jenna thomas
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loves birds, bikes, buses, and cleveland. policy & advocacy @bike_cle & vice chair @clefortransit
Cleveland, OH
Joined July 2012
Teaching the youth 👩🏼🏫.
Hi kids! This is a car. It's bad for the environment, terrible for cities, and it will never be as fun as your bicycle. Never buy one!
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Ample parking on a Saturday night in the heart of Ohio City. @soupermarketCLE - 4 min 🚶🏻♂️.@WestSideMarket - 1 min 🚶🏻♂️.@MarketGardnBeer - 1 min 🚶🏻♂️.@ocburrito - 4 min 🚶🏻♂️.@MitchellsCleve - 2 min 🚶🏻♂️.@clevelandhostel - 6 min 🚶🏻♂️.@ohiocityinc @GCRTA @CityofCleveland
Businesses along W.25th submitted this letter to Mayor Bibb requesting he save 70 on-street parking spaces instead of dedicating bus-only lanes. The hundreds of parking spaces on the available surface lot is not enough.
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How much wealth do transit riders need to have a sway in this decision? What about the hundreds of people riding the 24 buses that go through Ohio City every hour? Send some letters to decision-makers here:
actionnetwork.org
Every hour 12 buses travel in each direction on West 25th Street from Detroit Road to Lorain Avenue. Hundreds of bus riders travel along West 25th Street along this stretch every day. They deserve to...
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Writing off bus lanes—a type of infrastructure vital to being a 15 min city—w/o engaging in any conversation about improved design is absurd.
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Businesses along W.25th submitted this letter to Mayor Bibb requesting he save 70 on-street parking spaces instead of dedicating bus-only lanes. The hundreds of parking spaces on the available surface lot is not enough.
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RT @brnzageprolapse: (explaining empathy to an american) imagine a kia sorento has a person in it.
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Hey @DowntownCLE can you delay the tree lighting by like 15 minutes because the @GCRTA train never came? A working GPS tracker on transit app would have helped too! 🎄🎅🏻🚉❤️
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That's a wrap! Have questions? Think we got something wrong? Send any inquiries on the meeting or these tweets to @cledocumenters.Or email us at cledocumenters@gmail.com Thanks all!.
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CM Harsh is taking the floor to debunk the claim that "2/3 of Clevelanders are functionally illiterate" highlighting that the sources of these claims are outdated, minimal, and racist. "They subtract 48 points from your literacy score simply for being Black.".
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Councilmember Spencer is now discussing her priorities for the final 14 months of her time on council. In particular, she highlighted the need for more work to address lead poisoning in Cleveland and resources for families.
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More councilmembers shared upcoming events in their wards including Thanksgiving meal giveaways, law clinics, ribbon-cuttings, and more. You can listen to those event details here:
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It looks like there is a Zoom option for this meeting as well! Check it out here:
clevelandcitycouncil.org
DATE:
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Councilmember Howse-Jones also highlighted the upcoming monthly meeting of the Commission on Black Women & Girls - this Thursday at 4pm. Not 100% sure if this is a public meeting, but it will be at the Council Committee Room.
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Next, CM Polensek has the floor to discuss a special meeting ahead of the holidays to hear legislation including the "street takeover legislation." Read more about the takeovers here:
signalcleveland.org
More than a dozen street takeovers disrupted traffic throughout Cleveland over the last year. Now, people are asking: What actually are they?
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After the legislative section of the meeting, Council President recognized County Council President Pernel Jones, stating that he wants the two bodies to work closely together.
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Highlights from legislation passed tonight:.- allowing City of East Cleveland to construct improvements on Woodlawn as part of the Circle East project: - $500k over 4 years for the Parking Access system at Willard & Gateway parking garages.
circleeastdistrict.org
Circle East District is a Cuyahoga Land Bank initiative to revitalize the residential and commercial areas at East Cleveland’s Eastern gateway to University Circle.
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Some highlights from first readings:.- a grant to ensure daily direct flights from Cle to Ireland.- 49 year lease with the IX Center.- acceptance of a $16k grant for law enforcement recruitment.- development projects in Clark-Fulton & Glenville.& more!
cleveland.documenters.org
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The next presentation recognized Sarah Pennant (someone please let me know if I got the name wrong!) who turned 90 years old and has been involved in Cleveland for decades.
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The concludes public comment! The Clerk went through communications, and now they are moving to two presentations from CM Conwell. Conwell is recognizing Clevelander Angela Davis who received an award from the President of the US for her work in the city.
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Next is Austreeia Everson to talk about "John's Law" which would address challenges seen in juvenile courts. The law would include:.- mandatory co-parenting trainings .- family support coaches for children going through the system.- specialized dockets for kids w/ special needs.
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