West 65th–Lorain (RTA Rapid Transit station)

Infobox Station
name=West 65th–Lorain
type=RTA rapid transit station

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other=Bus # 22 (Lorain Ave.)
Bus # 25 (Madison–Buckeye)
Bus # 45 (Ridge)
structure=Below grade
platform=Island platform
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parking=21 spaces [2007 Park-and-Ride Inventory/Survey, [http://www.noaca.org/06transitguide.pdf NOACA 2006 Transit Network Guide] , June 2007, p. 29.]
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opened=August 14, 1955
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rebuilt=September 21, 2004
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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 headhouse having an entrance at the corner of West 61st Street and Lawn Avenue. The platform extends northwest from the main station house with an alternate 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.

Notable places nearby

*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. [cite web
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title = New RTA Rapid station will be catalyst for EcoVillage development
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date = March 2004
url = http://www.ecocitycleveland.org/ecologicaldesign/ecovillage/rapid/rta.html
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accessdate = 2007-06-12 ]

History

The station opened on August 14, 1955 when the west side portion of the CTS Rapid Transit began operation.cite web
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title = About RTA: History of Public Transit in Greater Cleveland
work = RTA Website
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url = http://www.gcrta.org/ar_RTAhistory.asp
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accessdate = 2007-06-12] Ridership dwindled by the 1990s, and RTA considered closing the station. [cite news
last = Sweeney
first = James F.
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title = RTA considers closing 3 stations on Red Line
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pages = 3B
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publisher = The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer
date = October 27, 1999
url = http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CPDB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F80D8F225268A74&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated4&req_dat=0D1C2ED46ABD2E15
accessdate = 2007-06-02 ]

Instead, the EcoVillage project was formed and worked on a proposal to rebuild the station as part of a neighborhood renovation project. [cite news
last = Nichols
first = Jim
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title = Neighborhood back on track new rapid station seen as catalyst at W. 65th-Lorain
work =
pages = 1B
language =
publisher = The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer
date = May 2, 1999
url = http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CPDB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F80D37BADB06873&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated4&req_dat=0D1C2ED46ABD2E15
accessdate = 2007-06-02 ] 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. [cite press release
title = W. 65th St. rail station opens; Cornerstone of EcoVillage and neighborhood revitalization effort
publisher = Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
date = November 21, 2004
url = http://www.riderta.com/nu_newsroom_releases.asp?listingid=647
accessdate = 2007-02-27 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.ecocitycleveland.org/ecologicaldesign/ecovillage/rapid/rta.html West 65th Station page from EcoCity Cleveland]
* [http://www.riderta.com/rapidtransit_loc_w65.asp W 65 - Madison Station page from RTA Website]