The following recommendations were presented by members of Clevelanders for Public Transit at the GCRTA Board meeting on November 13, 2018: GCRTA plays a key role in shaping the future of our community and in ensuring that Northeast Ohio is livable and accessible to all. The search for new executive leadership offers a rare opportunity for positive Read more about Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority CEO Recommendations[…]
Join CPT on Tuesday to Canvass Your Polling Location! Check out the 2018 Multimodal Voter Guide from All Aboard Ohio and Transit Columbus here: http://www.transitcolumbus.org/vote/ Join members of Clevelanders for Public Transit to talk to voters about where candidates stand on public transit. We’ll provide handouts and polling information and make it work for your Read more about Join CPT at the Polls on Tuesday![…]
Phone Banking for Transit. Get Out the Vote! Join Clevelanders for Public Transit next Wednesday night to as we discuss how to Get Out The Vote and get transit-friendly candidates elected to office! We’ll also contact members of CPT to join us on election day to distribute information on candidates and their views on Read more about Phone Banking for Transit.
Get Out the Vote![…]
Clevelanders for Public Transit is disappointed that the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Board of Trustees did not vote to go to the ballot for transit funding today. Due to a declining sales tax base and loss of Medicaid Managed Care Organization (MCO) sales tax revenue, RTA must find new revenue or reduce expenses by Read more about Press Release: Riders Disappointed in RTA Board’s Decision Not to Act[…]
Take action: Click here to contact the RTA Board to support transit funding. Clevelanders for Public Transit has been working for years at the state and local level to fund transit. When we learned that the state government was making changes that would result in millions of dollars lost for transit riders all over Read more about Take Action to Support Transit Funding![…]
Today, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Board of Trustees will meet to discuss going to voters with potential local funding options for this November’s election. Riders will speak out during the 9 a.m. meeting at RTA’s Headquarters at 1240 W 6th St in downtown Cleveland and call for members of RTA’s Board of Trustees Read more about Press Release: RTA Board Must Act or Step Aside[…]
Thank you to all who came out Monday night! Over 100 transit riders marched and rallied together between Thunderstorms. We made our voices heard outside RTA and throughout downtown Cleveland… And it worked! Because of you the RTA Board voted unanimously after a long discussion to draft language for a potential transit levy for this Read more about Transit Rally a Big Success![…]
Today, riders from Clevelanders for Public Transit (CPT) will be hosting a march and rally to demand immediate funding for frequent, affordable and reliable transit. Riders will meet at 5 p.m. at RTA Headquarters, 1240 West 6th Street before marching to Public Square for a 5:30 p.m. rally. CPT is calling on the Board of Read more about Press Release: Riders March and Rally for Transit Funding[…]
Join us on July 23rd at 5pm outside RTA Headquarters for a march to Public Square! The rally will begin on the south side of Public Square at 5:30pm. Free donuts! We are demanding local funding for immediate fare relief and service restoration. SHARE on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/226754268120281/ BACKGROUND: Transit provides access to jobs, education, healthcare Read more about We Need YOU: March and Rally for Transit July 23rd![…]
Today at 1 p.m. Clevelanders for Public Transit will convene a Community Roundtable on Transit at Old Stone Church (91 Public Square, Cleveland). This event is being held in partnership with NOBLE, LEAP and Policy Matters Ohio. Elected officials and local civic leaders including State Senator Michael Skindell, County Council Representative Dale Miller, and City Read more about Press Release: Clevelanders for Public Transit to hold Community Roundtable to Address Importance of Funding Transit in Our Region[…]