Press Release: GREATER CLEVELAND RTA MUST USE NEW FARE SYSTEM TO SPEED UP TRANSIT Riders call on for improvements to transit system, including all-door boarding Last week, in partnership with transit agencies throughout Ohio, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) launched a new fare system, EZfare.  At this morning’s 9:00am GCRTA board meeting, Clevelanders Read more about Press Release: GREATER CLEVELAND RTA MUST USE NEW FARE SYSTEM TO SPEED UP TRANSIT[…]

[See below for videos of public comments provided to Cleveland City Council in support of decriminalization of fare evasion]     Clevelanders for Public Transit is pleased that Cleveland City Council will introduce legislation tonight to amend Cleveland Codified Ordinance 605.11 Misconduct Involving a Public Transportation System to ensure that any person convicted under that Read more about Transit Riders Pleased By Less Draconian Treatment of Non-Payment of Fares, Want Full Justice[…]

Today, Clevelanders for Public Transit (CPT) released a list of Day One Actions that Cleveland’s newly elected leaders must take in order to improve public transit. CPT calls on Cleveland mayor-elect Justin Bibb and incoming Cleveland City Council president Blaine Griffin to reverse the Transit Death Spiral in Cleveland with this list of tangible steps Read more about Press Release: CPT Demands Day One Actions from New Cleveland Mayor and City Council[…]

CLEVELAND, OH, October 13, 2021   Last night, Clevelanders for Public Transit (CPT) hosted a bus rider Q&A with Cleveland mayoral candidates Justin Bibb and Kevin Kelley. Both candidates discussed their ideas and plans to improve transit in Cleveland. Nearly 50 riders packed into Forest City Brewery, near the West 25 – Ohio City Rapid Read more about Press Release: Cleveland Mayoral Candidates Talk Transit, Call for Audit of RTA Police[…]

FULL REPORT: Ending the Transit Death Spiral: A Positive Vision for Public Transit in Greater Cleveland Cleveland, OH, August 31, 2021 Today, Clevelanders for Public Transit (CPT) published Ending the Transit Death Spiral: A Positive Vision for Public Transit in Greater Cleveland. The transit death spiral is a cycle of financial crises at a transit agency Read more about Press Release: Riders Release Plan for Improved Public Transit to Cleveland Mayoral Candidates[…]