Did you know the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) funds transit less than Nebraska, Arkansas and nearly every other state? That is unacceptable! Complete the Access Ohio 2045 survey here to demand that ODOT invest more in transit! Reminder: Attend the Riders Meeting this Monday, 5/21 at Neighborhood Connections. Clevelanders for Public Transit Read more about URGENT: Tell ODOT to Invest in Transit.[…]
Clevelanders for Public Transit is disappointed to learn that former Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Chairman George Dixon received $1.1 million in healthcare benefits without paying premiums while riders experienced service cuts and fare increases as a result of budget shortfalls. As ridership declined to an all-time low in 2017, RTA board members appointed by Read more about Press Release: Upon Dixon Investigation RTA Board Must Change[…]
Attend the Riders Meeting 5/21 at Neighborhood Connections. Opening Public Square, preventing fare increases, new RTA public meetings before service changes are wins from riders involved with CPT. Help us win better transit! See you Monday, 5/21, at 6pm at Neighborhood Connections, 5000 Euclid Ave, right above the Agora Theatre. Food will be provided! RTA Read more about CPT is Winning! Help Us Build the Movement on 5/21.[…]
After reviewing #FairFares plan, RTA Board delays fare hikes & announces public meetings! Clevelanders for Public Transit applauds RTA’s decisions to delay the fare increase scheduled for 2018 in order to study RTA’s fare structure to ensure affordability for all riders, as well as RTA’s implementation of quarterly meetings to engage and inform riders prior Read more about April Updates: No Fare Hike! #FairFares[…]
Statement Regarding Resignation of GCRTA Board President Agency Must Rebuild Trust; Board Should Include RTA Riders Cleveland, OH, March 30, 2018 Clevelanders for Public Transit is disappointed to learn that Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Board of Trustees President George F. Dixon III has allegedly received health insurance benefits from RTA without paying premiums. For Read more about Statement Regarding Resignation of GCRTA Board President[…]
RTA Riders Applaud RTA for Delaying Fare Increase and Engaging Riders Local Funding Still Needed to Stop Death Spiral Clevelanders for Public Transit applauds RTA’s decisions to delay the fare increase scheduled for 2018 in order to study RTA’s fare structure to ensure affordability for all riders, as well as RTA’s implementation of quarterly Read more about Press Release: RTA Riders Applaud RTA for Delaying Fare Increase and Engaging Riders[…]
RTA Riders Say No to Fare Hikes Local Funding Needed to Restore RTA Service Cleveland, OH , March 26, 2018 Download the full Fair Fares Report. Riders from Clevelanders for Public Transit will attend the RTA board meeting tomorrow to support delaying fare hikes scheduled to take effect this August. RTA has recently acknowledged what Read more about Press Release: RTA Riders Say No to Fare Hikes[…]
FULL REPORT: Fair Fares: A Campaign for Better Transit Cleveland, OH, February 20, 2018 Riders from Clevelanders for Public Transit will be presenting a vision to improve public transit at the RTA board meeting today. At just 39.5 million rides per year, RTA ridership reached an all-time low in 2017; falling by more than 30 percent Read more about Press Release: Riders Present Plan for Improved Public Transit to RTA’s Board of Trustees[…]
Now is the best time to get involved with CPT! CPT riders will be presenting a plan to improve public transit in Cleveland. Your support and input is crucial! Attend the Riders Meeting 2/20 at Neighborhood Connections. Public transit in Cleveland needs help! CPT riders have also been working hard on a bylaws to Read more about Stand Against RTA Fare Hikes – February Events. Now is the time to get involved with CPT![…]
Start off 2018 right by joining the movement to improve public transit! Come to CPT’s January riders meeting this Thursday. How will the fare increase coming this summer impact you? We want to hear from you. Meeting will be held Thursday, January 11th from 5:30-6:45pm at the MLK Library, 1962 Stokes Blvd (Euclid & Stokes Read more about Join CPT in 2018![…]