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Thumb Your Nose As You Pass The Gas Station: Live Along The Shaker Rapid Transit Line (LOCALISM FEATURED)
Transit oriented development (TOD) has been a hot button for a decade. I was on the bus yesterday and as we passed a gas station on Lorain I saw that  regular fuel would cost me $4.05/gallon. Yes, it's better today (relatively speaking!) at $3.99/gallon.  But wouldn't you like to save money and live on the Rapid Transit Line !!!???
We have one of the original transit systems in the Country right here in NE Ohio, in the form of The Shaker Rapid. Many of you know the story, but for those of you who may be considering relocating to NE Ohio, this is a little history of light rail for you. Two amazing visionaries - the Van Sweringens -  built Shaker Heights. They built Shaker Square and The Shaker Rapid light rail system, all with the idea of providing everything residents would need regarding transport and shopping. By the way, this all started in 1913.  Read this excerpt  from clevelandmemory.com (lots of good history on that site) - they show how housing was tied into transportation even way back then, explaining that the Van Sweringens felt a good transportation system would help their Shaker home sales....they were correct.
By 1930, the Terminal Tower ... more

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