Urgent Action – Please Call TODAY: The state budget has moved to conference committee and may be finished today. Contact the Republicans listed below and let them know the Medicaid MCO tax must be fixed. Tell them transit access is essential to job access and skills training. If it’s not fixed transit agencies around the Read more about Urgent State Budget Action – Call the Conference Committee TODAY![…]
State Budget Update – Time Sensitive! As we have mentioned previously, GCRTA will lose nearly $20 million starting 2019, due to changes to Ohio’s sales tax policies. That would amount to 10% service cuts and 150 layoffs! Previously, we asked you to call Matt Dolan, and you did! Senator Dolan has proposed an amendment that Read more about URGENT: Take Action TODAY to Prevent Massive Cuts in Transit Funding![…]
Clevelanders for Public Transit has been busy! We wanted to let you know what we’ve been up to and hope to see you at our next meeting… Riders Meeting Scheduled for June 21st RSVP and share on Facebook! Our next meeting will be Wednesday, June 21st from 6:30-8:00pm at 15415 Kipling Avenue, off Saint Clair Read more about June Updates on Public Transit in CLE[…]
Can you join us tonight at Cleveland City Council? For the past few weeks, members of Clevelanders for Public Transit have been gathering signatures opposing the Quicken Loans Arena Renovation deal. The deal diverts $11 million dollars each year away from the city’s general fund and into the Q. At the same time, GCRTA services Read more about Urgent: Can you join us tonight at City Council?[…]
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[…]