

Hey urban innovators...Here's a problem worth solving: How do we get more Detroit residents to vote in Detroit? What are...

What does "innovation" look like in Detroit?

Over the last year in Detroit, we've had countless conversations about what "innovation" means when it comes to urban...

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Backchannel the Foreign Policy Debate

The third and final debate for the 2012 Presidential Election is Monday, October 22nd with the President Barack Obama and...

$Charting the future of fracking$

Charting the future of fracking

The future of energy in Ohio and across the country may very well be a future built on natural gas. If that turns out to...

CH-UH School Facilities

Last spring, after residents of Cleveland Heights and University Heights rejected the school facilities plans presented by...

It's the Sprawl, Stupid -- The Budget Buster No...

Suburban sprawl is the source of most of our big ticket long term budget liabilities. So, why aren't we talking about it?

Backchannel the Town Hall Presidential Debate

Join us on Tuesday, October 16th during the second presidential debate of the 2012 election season to discuss the issues,...

Ensuring Student Success

CONVERSATION CLOSED What can the university do to ensure all students succeed in their academic endeavors and are prepared...

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What is the Opportunity (Cost) of the Corridor?

Sustainable CLE: Complete Streets

Renewal of the sin tax, expires 2015 &Pro Sports

Back to the Future

liquid feedback...towards a new democracy

Filming in Cleveland

How low can we go?

Innovative ideas to increase voting in Detroit?

What does "innovation" look like in Detroit?

Backchannel the Foreign Policy Debate

Charting the future of fracking

CH-UH School Facilities

It's the Sprawl, Stupid -- The Budget Buster No...

Backchannel the Town Hall Presidential Debate

Ensuring Student Success

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