where to live in CLE?

[utahpilot]

howdy

I need to find a place in CLE that is-

cheap

accessible by the Rapid train

close to Hopkins

clean

since I've only been to the airport, any ideas on a good place that is within short train distance from CLE?


thanks

UP

 

[Neal]

CLE

Try the North Olmsted area. 2 exits away fom hopkins, nice area. Not sure on price though. Strongsville is good too as well as brecksville. All within 10 minutes of the airport and served by RTA and fairly nice areas.

 

[Paladin]

The Strongsville/North Royalton area is nice and only a 15 minute drive down I-71...problem is the RTA red line only goes as far west as the airport. If you want to live near an RTA train stop try the eastern part of Fairview Park. Its a nice town and there's a train stop (#16 I believe) between W. 140th and Rocky River Dr. You could also try Lakewood. There's a ton of apartment complexes there and the RTA train stop is at W. 117th and Madison. There are a decent number of XJT and CAL employees that live there. Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Markus

 

[Neal]

yea, ok

Only thing you are right about with your comments is that you will get flamed for them. You actually have no idea what you are talking about. I live in Cleveland and have for 22 years now and it is a very nice place to live (yes, I have lived many other places) winter might be bad....but it's better than further north. Downtown is very nice.....the stadium is the nicest in the country.

None of this is correct..."It's very industrial, bad roads, sucky winter, and bad politics (improving?)" EXCEPT maybe the "SUCKY winter" comment.

Mark

 

[Paladin]

Ok, I'll admit that Cleveland can be a pretty crappy place to live at times (ie. the winter). I grew up there and left to go to college 9 years ago. I've been living in SC ever since...except for an 'interesting' six month stint back in CLE 4 years ago. The thing is, CLE is really what you make of it. If you're working for COEX or CAL there are always co-workers wanting to go out and catch a game or go downtown. There are TONS of golf courses in the area as well. I think 75% is really stretching it. Most of the CLE based crewmwmbers I was around actually enjoyed CLE...they were always knocking EWR. EWR has really improved since then though. If you sit on your butt all day and do nothing then CLE will seem like a VERY lousy place to be...funny thing is, 95% of the cities in the US would make you feel the same way too. Its not the industrial, dirty, corrupt place it once was...anyone that thinks this didn't get out much when they lived there, or commuted and really don't have a leg to stand on as far as an educated opinion on the subject. Just my $.02...
Cheers,
Markus

Work smart
Not hard

 

[FSB99]

i'd agree with the 75 percent factor, but i'd also say that, if someone has lived in cleveland for more than 5 years, they tend to enjoy it there. people who grew up there can't understand why i didn't like it there. if you can make it past the proverbial 5 years, i guess it starts to grow on you. but most people i know, myself included, who moved to the cleveland area, moved away again within 5 years.

 

[jbDC9]

I lived in North Olmsted, just 2 miles west of the a/p for over 3 years... I liked it there in the summer, but the winters did get to be a drag. Taxes were high (I hate that b!tch RITA) and some of the roads were in pretty bad shape.

For me the best part of CLE was riding my motorcycle towards the SE part of Ohio in the summertime... head down south of Akron/Canton or south of Wooster and there's lotsa hills, scenery and fast, curvy roads. I do miss that... but was was still glad to get back to Texas. Now if only we could open a crew base in Austin or San Antonio.... Hill Country riding, sweeeet!!!!!