Comments on: your chance to spend an afternoon with ted http://clevelandfoodie.com/2010/02/your-chance-to-spend-an-afternoon-with-ted.html Covering all the delicious foodie finds & happenings within Cleveland. Tue, 22 May 2012 15:50:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Kyle http://clevelandfoodie.com/2010/02/your-chance-to-spend-an-afternoon-with-ted.html/comment-page-1#comment-6502 Kyle Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:13:40 +0000 http://clevelandfoodie.com/?p=1657#comment-6502 Thanks, Michelle! I will definitely be there. Thanks, Michelle! I will definitely be there.

]]> By: Michelle http://clevelandfoodie.com/2010/02/your-chance-to-spend-an-afternoon-with-ted.html/comment-page-1#comment-6501 Michelle Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:27:11 +0000 http://clevelandfoodie.com/?p=1657#comment-6501 Wow, a lot of awesome thought starters and ideas. Really good stuff here and - agree with all of you. We should take over the city! Kyle is the winner courtesy of random.org. If he can't go, I'll pick someone else. Wow, a lot of awesome thought starters and ideas. Really good stuff here and – agree with all of you. We should take over the city!

Kyle is the winner courtesy of random.org. If he can’t go, I’ll pick someone else.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://clevelandfoodie.com/2010/02/your-chance-to-spend-an-afternoon-with-ted.html/comment-page-1#comment-6499 Elizabeth Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:45:55 +0000 http://clevelandfoodie.com/?p=1657#comment-6499 I think one thing that Cleveland could benefit from is better bike trails and bike etiquette throughout the city. I can't tell you how many times I've been sworn at and run off the road for riding my bike on the side of the street. My aunt lives right outside of DC and they have 50 miles of trails that connect downtown to the outlying suburbs. If there were better bike traffic along the waterfront I think this would bring a lot of people downtown instead of out to the suburbs. I think one thing that Cleveland could benefit from is better bike trails and bike etiquette throughout the city. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been sworn at and run off the road for riding my bike on the side of the street. My aunt lives right outside of DC and they have 50 miles of trails that connect downtown to the outlying suburbs. If there were better bike traffic along the waterfront I think this would bring a lot of people downtown instead of out to the suburbs.

]]> By: Russ Miller http://clevelandfoodie.com/2010/02/your-chance-to-spend-an-afternoon-with-ted.html/comment-page-1#comment-6498 Russ Miller Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:02:51 +0000 http://clevelandfoodie.com/?p=1657#comment-6498 Further thoughts on event listings... cleveland.com or cleve+ or someone sets up a blog portal, creates a dozen or so categories (again: movies, concerts, art shows, theater, outdoors, kids, foodie, more), gets three area specialists (like Cleveland Foodie for restaurants) to chair each, and post events, gather crowd-sourced reviews, keep up some level traffic and interest. A panel of three would allow for the ebb and flow of life, and make it easier for someone to step down if they couldn't handle (what I would assume to be) a volunteer commitment. Further thoughts on event listings… cleveland.com or cleve+ or someone sets up a blog portal, creates a dozen or so categories (again: movies, concerts, art shows, theater, outdoors, kids, foodie, more), gets three area specialists (like Cleveland Foodie for restaurants) to chair each, and post events, gather crowd-sourced reviews, keep up some level traffic and interest. A panel of three would allow for the ebb and flow of life, and make it easier for someone to step down if they couldn’t handle (what I would assume to be) a volunteer commitment.

]]> By: Russ Miller http://clevelandfoodie.com/2010/02/your-chance-to-spend-an-afternoon-with-ted.html/comment-page-1#comment-6497 Russ Miller Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:58:00 +0000 http://clevelandfoodie.com/?p=1657#comment-6497 Cleveland is in many ways a shrinking city, in danger of becoming a "doughnut city", with most on the fringe and nothing in the middle. To fight this we need to emphasize our attractions on E 4th, W 6th, Ohio City, Tremont, Detroit-Shoreway, University Circle, Collinwood, &c, along with some of the inner ring attractions in Shaker, Cleve. Hts., and Lakewood. It should be trivial for someone in the outer 'burbs or from out of town to find listing of events and attractions in these places. Then we need to make them safe, clean, and easy to get to. If we focus on some islands in our "doughnut hole" and bridge them, they will grow the areas around them. Action items: -Event listings neatly divided by stereotype (suburban mom's night out, arty/indie kid party night, movie buff resources, foodie tours, &c.). -Serious police enforcement in target areas -Serious clean-up efforts engaging communities and the city -Non-business hours circulators by RTA, different start and end-points? Clean-up of all RTA and bus resources (see Detroit-Shoreway stops) Cleveland is in many ways a shrinking city, in danger of becoming a “doughnut city”, with most on the fringe and nothing in the middle.

To fight this we need to emphasize our attractions on E 4th, W 6th, Ohio City, Tremont, Detroit-Shoreway, University Circle, Collinwood, &c, along with some of the inner ring attractions in Shaker, Cleve. Hts., and Lakewood. It should be trivial for someone in the outer ‘burbs or from out of town to find listing of events and attractions in these places.
Then we need to make them safe, clean, and easy to get to. If we focus on some islands in our “doughnut hole” and bridge them, they will grow the areas around them.
Action items:

-Event listings neatly divided by stereotype (suburban mom’s night out, arty/indie kid party night, movie buff resources, foodie tours, &c.).
-Serious police enforcement in target areas
-Serious clean-up efforts engaging communities and the city
-Non-business hours circulators by RTA, different start and end-points? Clean-up of all RTA and bus resources (see Detroit-Shoreway stops)

]]> By: Denise http://clevelandfoodie.com/2010/02/your-chance-to-spend-an-afternoon-with-ted.html/comment-page-1#comment-6496 Denise Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:52:14 +0000 http://clevelandfoodie.com/?p=1657#comment-6496 I would love to see further development in between the areas of downtown and outlying areas. Currently I feel like Cleveland is a string of islands and no matter where you are going to takes a bit of time. I'd also love to promote "Green City, Blue Lake" by making recycling mandatory. I did a study abroad in Germany and trash days are by what recyclable is being picked up rather than overall trash and recyleables which I though was a great system and definitely made me more aware about packaging and consumption waste. I live in Mentor and sadly, they did away with city-wide recycling because it was too expensive for the city. You now have to pay an extra fee for the garbage collection company to pick up recyclables. Definitely a set back for changing the way people think about waste consumption. I would love to see further development in between the areas of downtown and outlying areas. Currently I feel like Cleveland is a string of islands and no matter where you are going to takes a bit of time.

I’d also love to promote “Green City, Blue Lake” by making recycling mandatory. I did a study abroad in Germany and trash days are by what recyclable is being picked up rather than overall trash and recyleables which I though was a great system and definitely made me more aware about packaging and consumption waste. I live in Mentor and sadly, they did away with city-wide recycling because it was too expensive for the city. You now have to pay an extra fee for the garbage collection company to pick up recyclables. Definitely a set back for changing the way people think about waste consumption.

]]> By: mike http://clevelandfoodie.com/2010/02/your-chance-to-spend-an-afternoon-with-ted.html/comment-page-1#comment-6495 mike Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:27:24 +0000 http://clevelandfoodie.com/?p=1657#comment-6495 One thing that I've been wanting to see since I moved here about three years ago, is a pedestrian bridge between the Flats, and the downtown W. 6th-9th area. It could revive the Flats as a place to go, especially in the summer. It would be a good thing for the bars/restaurants, because if you go to W. 6th to a bar (by the way, W. 6th is a horrid place on weekends... I don't go there... just saying), chances are, you are staying there for the night, simply because you paid for parking, and that's your easiest option. A short walk over a bridge to a bar in the Flats would be an option. I am sure some drunk idiots will fall to their death, but hey, Darwin Award! One thing that I’ve been wanting to see since I moved here about three years ago, is a pedestrian bridge between the Flats, and the downtown W. 6th-9th area. It could revive the Flats as a place to go, especially in the summer. It would be a good thing for the bars/restaurants, because if you go to W. 6th to a bar (by the way, W. 6th is a horrid place on weekends… I don’t go there… just saying), chances are, you are staying there for the night, simply because you paid for parking, and that’s your easiest option. A short walk over a bridge to a bar in the Flats would be an option. I am sure some drunk idiots will fall to their death, but hey, Darwin Award!

]]> By: sarabot http://clevelandfoodie.com/2010/02/your-chance-to-spend-an-afternoon-with-ted.html/comment-page-1#comment-6494 sarabot Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:10:05 +0000 http://clevelandfoodie.com/?p=1657#comment-6494 I would love to see more focus put on our amazing natural resources. We have a great waterfront, with a lake and a river, that are wholly underutilized. Cleveland has all the potential to become a much more sustainable city, if we take better care of our environment. Water from the great lakes is already used across the country, and stands to be in higher demand in the coming years. I'd love to see the city think about the future from a green and environmental standpoint. I know some of that exists with Green City Blue Lake and others, but I'd like to see that attitude move from a fringe opinion to a mass city attitude. I would love to see more focus put on our amazing natural resources. We have a great waterfront, with a lake and a river, that are wholly underutilized. Cleveland has all the potential to become a much more sustainable city, if we take better care of our environment.

Water from the great lakes is already used across the country, and stands to be in higher demand in the coming years. I’d love to see the city think about the future from a green and environmental standpoint. I know some of that exists with Green City Blue Lake and others, but I’d like to see that attitude move from a fringe opinion to a mass city attitude.

]]> By: Renee http://clevelandfoodie.com/2010/02/your-chance-to-spend-an-afternoon-with-ted.html/comment-page-1#comment-6491 Renee Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:40:10 +0000 http://clevelandfoodie.com/?p=1657#comment-6491 I think we need a better public transportation system that connects downtown and the suburbs. We don't live far from downtown, and spend a fair amount of time enjoying all that it has to offer. However, it's difficult to get from point A to point B without driving and paying to park multiple times. That elminates a moveable feast for us, or a nice night out with just the 2 of us and more than a drink or two each. The smoking ban was a great start, as it got us out of the house and into bars and music venues that we had previously completely avoided. Some of our current favorite places weren't even on our radar a few years ago, because I don't tolerate cigarette smoke very well. Now, if we could just enjoy a few beers and still get home safely- those places would be ideal! Every time I visit Chicago, I am astounded at how well they've taken advantage of every resource available to them. I love Cleveland, and feel we have the potential to be that type of city. I think we need a better public transportation system that connects downtown and the suburbs. We don’t live far from downtown, and spend a fair amount of time enjoying all that it has to offer. However, it’s difficult to get from point A to point B without driving and paying to park multiple times. That elminates a moveable feast for us, or a nice night out with just the 2 of us and more than a drink or two each.

The smoking ban was a great start, as it got us out of the house and into bars and music venues that we had previously completely avoided. Some of our current favorite places weren’t even on our radar a few years ago, because I don’t tolerate cigarette smoke very well. Now, if we could just enjoy a few beers and still get home safely- those places would be ideal!

Every time I visit Chicago, I am astounded at how well they’ve taken advantage of every resource available to them. I love Cleveland, and feel we have the potential to be that type of city.

]]> By: Amy http://clevelandfoodie.com/2010/02/your-chance-to-spend-an-afternoon-with-ted.html/comment-page-1#comment-6479 Amy Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:54:35 +0000 http://clevelandfoodie.com/?p=1657#comment-6479 I would love to work on Cleveland's image of being an unsafe community by promoting more foot traffic and a sense of security in the up and coming neighborhoods as well as Downtown. I've noticed that a lot of people, especially young women find neighborhoods such as Tremont or Ohio City scary to be in because there seems to be no one around. I lived in NYC for a period of time and I never felt very theatened because there was always tons of people out on the street no matter what time of day! I have to admit when I leave a great restaurant in Cleveland I dread that I may be one of only a few people out on the street and feel like I could get mugged at any time. I would love to work on Cleveland’s image of being an unsafe community by promoting more foot traffic and a sense of security in the up and coming neighborhoods as well as Downtown. I’ve noticed that a lot of people, especially young women find neighborhoods such as Tremont or Ohio City scary to be in because there seems to be no one around. I lived in NYC for a period of time and I never felt very theatened because there was always tons of people out on the street no matter what time of day! I have to admit when I leave a great restaurant in Cleveland I dread that I may be one of only a few people out on the street and feel like I could get mugged at any time.

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