West 65th–Lorain station explained

W. 65–Lorain
Style:RTA Rapid Transit
Address:6200 Corona Court
Borough:Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates:41.4769°N -81.7286°W
Owned:Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Line:NS Lake Erie District
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Connections: RTA: 22, 25, 71[1]
Structure:Below-grade
Parking:21 spaces[2]
Bicycle:Racks[3]
Accessible: Yes
Rebuilt:2004
Former:West 65th–Madison
Original:Cleveland Transit System
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-metro
Zoom:15
Location State:collapsed

West 65th–Lorain station is a station on the RTA Red Line in Cleveland, Ohio. 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.

History

The station opened on August 14, 1955, when the west side portion of the CTS Rapid Transit began operation.[4] Ridership dwindled by the 1990s, and RTA considered closing the station.[5]

Instead, the EcoVillage project was formed and worked on a proposal to rebuild the station as part of a neighborhood renovation project.[6] 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.[7]

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 compact neighborhood 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.[8]

Station layout

GStreet levelEntrances/exits, station house, buses, parking
P
Platform level
Lake Erie
District
NS freight service →
Westbound← toward
Eastbound toward

Notable places nearby

Artwork

The station contains "Strive for Harmony", a mural created by artist Gregory Aliberti in 2004.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: December 11, 2022 . Red Line Schedule . May 8, 2023 . Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority.
  2. Web site: August 2008 . NOACA 2007 Transit Network Guide, Park-and-Ride Inventory/Survey . Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency . 30.
  3. Web site: W. 65 – Lorain Rapid Station . May 8, 2023 . Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority.
  4. Web site: About RTA: History of Public Transit in Greater Cleveland . June 12, 2007.
  5. News: Sweeney . James F. . October 27, 1999 . RTA considers closing 3 stations on Red Line . 3B . . June 2, 2007.
  6. News: Nichols . Jim . May 2, 1999 . Neighborhood back on track new rapid station seen as catalyst at W. 65th-Lorain . 1B . . June 2, 2007.
  7. W. 65th St. rail station opens; Cornerstone of EcoVillage and neighborhood revitalization effort . November 21, 2004 . Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority . February 27, 2007.
  8. Web site: EcoCity Cleveland . March 2004 . New RTA Rapid station will be catalyst for EcoVillage development . June 12, 2007.
  9. Web site: Aliberti . Gregory . 2004 . G.C.R.T.A. West 65th Rail Station . May 11, 2018 . Aliberti Art Tile.