Even if you re heading INTO downtown Cleveland during the Friday night rush hour, traffic should not be an issue, barring really bad weather or an accident.Traffic in Cleveland on weekends is not an issue, except in sports venue locations before and after games.In bad weather, traffic can slow even on weekends, but this shouldn t be a problem except in really bad blizzards.However, parking can be tricky and sometimes expensive for novices (check parking charges and ingress and egress privileges at all downtown hotels), although on the weekend, parking is easier to find and often cheaper than during the weekdays.Consider staying somewhere close to Euclid Avenue (Holiday Express, Hyatt, and several others) or Tower City so that you can buy RTA day passes for $4.50 each and take advantage of the rapid rail lines, Healthline bus rapid, and bus connectors. Cleveland s mass transit options are very viable, even on weekends, and might be fun for a burb or country girl.http://www.riderta.com/ro.aspAlternatively, stay in a suburban hotel, and drive downtown (e.g., park at Tower City), and then utilize mass transportation for the remainder of the day. A good option is to drive to one of the RTA rail park n ride stations (e.g., West 150th, but probably not Windermere or Superior in East Cleveland for safety reasons IMO), park for free, and take the rapid to Tower City, University Circle, etc.http://www.riderta.com/pd_rapidtransit.a��If you want to go to an area further away from the rapid system (e.g., Tremont), it might be easier to drive.For individuals in decent shape, downtown is a very walkable except in really bad weather.BOL for an enjoyable weekend in Cleveland!!!Check out resolved questions for things to do in Cleveland.
Weekend traffic in Cleveland is not bad unless some big sporting event is going on and even then it s not normally bad. I find it easier to drive in Cleveland than in Columbus or Cincinnati. There s no reason for you to expect a panic attack - that would spoil your weekend!
It s not bad at all. On weekdays, rush hour is approximately 7am-9am and 4:30pm-6:30pm. The city streets and highways also get backed up if there s a sporting event or big concert. Other than that, you ll be fine.
driving is not bad, i would just recommend a gps.