West 65th–Lorain station
{{Short description|Rapid transit station in Cleveland}}
{{Other uses|65th Street (disambiguation){{!}}65th Street}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox station
| name = W. 65–Lorain
| style = RTA Rapid Transit
| image = West 65th, June 2019.jpg
| image_caption = West 65th–Lorain station house
| address = 6200 Corona Court
| borough = Cleveland, Ohio
| coordinates = {{coord|41|28|37|N|81|43|43|W|display=inline,title}}
| owned = Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
| line = NS Lake Erie District
| platform = 1 island platform
| tracks = 2
| connections = {{bus icon}} RTA: 22, 25, 71{{Cite web |date=December 11, 2022 |title=Red Line Schedule |url=https://www.riderta.com/sites/default/files/schedule-pdfs/RedLine_0.pdf |access-date=May 8, 2023 |website=Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority}}
| structure = Below-grade
| bicycle = Racks{{Cite web |title=W. 65 – Lorain Rapid Station |url=https://www.riderta.com/facilities/w65 |access-date=May 8, 2023 |website=Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority}}
| accessible = {{RTA acc}} Yes
| website = {{URL|riderta.com/facilities/w65}}
| opened = {{start date and age|1955|08|14}}
| rebuilt = 2004
| former = West 65th–Madison
| original = Cleveland Transit System
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=RTA Rapid Transit|line=Red|left=West Boulevard–Cudell|right=West 25th–Ohio City}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail-metro |marker-color=#{{rcr|RTA Rapid Transit|Red}} |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.{{Cite web |title=About RTA: History of Public Transit in Greater Cleveland |url=http://www.gcrta.org/ar_RTAhistory.asp |access-date=June 12, 2007}}
Ridership dwindled by the 1990s, and RTA considered closing the station.{{Cite news |last=Sweeney |first=James F. |date=October 27, 1999 |title=RTA considers closing 3 stations on Red Line |page=3B |work=The Plain Dealer |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 |access-date=June 2, 2007}} {{Failed verification|date=November 2011}}
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 |date=May 2, 1999 |title=Neighborhood back on track new rapid station seen as catalyst at W. 65th-Lorain |page=1B |work=The Plain Dealer |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 |access-date=June 2, 2007}}
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 |date=November 21, 2004 |publisher=Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority |url=http://www.riderta.com/nu_newsroom_releases.asp?listingid=647 |accessdate=February 27, 2007}}
= 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.{{Cite web |last=EcoCity Cleveland |date=March 2004 |title=New RTA Rapid station will be catalyst for EcoVillage development |url=http://www.ecocitycleveland.org/ecologicaldesign/ecovillage/rapid/rta.html |access-date=June 12, 2007}}
Notable places nearby
Artwork
The station contains "Strive for Harmony", a mural created by artist Gregory Aliberti in 2004.{{Cite web |last=Aliberti |first=Gregory |date=2004 |title=G.C.R.T.A. West 65th Rail Station |url=http://www.alibertiarttile.com/product.php?productid=17544&cat=259&page=1 |access-date=May 11, 2018 |website=Aliberti Art Tile}}
Gallery
West 65th, June 2019 (2).jpg
West 65th, June 2019 (3).jpg
West 65th Cleveland RTA station sign.jpg
References
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External links
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- [https://www.riderta.com/facilities/w65 W. 65 – Lorain Rapid Station (GCRTA)]
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Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1955