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Press Release: GREATER CLEVELAND RTA MUST USE NEW FARE SYSTEM TO SPEED UP TRANSIT

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Press Release: GREATER CLEVELAND RTA MUST USE NEW FARE SYSTEM TO SPEED UP TRANSIT Riders call on for improvements to transit system, including all-door boarding Last week, in partnership with transit agencies throughout Ohio, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) launched a new fare system, EZfare.  At this morning’s 9:00am GCRTA board meeting, Clevelanders Read more about Press Release: GREATER CLEVELAND RTA MUST USE NEW FARE SYSTEM TO SPEED UP TRANSIT[…]

Transit Riders Pleased By Less Draconian Treatment of Non-Payment of Fares, Want Full Justice

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[See below for videos of public comments provided to Cleveland City Council in support of decriminalization of fare evasion]     Clevelanders for Public Transit is pleased that Cleveland City Council will introduce legislation tonight to amend Cleveland Codified Ordinance 605.11 Misconduct Involving a Public Transportation System to ensure that any person convicted under that Read more about Transit Riders Pleased By Less Draconian Treatment of Non-Payment of Fares, Want Full Justice[…]

Press Release: Safety is Essential – Reimagining Public Safety on Public Transit

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Source: SAFETY IS ESSENTIAL: REIMAGINING PUBLIC SAFETY ON GCRTA (From CPT’s Ending the Transit Death Spiral Policy Platform) Clevelanders for Public Transit (CPT) expresses its shock and sorrow over recent violent incidents involving the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA): On March 21, 2022, 21-year-old David Kittreles was shot to death on a HealthLine bus. On Read more about Press Release: Safety is Essential – Reimagining Public Safety on Public Transit[…]

Press Release: Transit Riders Applaud Positive Changes to Public Square but Want More

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Transit Riders Applaud Positive Changes to Public Square but Want More More can and should be done so riders benefit from the $50 million investment   Last week, plans were formally announced to begin to address the jersey barriers on Public Square. CPT applauds the City of Cleveland, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA), and Read more about Press Release: Transit Riders Applaud Positive Changes to Public Square but Want More[…]

Press Release: Riders Call on Mayor Bibb to Appoint Riders to GCRTA Board

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  Riders Call on Mayor Bibb to Appoint Riders to GCRTA Board Rider’s Perspectives Would Provide Vision for Improving Transit Next month, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Board of Trustees elect a new president and new terms begin for members of the board. Clevelanders for Public Transit calls on Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb to Read more about Press Release: Riders Call on Mayor Bibb to Appoint Riders to GCRTA Board[…]

Press Release: CPT Demands Day One Actions from New Cleveland Mayor and City Council

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Today, Clevelanders for Public Transit (CPT) released a list of Day One Actions that Cleveland’s newly elected leaders must take in order to improve public transit. CPT calls on Cleveland mayor-elect Justin Bibb and incoming Cleveland City Council president Blaine Griffin to reverse the Transit Death Spiral in Cleveland with this list of tangible steps Read more about Press Release: CPT Demands Day One Actions from New Cleveland Mayor and City Council[…]

CPT In the News: Demonstrators gather in Cleveland to push for public transit to be included in infrastructure bill

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By: Camryn Justice, News 5 Cleveland Posted at 7:36 PM, Oct 24, 2021 CLEVELAND — Demonstrators gathered in Cleveland Sunday afternoon to push for Congress to pass an infrastructure bill that includes public transit in the budget. The groups of demonstrators arrived at Public Square around 1 p.m. and marched to Senator Sherrod Brown’s office Read more about CPT In the News: Demonstrators gather in Cleveland to push for public transit to be included in infrastructure bill[…]

CPT In The News: GCRTA pilot program seeks to use transit ambassadors instead of armed police to deter fare evasion

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GCRTA pilot program seeks to use transit ambassadors instead of armed police to deter fare evasion By Courtney Astolfi, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio – A Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority pilot program seeks to use unarmed “transit ambassadors” to enforce fare evasion, rather than using armed police officers. The new program is expected to go into Read more about CPT In The News: GCRTA pilot program seeks to use transit ambassadors instead of armed police to deter fare evasion[…]

Press Release: Cleveland Mayoral Candidates Talk Transit, Call for Audit of RTA Police

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CLEVELAND, OH, October 13, 2021   Last night, Clevelanders for Public Transit (CPT) hosted a bus rider Q&A with Cleveland mayoral candidates Justin Bibb and Kevin Kelley. Both candidates discussed their ideas and plans to improve transit in Cleveland. Nearly 50 riders packed into Forest City Brewery, near the West 25 – Ohio City Rapid Read more about Press Release: Cleveland Mayoral Candidates Talk Transit, Call for Audit of RTA Police[…]

Press Release: Clevelanders for Public Transit Hosts Mayoral Candidates Bus Ride-Along and Transit Rider Q & A Tonight!

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CLEVELAND, OH, October 12, 2021 Free registration and more info here!  Tonight at 5:30 p.m. Clevelanders for Public Transit (CPT) will host a bus ride-along for both Cleveland mayoral candidates ending at Forest City Brewery located at 2135 Columbus Rd, Cleveland, OH 44113. Both Justin Bibb and Kevin Kelley will take the GCRTA bus from Read more about Press Release: Clevelanders for Public Transit Hosts Mayoral Candidates Bus Ride-Along and Transit Rider Q & A Tonight![…]