Your say: Commuter nightmare?
CLEVELAND -- Did it take you an extra-long time to get to or around downtown Cleveland today?
Let us know about your morning commute two days after the blizzard hit.
Click the "comment" link below to share your opinion.
Let us know about your morning commute two days after the blizzard hit.
Click the "comment" link below to share your opinion.
posted by Dan at
10:48 AM
15 Comments:
Mayor Jackson and his road crew should be hung by their testicles for their "no effort" to get the streets of downtown Cleveland in good condition. I hope he was stuck in snow and in traffic for an hour - on his commute this morning!
People should take into consideration the amount of snow that had fallen in 24 hours.....
My hat is off to each and every snowplow driver (city & private) I think you guys have done a great job !!!!
Ever think its not the plow drivers and its all the people STILL trying to drive in these terrible conditions.
Note to self :
When you are snowed in your driveway....STAY OFF THE ROADS....so plow drivers can do there jobs and the idiots quit complaining.
Can you all get over it. It snows in Cleveland,and has for the 44 years I have been alive. And although in a perfect world, the streets would be cleared of every trace, it doesn't happen that way. We knew it was going to snow. Unless you were in a coma, you knew it did snow. So, if you had to be somewhere at a specific time, get your lazy, complaining butt up and out earlier. Nothing worse than reading a whole bunch of whinning crap from people who won't take responsiblity for themselves.
...This just in. It snows in Cleveland, get over it. If you are new to Cleveland, hope you enjoyed it. It snows here alot, please take that into consideration, and have a lot of patience. Thank you, please drive thru....
The streets all over cleveland were in awful conditions. Cleveland's plow drivers made no effort yesterday or over night to even make a qucik pass at the streets.
The streets of Lyndhurst and Beechwood were clear, no problem getting to the Green Road RTA Rapid train which although running slow. That was due to the idiots that believe they can stop their cars on the Shaker rail tracks ahead of the train and maybe it won't hit them. I never drive to Cleveland due to the money grabbing red light and speed cameras and recommend the same on the website:
http://www.ClevelandRedLightCameras.com
The roads were fine where I live in Cleveland Heights until you get to Chester and the roads still have snow on the road and people are inching along like the storm is still here. The mayor needs to do something about those streets. They are still dangerous and slippery.
yes i should be used to snow storms in Cleveland but it is very difficult to walk to the bus and have to climb in the mountains of snow just to get to work. the snow crews did do a good job clearning the streets but please take thought of the bus commuters the next time a blizzard hits. Hopefully in a year my husband and I are moving south.
Frank Jackson and Eugene Sanders should really speak to each other. The sides roads in Cleveland are horrible. Some main streets were horrible. Most people didn't shovel forcing small children into the streets in 10 degree below zero weather. Last week he was concerened about safety. Today was 10 times worse than last Wednesday. Then for the ultimate surprise when teachers arrived at school the lots weren't plowed they had no where to park. Mr. Sanders what were you thinking?
This is an observation based upon my experiences leaving downtown on Tuesday evening and in watching cars drive by as I shoveled my driveway (I stayed home yesterday and am not in Cleveland today):
1. USE COMMON SENSE/COURTESY WHEN DRIVING. I watched people downtown running lights that had been red for quite some time, pulling into oncoming traffic to make left-hand turns (lane markings were still visible if they had been paying attention), driving waay too fast for conditions and intentionally (or ignorantly) gridlocking intersections, among other things. If people just paid simple attention to their surroundings and observed basic adherence to traffic laws, the rush hour gridlock would not be so bad.
2. CLEAN OFF YOUR CAR!! It amazes me to see people driving with a little space wiped away for their front window but the rest of the car covered in snow. How STUPID and/or LAZY does one have to be to believe that this is safe. If you want to kill yourself or your family that is your perogative, but please do not endanger me.
3. STAY HOME. I was very productive working from home on Wednesday. I did not waste time and gas driving into work and knew that my clients would be too concerned with the weather to be concerned that I was not in the office. Understandably this is not a choice for all individuals. When not possible to stay home, try to use the bus or train, carpool or just leave earlier/later than usual to avoid overloading the roads.
...Just my two cents...
Personally, I feel that the snow plow people should take into consideration the individuals that have to ride RTA to work. They pile the snow up so high at the bus stops that you cannot even get on the bus without trudging through mounds and mounds of snow and hard as ice slush. As for my commute in to Downtown Cleveland from Strongsville, it was good. There was little or no delays and I was to work on time.
My suggestion to the City of Cleveland officials: Next time there is a blizzard such as the one we had on Tuesday, please have police officers out Downtown directing traffic. Everyone was driving every which way but the right way and then you have the idiots who felt it was necessary to blow their vehicle horns every minute. A normal 35-40 minute commute turned into a 3-1/2 hour commute.
And as for Dr. Eugene T.W. Sanders he is a wonderful CEO of the Cleveland Schools but he does need to take into consideration the fact that he did not close the schools 2/15/07. It was below zero degrees in the morning and there was over a foot of snow which most homes and businesses did not have properly shoveled. Also, a number of the students of the Cleveland schools do not have the appropriate boots, hats, coats and scarfs to wear in these kind of elements.
I rely on a wheelchair for mobility and I was always grateful for what a great job they do at keeping the sidewalks clear around Public Square, however today all crosswalks were blocked by mounds of plowed snow. Unable to get off the sidewalk to SAFELY cross the street, I had no other choice but to turn around and go back home. I cannot express how greatly disappointed I am in the City of Cleveland to not take into consideration the needs of ALL of its citizens. Traveling Downtown every day for the past year and a half I have seen many other individuals in wheelchairs who I am sure were faced with the same problem I had this morning. It is a disgrace that I was forced to miss work and go back home
today because the City was inaccessible to my lifestyle.
Downtown crosswalks are impossible - almost impassable - where are the yellow shirts to shovel even a narrow pathway - it's hopeless to think visitors would ever come downtown and many workers want their eomployers to move to the suburbs/ Let's get snow straightened out - this is NOT a new problem!!!
Let it snow.… If you don't like it move! It's going to happen find a way to make it work. It's very unfair to say that the street crews didn't even try. Do you really know that! I would love to see every UNGRATEFUL person that had the nerve to say anything when they are working, and see how well you really do your job. I bet the street crews would put you to shame.
The next time you think about being rude to someone think about them work hours to try and make the road safe and then you say they didn't do anything. My friend who does private plowing was out all day Tuesday then he went home to shower and eat left his house at 10:30PM and didn't return home until 4:30 PM the next day. He has a wife and baby at home he left to make sure that people could have there lots plowed.... Now to me that's someone trying.
You better think twice before being rude the next time and think who might be away from their family to help service you better. I'm sure they would rather be home and not out in this weather.
I work for a heating and cooling company. Everyday I have very RUDE people calling and saying things they shouldn't. They have no idea how hard we try. If only people really had a clue The roads were so bad I had to go get my Mom from her house and take her to work that was an extra 30 min to my drive... I did it without a second thought. I left with plenty of time and went slow and everything was fine. Why did I do this ... so that I could make sure all you rude ... and some very very nice people can have heat and be safe.
Just because you want the roads to be clear when you drive or you want someone to your house the second you lose heat doesn't mean that it's going to happen ... think about it your not the only person that is dealing with these issues. Learn to be respectful and patient. Find a way to help yourself too. We had no power for 7 hours Tueday, my family (including 2 small kids) and I had a blast. We found a way to make it fun. We didn't call anyone yelling about them not getting it fixed fast we helped ourselfs and foubd a way to make it work.
The last two days have been hell because of the weather and the fact that every bone in my anatomy ache from trying to shovel out buried cars and push others.
If I may, I would very much like to send a public THANK YOU to two VERY GOOD Samaritans who actually stopped to help me yesterday and today. I only hope this reaches them somehow. One was a really nice young guy who pulled my cars out of ditches on the street and the other was a very sweet, kind mother in the area who stopped to help me try to dig out a car that was stuck in the driveway.
I feel so very badly that I didn't even have time to get their names; but want to acknowledge that there are still good hearted people out there who care!
Thanks to you both!
Leah from Lakewood
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