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Press Release: Clevelanders for Public Transit Responds to Proposed Lakeview Terrace RTA Cuts and Transit System Redesign

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Without expanded transit funding, riders are left with hard choices, like whether to cut service to Lakeview Terrace, a low-income housing neighborhood with hundreds of residents. This is why transit funding is needed now. The RTA board has the power to make this happen, but has failed to act. In 2008, Cleveland lost nearly 40% Read more about Press Release: Clevelanders for Public Transit Responds to Proposed Lakeview Terrace RTA Cuts and Transit System Redesign[…]

Press Release: Cleveland Organizers Call On GCRTA and ATU to Maintain Transit Service In Case of Civil Unrest

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Keep buses and trains running for riders, not police purposes CLEVELAND, OH, November 3, 2020 Community organizers and advocates led by Clevelanders for Public Transit and Black Spring CLE are calling on Amalgamated Transit Union Local 268 and Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority leadership to maintain transit service during periods of civil unrest, including if Read more about Press Release: Cleveland Organizers Call On GCRTA and ATU to Maintain Transit Service In Case of Civil Unrest[…]

VIDEO: Clevelanders for Public Transit and Black Spring CLE Call for Alternatives to RTA Police

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Clevelanders for Public Transit and Black Spring CLE Call for Alternatives to RTA Police RTA and the City of Cleveland must decriminalize fare evasion and implement transit ambassadors.  CLEVELAND, OH, October 29, 2020 FULL TOWN HALL VIDEO: This evening, over 50 people joined a virtual town hall hosted by Clevelanders for Public Transit and Black Read more about VIDEO: Clevelanders for Public Transit and Black Spring CLE Call for Alternatives to RTA Police[…]

Press Release: Fare Enforcement by RTA Police is Unconstitutional, Yet RTA Police Budget Grows.

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Press Release: Fare Enforcement by RTA Police is Unconstitutional, Yet RTA Police Budget Grows. Online town hall to focus on equitable, rider-focused alternatives. CLEVELAND, OH In October, 2017, fare enforcement by RTA transit police was ruled unconstitutional. This has caused delays and ridership to plunge on RTA’s HealthLine, once viewed as the best Bus Rapid Read more about Press Release: Fare Enforcement by RTA Police is Unconstitutional, Yet RTA Police Budget Grows.[…]

MEDIA ADVISORY: Fare Enforcement by RTA Transit Police Ruled Unconstitutional. Virtual Town Hall will focus on alternatives to over-policing of transit riders.

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MEDIA ADVISORY In October, 2017, fare enforcement by transit police was ruled unconstitutional. This has caused delays and ridership to plunge on RTA’s HealthLine, once viewed as the best Bus Rapid Transit system in the nation. On Thursday, October 29 at 6 p.m. Clevelanders for Public Transit and Black Spring CLE will host an online Read more about MEDIA ADVISORY: Fare Enforcement by RTA Transit Police Ruled Unconstitutional. Virtual Town Hall will focus on alternatives to over-policing of transit riders.[…]

Press Release: CPT and Black Spring CLE Demand Increased Funding for RTA Service, No More for Transit Police.

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  CPT and Black Spring CLE Demand Increased Funding for RTA Service, No More for Transit Police Organizers Join National Day of Action, Call on GCRTA and Federal Government to “Trust Riders, Fund Transit” Cleveland, OH, October 6, 2020 Today, Clevelanders for Public Transit (CPT) and Black Spring CLE (BSC) join a national campaign to Read more about Press Release: CPT and Black Spring CLE Demand Increased Funding for RTA Service, No More for Transit Police.[…]

Statement on Rail Replacement Funding

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It’s great to see our senators showing the importance of transit funding by taking action. At the same time the majority of transit riders in Cleveland and Ohio use buses to get to work, school, and healthcare. We hope to see expanded Federal funding towards transit operations to help stabilize operations due to Covid. Replacing Read more about Statement on Rail Replacement Funding[…]

CPT Supports RTA’s Board Proposal to Kill Fare Increases; New Fare Structure Must Go Further to Bring Back Riders

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  CPT Supports RTA’s Board Proposal to Kill Fare Increases; New Fare Structure Must Go Further to Bring Back Riders Cleveland, OH, September 1, 2020 Today, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s Board of Trustees will consider a proposal from RTA staff to lower the cost of all-day transit passes and improve additional equity issues Read more about CPT Supports RTA’s Board Proposal to Kill Fare Increases; New Fare Structure Must Go Further to Bring Back Riders[…]

Press Release: Fare Relief Must Go Further to Bring Back Riders

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CPT Supports RTA’s Recommendation to Provide Fare Relief; Fare Relief Must Go Further to Bring Back Riders. Cleveland, OH, August 25, 2020 Today, members of Clevelanders for Public Transit will provide testimony at the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s Board of Trustees 9:00 AM online board meeting in support of lowering the cost of all-day Read more about Press Release: Fare Relief Must Go Further to Bring Back Riders[…]

Press Release: Clevelanders for Public Transit and Coalition of Supporters Demand Racial Equity

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Clevelanders for Public Transit and Coalition of Supporters Demand Racial Equity Coalition Calling on GCRTA to Cease Armed Fare Enforcement and to Reallocate 50% of Transit Police Budget to Service and Fare Relief FULL LETTER AND COALITION PARTNERS HERE CLEVELAND, OH, June 23, 2020 In advance of this morning’s Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Board Read more about Press Release: Clevelanders for Public Transit and Coalition of Supporters Demand Racial Equity[…]