WEST 65TH-LORAIN (RTA RAPID TRANSIT STATION)

West 65th–Lorain is a station on the RTA Red Line in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is located between Lorain Avenue (Ohio State Route 10) and Madison Avenue at West 61st Street.

The station comprises a main station house having an entrance at the corner of West 61st Street and Lawn Avenue. The platform extends northwest from the main station house with a secondary entrance from Madison Avenue near West 65th Street. There are a limited number of parking spaces provided along West 61st Street between the station entrance and Lorain Avenue.

Contents

Nearby destinations

EcoVillage

History

References

External links

Nearby destinations

★ Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood

EcoVillage

The present station opened in 2004 was constructed as a result of the Cleveland EcoVillage project as a catalyst for neighborhood development and to promote the use of environmentally-friendly transportation. The EcoVillage project, a partnership between the Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization and EcoCity Cleveland, promotes the development of homes and businesses that incorporate the latest environmental thinking and are expressly linked to transit—so EcoVillage residents can live, shop, and work within a in a compact neighboorhood that gives people convenient access to transit options. The rapid transit station is intended to be the centerpiece for an urban neighborhood rebuilding with the environment in mind.^[1]

History

The station opened on August 14, 1955 when the west side portion of the CTS Rapid Transit began operation.^[2]
Ridership dwindled by the 1990s, and RTA considered closing the station.^[3]
Instead, the EcoVillage project was formed and worked on a proposal to rebuild the station as part of a neighborhood renovation project.^[4]
The new $4-million station opened on September 21, 2004. The cornerstone of a public-private partnership, EcoVillage is believed to be one of the first "green” rail stations in the country.^[5]

References

1.
New RTA Rapid station will be catalyst for EcoVillage development
2.
About RTA: History of Public Transit in Greater Cleveland
3.
RTA considers closing 3 stations on Red Line James F. Sweeney
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Neighborhood back on track new rapid station seen as catalyst at W. 65th-Lorain Jim Nichols
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External links

★ West 65th Station page from EcoCity Cleveland

★ W 65 - Madison Station page from RTA Website