Thank you for supporting
Clevelanders for Public Transit!
As we begin 2020, we want to reflect on the hard work
and progress made this past year.
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Hired our first organizer!
In April, CPT voted in a new coordinating committee to support the organization through outreach efforts, event planning, writing policy, and all the other things that keep us going. This Fall, we hired Dana Beveridge as our first organizer! She is a recent graduate from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Shout out to CPT member Robert Winn for supporting this transition.
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#HealTheHealthline!
This October, we organized Heal the Healthline, a ride-a-long from Public Square to University Circle to bring attention to the inefficiencies of the Healthline. Cleveland City Council Members Matt Zone and Kerry McCormack will focus on decriminalizing fare evasion while RTA Board member Justin Bibb has agreed to look into restoring proof-of-payment on the HealthLine. Watch video from the event here.
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Making the System Redesign a reality
Since fare increases and service cuts were announced years ago, CPT has advocated to redraw RTA service to grow ridership instead. Jarrett Walker & Associates, a sought-after transit consultant, was brought in to conduct a System Redesign study. CPT worked tirelessly to spread the word about the study surveys and has been consistently pushing the board to move forward. The redesign would result in 167,000 more people being within a half mile of 15 minute or better transit service with no additional cost.
We will keep pushing in 2020 until the redesign is implemented.
“Frequent bus, frequent bus, frequent bus all day! Redesign grows ridership, RTA cannot delay, hey!” (Watch the news clip here!)
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Advocating for new RTA leadership
Last fall, CPT contributed to RTA’s national search for a new General Manager that would be committed to riders. India Birdsong was hired in August, and CPT has since met with her to learn about her vision and discuss our Fair Fares platform.
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Pushing for Fair Fares
In 2018, CPT released our Fair Fares plan. Since then, hikes that would have increased fares to $2.75 and all day passes to $6 have been delayed, saving riders over $1 million dollars! Also, RTA agreed to review their fare polices and are wrapping up a fare equity study with many recommendations in line with our Fair Fares plan. In 2020, we continue to push for cheaper fares, fare-capping and more.
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We could not have done this without YOU!
Thank you for your support.
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CPT is always looking to expand our membership and develop the next leaders to fight for better transit. Want to get more involved or have a skill to share? Join us!
- Membership engagement and outreach – We have some exciting events upcoming and are always looking for new ways to engage riders and grow CPT. Join our membership committee.
- Grassroots fundraising and grant writing – Do you have experience with fundraising or grant writing? Join our development committee.
- Communications and graphic design – Do you want to write content for our newsletter or blog? Have graphic design experience and can refresh our logos? Join our communications committee.
- Policy and data – Are you interested in drafting equitable transit policies that CPT can advocate, mobilize and organize behind? Join our policy committee.
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Kick off 2020 right, join us for our monthly membership meeting!
Join CPT for our Monthly Membership meeting at the Cleveland Public Library, Louis Stokes Wing, 525 Superior Ave.
We’ll be on the 2nd floor in conference room B.
Meeting starts at 10:30 am.
Set-up and grab coffee and bagels from 10:00-10:30 am.
See you there!
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