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A dozen tree plantings this morning at Kovacic Rec Center in the St. Clair Superior neighborhood with ⁦@WRLConservancy⁩. Join them for one last planting next Saturday on Ida Ave:

Project planning meeting with the @MetroWestCLE team this morning. Thanks to a $75k grant from the Cleveland Tree Coalition, we’re going to plant 50 trees between Clark Ave and Storer Ave on W. 65th in Stockyards this month. Coming in 2025: Greening up Storer Ave.

Scary stat: A candidate for president could receive as low as 23% of the national popular vote and still win the presidency under the electoral college system.

Abolishing the electoral college - or at least making it proportional like Maine and Nebraska - is something I have always felt very strongly about. Radiolab does an excellent job explaining how it was created and how close we've come to getting rid of it.

November 2024 Cleveland Complete & Green Streets + Trails Update:

HUGE shoutout to @HFandG Tree Corps for their help with re-mulching, staking & pruning of over two dozen young(ish) trees @CityofCleveland City Hall today. This included hauling hundreds of lbs of stone from tree pits for nearly 6 hours. These trees are looking so much better.

Check out this new sidewalk material being piloted in different parts of the city (Flexipave). Its flexible, porous, 2" composition allows tree roots to do their thing without cracking or popping the walking path while also absorbing stormwater. Another tool in the toolbox.

More tree wins: Over two dozen added to the newly revamped Lake Pool Park. Brought @NewsHour here a few yrs ago to highlight CLE’s low canopy. Also helped secure $75k (thanks @WRLConservancy) w/ @MetroWestCLE for 50 plantings on W. 65 between Clark and Storer Ave in Stockyards.

Tonight’s sunset via the Guardians bridge. Stopped my run for this one. Tonight’s moon almost as good.

Old Brooklyn Street Fest was well done. Bonus: got to watch that Guardians grand slam while drinking a beer in the middle of Broadview. Pretty unique and memorable. Great job @OBCDC and @CouncilMaurer

30 trees added to Wilson Elementary in St. Clair Superior this morning. Join us next week for Part 2: .@WRLConservancy

First time at the Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference. Some good sessions on active transportation efforts statewide. Also, grabbed some grub at Ringside (est 1897); bike ride on Olentangy River Trail and; group run with Grandview Run Club.

Thanks to the League of Women Voters for organizing the Complete & Green Streets discussion last night at @CuyahogaLib. You can catch the video here if interested:

Broadview Reimagined plan launch in Old Brooklyn. Working w/ @KrisHarsh @CouncilMaurer & @OBCDC on some street greening between Pearl and Valley/Searsdale to kick things off. Bonus: Be sure to stop by OB Street Fest next Sat Oct 12th on Broadview:

Was asked to speak to Lakewood City Council tonight about Cleveland’s Complete & Green Street program. Lakewood is looking to incorporate their own policy so @jacobvanbicycle and I shared some insight as to Cleveland’s evolution. Thanks to @KyleGBaker for the invite.

October 2024 Cleveland Complete & Green Streets + Trails Update:

First volunteer event of the fall w/ @WRLConservancy. Measured the growth progress (plus some weeding) of trees planted last fall in the Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhood. Got caught in the rain but were able to get the work done. Upcoming volunteer ops at:

Thanks to @ClevelandState Magazine for the coverage of Every Street Cleveland! Great photos, too. (Finally got to break out my CSU shirt). Roads Less Traveled

Finished reading ‘Our Urban Future’, a newish book on urban sustainability by a couple of profs from the U. of Chicago. Nice mix of green infrastructure + transportation + neighborhood design/planning + relevant sidebar studies/readings throughout. Available at @Cleveland_PL