Archive for April, 2010

Jane’s Walk – Ohio City this Weekend!

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was an urbanist and activist whose writings championed a fresh, community-based approach to city building. She had no formal training as a planner, and yet her 1961 treatise, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, introduced ground-breaking ideas about how cities function, evolve and fail that now seem like common sense to generations of architects, planners, politicians and activists.

Jane’s Walk was inaugurated on May 5, 2007 in Toronto by a group of Jane’s friends and colleagues who wanted to honor her ideas and legacy. The first Jane’s Walk began with Mayor David Miller proclaiming it Jane Jacobs Day. 27 tours were offered by volunteer local guides who got hundreds of people out exploring their neighborhoods.

Now we can all participate in our own Jane’s Walk here in Cleveland brought to us by GreenCityBlueLake! Meet some community members interested in celebrating the livability of our unique neighborhood, join us in appreciating historic landmarks, and contribute your ideas about how to make Ohio City’s streets more pedestrian, transit and bike friendly.

We will be walking around the neighborhood and talking about what we see.

Saturday May 1, 2010
1:00 PM
Starting at Market Square Park on W. 25th and Lorain

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Neighborhood Treasures

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

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At Studio Graphique we love our neighborhoods — and visiting other great neighborhoods around the globe! With this same feeling, Good Magazine recently asked photo narrative Pictory to gather images from their expansive library for a visual walk through of some really interesting neighborhoods in a project, called “Neighborhood Treasures.”

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EarthFest 2010

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
The “G5” communications teams from Sustainable Cleveland 2019 invite you to attend EarthFest 2010 sponsored by Cleveland’s Earth Day Coalition. The event will draw tens of thousands of people to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo on April 18, 2010. We hope you will be there to share in the fun and excitement.
WHO
EarthFest 2010 at Cleveland’s Metroparks Zoo is sponsored by the Earth Day Coalition. Sustainable Cleveland 2019 will be an exhibitor in the main exhibit area at EarthFest, where various Sustainable Cleveland outcome groups will be on hand to discuss their progress, including social entrepreneurship, local foods, vacant land, sustainable business, and the ability to sign the official “Cleveland Commitment” on sustainability. We will also be conducting video interviews on “What sustainability in Cleveland means to me.” We hope to see you there!
WHAT
More than 160 environmental exhibits will be set up for EarthFest. Admission includes entertainment, children’s activity area and eco-friendly products and exhibitors, free trees, giveaways, the entire Zoo, The RainForest and more!
Regular zoo admission ($10 for adults, $7 for children 2-11, free for kids under 2) is required, which includes all zoo exhibits and EarthFest 2010 activities. Admission is free if you participate in the Walk or Bike for the Earth event. Admission is also free if you ride the free RTA shuttle from Public Square to the zoo.
WHEN
April 18, 2010 
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo 
3900 Wildlife Way 
Cleveland, OH 44109

The “G5” communications teams from Sustainable Cleveland 2019 are putting together the EarthFest 2010 event sponsored by Cleveland’s Earth Day Coalition on April 18, 2010 at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

Various Sustainable Cleveland outcome groups will be on hand to discuss their progress, including social entrepreneurship, local foods, vacant land, sustainable business, and the ability to sign the official “Cleveland Commitment” on sustainability. Sustainable Cleveland will also be conducting video interviews on “What sustainability in Cleveland means to me.”

Admission includes entertainment, children’s activity area and eco-friendly products and exhibitors, free trees, giveaways, the entire Zoo, The RainForest and more!

Regular zoo admission ($10 for adults, $7 for children 2-11, free for kids under 2) is required, which includes all zoo exhibits and EarthFest 2010 activities. Admission is free if you participate in the Walk or Bike for the Earth event. Admission is also free if you ride the free RTA shuttle from Public Square to the zoo.

April 18, 2010 
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo 
3900 Wildlife Way 
Cleveland, OH 44109

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Carsharing: Driving Made Easy

Monday, April 5th, 2010
Sometimes being a city dweller can make it difficult to own a car. Steming from Chicago, there has been many a time when there has been no parking to be found (thanks a lot loading zones and fire hydrents). Between finding a spot, paying for parking and just the general annoyance of owning a car in the city, I am happy to see carshare programs popping up all over the nation.
This idea has been in use for decades, but has really blossomed in this eco-minded world. It is a system of car rental where people rent cars for short periods of time, often by the hour. It is great for people who make only occasional use of a vehicle, and others who would like occasional access to a vehicle of a different type than they use day-to-day.
The best part is there is a really great carshare program right here is Cleveland: CityWheels. (http://www.mycitywheels.com) CityWheels has locations throughout Cleveland for use, our favorite being right outside our door here in Shaker Square. To learn more about the program and how it works, visit there website.
Happy sharing!

CityWheels

Sometimes being a city dweller can make it difficult to own a car. Growing up in Chicago, there have been many times where no parking could be found (thanks to a ridiculous amount of loading zones and fire hydrants). Between finding a spot, paying for parking and just the general annoyance of owning a car in the city, I am happy to see carshare programs popping up all over the nation.

This idea has been in use for decades, but has really blossomed in this eco-minded world. It is a system of car rental where people rent cars for short periods of time, often by the hour. It is great for people who make only occasional use of a vehicle, and others who would like occasional access to a vehicle of a different type than they use day-to-day.

The best part is there is a really great carshare program right here is Cleveland: CityWheels. CityWheels has locations throughout Cleveland for use, our favorite being right outside our door here in Shaker Square. To learn more about the program and how it works, visit their website.

Happy sharing!

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