Transportation in Cleveland

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Euclid Avenue in Cleveland

The transportation system of Cleveland is a network that includes several modes of transportation including sidewalks, roads, public transit, bicycle paths and regional and international airports.

Walkability

In 2011,

Buckeye-Shaker Square neighborhoods.[2]

Shaker Square station
Streets of Cleveland
One of the "Guardians of Traffic" at the Hope Memorial Bridge

Urban transit systems

See also: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority and Streetcars in Cleveland

Cleveland has a bus and

Red Line. In 2008, RTA completed the HealthLine, a bus rapid transit line, for which naming rights were purchased by the Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals. It runs along Euclid Avenue from downtown through University Circle, ending at the Louis Stokes Station at Windermere in East Cleveland.[3] In 1968, Cleveland became the first city in the nation to have a direct rail transit connection linking the city's downtown to its major airport.[3] In 2007, the American Public Transportation Association named Cleveland's mass transit system the best in North America.[4]
Cleveland is the only metropolitan area in the Western Hemisphere with its rail rapid transit system having only one center-city area rapid transit station (Tower City-Public Square).

Private automobiles

The city of Cleveland has a higher than average percentage of households without a car. In 2016, 23.7 percent of Cleveland households lacked a car, while the national average was 8.7 percent. Cleveland averaged 1.19 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8.[5]

Roads

Cleveland's road system consists of numbered streets running roughly north–south, and named avenues, which run roughly east–west. The numbered streets are designated "east" or "west", depending where they lie in relation to Ontario Street, which bisects

Lorain–Carnegie Bridge
.

Freeways

Three two-digit

Interstate 71 (I-71) begins just southwest of downtown and is the major route from downtown Cleveland to the airport. I-71 runs through the southwestern suburbs and eventually connects Cleveland with Columbus and Cincinnati. I-77 begins in downtown Cleveland and runs almost due south through the southern suburbs. I-77 sees the least traffic of the three interstates, although it does connect Cleveland to Akron. I-90 connects the two sides of Cleveland and is the northern terminus for both I-71 and I-77. Running due east–west through the West Side suburbs, I-90 turns northeast at the junction with I-490 and is known as the Innerbelt through downtown. At the junction with the Shoreway, I-90 makes a 90-degree turn known in the area as Dead Man's Curve, then continues northeast, entering Lake County near the eastern split with State Route 2 (SR 2). Cleveland is also served by two three-digit Interstates, I-480, which enters Cleveland briefly at a few points and I-490, which connects I-77 with the junction of I-90 and I-71 just south of downtown.[7]

Two other limited-access highways serve Cleveland. The Cleveland Memorial Shoreway carries SR 2 along its length, and at varying points also carries U.S. Route 6 (US 6), US 20 and I-90. The Jennings Freeway (SR 176) connects I-71 just south of I-90 to I-480 near the suburbs of Parma and Brooklyn Heights. A third highway, the Berea Freeway (SR 237 in part), connects I-71 to the airport, and forms part of the boundary between Cleveland and Brook Park.[8]

Airports

control tower. Originally known as Cleveland Municipal Airport, it was the first municipally owned airport in the country. Cleveland Hopkins is a significant regional air freight hub hosting FedEx Express, UPS Airlines, United States Postal Service
, and major commercial freight carriers. In addition to Hopkins, Cleveland is served by
Burke Lakefront Airport, on the north shore of downtown between Lake Erie and the Shoreway. Burke is primarily a commuter and business airport.[9]

Seaport

Main article: Port of Cleveland
1992 aerial view of the Cleveland harbor, with the mouth of the Cuyahoga River in the foreground (view towards the east)

The Port of Cleveland, at the Cuyahoga River's mouth, is a major bulk freight terminal on Lake Erie, receiving much of the raw materials used by the region's manufacturing industries.[10] In addition to freight, the Port of Cleveland also welcomes regional and international tourists who pass through the city on Great Lakes cruises. Currently docking at Dock 28, just west of First Energy Stadium. The cruises currently run from mid-May through mid-October.

Railroads

See also: Cleveland railroad history

Cleveland has a long rich history as a major railroad hub in the United States. Today,

Capitol Limited and Lake Shore Limited routes, which stop at Cleveland Lakefront Station. Additionally, Cleveland hosts several inter-modal freight railroad terminals, for Norfolk Southern, CSX and several smaller companies.[11][12] There have been several proposals for commuter rail in Cleveland, including a study into a Sandusky–Cleveland line.[13][14] Cleveland was also identified as a hub for the now-suspended Ohio Hub project, which would bring high-speed rail to Ohio.[15]

Inter-city bus lines

National

Akron Metro, Brunswick Transit Alternative, Laketran, Lorain County Transit, and Medina County Transit provide connecting bus service to the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Geauga County Transit and Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (PARTA) also offer connecting bus service in their neighboring areas.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ Grzegorek, Vince (July 20, 2011). "Cleveland Ranked 17th Most Walkable City | Scene and Heard: Scene's News Blog | Cleveland Scene". Clevescene.com. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  2. ^ "Cleveland Apartments for Rent and Cleveland Rentals". Walk Score. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "RTA HealthLine: Where It Goes". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
  4. ^ "Greater Cleveland: Best Location for Public Transportation in the Nation" (Press release). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. October 1, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2008.
  5. ^ "Car Ownership in U.S. Cities Data and Map". Governing. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  6. ^ "Street Names". The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  7. ^ "Interstate 490 Cleveland". Interstate-Guide.com. Retrieved July 22, 2007.[self-published source]
  8. ^ "Riverside Neighborhood Tour". Neighborhood Link. Cleveland State University. Archived from the original on April 26, 2003. Retrieved July 22, 2007.
  9. ^ Tinsley, Jesse. "Burke to host air service again; Startup offers no-hassle hop to Detroit, more", The Plain Dealer. July 18, 2006.
  10. ^ "Port of Cleveland". Port of Cleveland.
  11. CSX. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
  12. Norfolk Southern
    . Retrieved July 22, 2009.
  13. ^ "Passenger rail service between Cleveland and Sandusky to be studied". Cleveland Plain Dealer. February 2, 2010. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  14. ^ "U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Kenneth Merten; passenger train from Cleveland to Sandusky: Whatever happened to ... ?". Cleveland Plain Dealer. January 16, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  15. ^ The Ohio Hub. Ohio Rail Development Commission. Retrieved on November 4, 2006.
  16. Positively Cleveland. Archived from the original
    on December 30, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
  17. ^ "Out-of-County Connections". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Archived from the original on April 10, 2009.
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