Thanks to all who came out to our event with TransitCenter last week. We packed the Market Garden Brewery with 100+ people! We heard from Jon Orcutt, director of Advocacy for TransitCenter on ways other cities have improved public transportation. We also heard from local officials. Dale Miller, County Council member and head of the Read more about Thanks for coming out! We need you to get involved.[…]
Advocates call on Mayor Jackson and the RTA to address ridership decline by implementing system-wide bus improvements Ridership on the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) fell 7% in 2016, driven by a sharp decline in bus trips, according to data from the Federal Transit Administration’s National Transit Database (NTD). Last year, RTA experienced its Read more about RTA Ridership Down 7%, Riders Kickoff Campaign to Improve Service[…]
Behind the scenes we have been working hard on increasing state funding for transit. Ohio is one of the worst states for funding public transportation. We only spend 63 cents per person on transit, less than 1.5% of Ohio’s transportation budget. Due to state budget changes in the way Medicaid is taxed, RTA will be Read more about Send a Message to Your State Senator to Fund Transit. #63cents[…]
Clevelanders for Public Transit Praises the Reopening of Public Square to Transit Clevelanders for Public Transit is pleased that Public Square is open to GCRTA service, improving convenience for riders, pedestrian safety, and RTA’s service efficiency, while definitively avoiding repayment of a $12M debt to the Federal Transit Administration. We remain optimistic that the new Read more about Clevelanders for Public Transit Praises the Reopening of Public Square to Transit[…]
GCRTA Riders File Title VI Complaint Closing Public Square causes a disparate impact to African Americans. FTA currently investigating. African Americans in Cuyahoga County disproportionately rely on public transit. While Cuyahoga County is approximately 30% African American, over 70% of GCRTA bus riders are African American. Moreover, African Americans are over five times more likely Read more about GCRTA Riders File Title VI Complaint[…]
Riders Concerns Validated by Public Square Results Riders Waiting for Public Square to Reopen We are glad to see our concerns validated by the recent traffic and safety studies. These studies clearly satisfy Mayor Jackson’s requirements to reopen Public Square. They demonstrate the closure has imposed operational and financial financial cost on GCRTA, and they Read more about Riders Concerns Validated by Public Square Results[…]
Click here to send City Council President Kevin Kelley a message to reopen Public Square! We have outlined the reasons why Public Square should be reopen to GCRTA. 40,000 riders use buses on Public Square daily. We have waited patiently over 6 months for the City of Cleveland to reopen Public Square. We have asked Read more about Send City Council President Kevin Kelley a message to reopen Public Square![…]
Related Documents: Cleveland City Council Ordinance No. 893-03. FTA Letter approving February 21 extension via Cleveland.com Riders Continue to Call on City Council to Reopen Public Square Mayor Jackson Lacks Authority to Close Public Square Recently, the Federal Transit Administration granted a one-time, 30-day extension to GCRTA on repayment of $12 million due to the Read more about Riders Continue to Call on City Council to Reopen Public Square[…]
Related Documents: Cleveland City Council Ordinance No. 893-03. Riders Call for City Council to Open Public Square Immediately Zack Reed’s proposal is not the solution Recently we were notified that Cleveland City Councilman Zack Reed plans to introduce legislation proposing that the City of Cleveland be restricted from paying $12 million to the Federal Transit Read more about Riders Call for City Council to Open Public Square Immediately[…]
Related Documents: Letter from FTA: FTA Notice of Outstanding Debt and Demand for Payment Update: Correspondence between GCRTA, City of Cleveland, and FTA through 12/30/16 provided by Cleveland.com On December 27th, GCRTA indicated that the City Of Cleveland should cover the $12 million owed to FTA and Superior Avenue should reopen on January 9th (pages Read more about FTA Has Issued a Notice of Outstanding Debt and Demand for Payment for $12,000,000 to RTA[…]