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Akron

This is focused primarily on Akron Ohio and the surrounding areas. Summit County has been a historical center of industry and we still have the infrastructure to return to a vibrant economic center.

Akron's Hibernating Rubber Line: Real Opportunity

Akron's Hibernating Rubber Line: Real Opportunity

Akron's Main St. has been mauled on the northern and southern ends; both separated from downtown by infrastructure that cleaved through our neighborhoods. This would encourage new transit oriented development. What stops us from achieving this? Only "political will"?

Google Maps Street View of East End heading West on SR-18.

Goodyear East End: The Akron Terminal of the Future.

The East End has seen some strong improvement over the last decade. A few eateries, some small shops, a theater, and some additional retail space available. We are more interested about what lies behind it:

Akron Innerbelt: An Incomplete Insult

Akron Innerbelt: An Incomplete Insult

It wasn't supposed to be this way. It was originally going to connect all the way down to US-224 and even the cut down version we got was expecting 100,000+ daily drivers. We instead had ~18,000 daily drivers by mid-2000s.