Our value and hopes are sometimes awfully embarrassingly very easy to read. They’re right there—in the storefronts, museums, temples, shops, and office buildings and in how these structures interrelate, or sometimes don’t. They say, in their unique visual language, “This is what we think matters, this is how we live and how we play.” Riding a bike through all this is like navigating the collective neural pathways of some vast global mind. It really is a trip inside the collective psyche of a compacted group of people.
From his book, "Bicycle Diaries"
It’s time we built a high-speed rail system connecting Cleveland-Columbus-Cincinnati. It’s time we fund our transit systems to be strong competitors to the car. It’s time we invested in Complete Streets (like the Euclid Corridor). It’s time we fixed our potholes. It’s time we stopped building new highways to nowhere. It’s time we had a real conversation about investing in a transportation system that recognizes climate change, peak oil, and sustainable solutions.
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This mid-week market is a workhorse for North Union Farmers Markets, with a huge following of devoted fans. We even see shoppers from Shaker Square who need product before Saturday.
For more information, visit www.northunionfarmersmarket.org.
This event occurs weekly throughout the month. For an up-to-date list of farmers' markets in the area visit www.gcbl.org/food/.
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