Category: Press Release

Press Release: Transit Riders Demand Mayor Bibb Put People Over Parking On West 25 Street

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On Saturday, April 19 from noon to 4PM, Clevelanders for Public Transit (“CPT”) will canvass Riverview Tower, Market Square Park, and businesses along West 25th Street  to add to the more than 100 transit riders and advocates who have sent letters to Mayor Justin Bibb demanding that dedicated bus lanes be included on West 25th Read more about Press Release: Transit Riders Demand Mayor Bibb Put People Over Parking On West 25 Street[…]

Press Release: Transit Riders Demand Dedicated Bus Lane For Proposed West 25TH Street Bus Rapid Transit Project

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Transit riders and advocates have sent nearly 1000 letters to the GCRTA CEO/General Manager, Board of Trustees, and Cleveland City Councilor Kerry McCormack demanding that dedicated bus lanes be included on West 25th Street from Detroit Road to Lorain Avenue as part of GCRTA’s proposed 25Connects bus rapid transit (BRT) line. In addition, several members Read more about Press Release: Transit Riders Demand Dedicated Bus Lane For Proposed West 25TH Street Bus Rapid Transit Project[…]

PRESS RELEASE: Greater Cleveland RTA Must Make Significant Improvements to New Transit Lines

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GREATER CLEVELAND RTA MUST MAKE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO NEW TRANSIT LINES Riders call for major upgrades to future bus rapid transit projects at community open house tonight Cleveland, OH Today, June 27th, at 5:30pm at the PIVOT Center, 2937 W. 25th St, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) will host a Community Open House Read more about PRESS RELEASE: Greater Cleveland RTA Must Make Significant Improvements to New Transit Lines[…]

Media Advisory: Riders Rally at Public Square for Better Transit Service

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Clevelanders for Public Transit Celebrates Transit Equity Day With a Rally, Ridealong, and Transit Talk over Tots – and a Challenge to GCRTA Stakeholders Clevelanders for Public Transit invites riders, the public, elected officials across Cuyahoga County, and the Board of Trustees and senior management of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) to join Read more about Media Advisory: Riders Rally at Public Square for Better Transit Service[…]

Press Release: Riders Call on County Executive Ronayne and Mayor Bibb to Appoint Transit Riders to Transit Board

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CPT’S Candidates for the GCRTA Board of Trustees CPT Calls on County Executive and Mayor to Appoint Riders to Transit Board Clevelanders for Public Transit (CPT) calls on Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne and Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb to fulfill their campaign promises to appoint riders to the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) Board Read more about Press Release: Riders Call on County Executive Ronayne and Mayor Bibb to Appoint Transit Riders to Transit Board[…]

Press Release: Mobility-Focused Organizations Announce Policy Priorities & Recommendations for Cuyahoga County

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Contact: Jenna Thomas, Advocacy & Policy Manager Bike Cleveland 216-354-3902 jenna@bikecleveland.org Mobility-Focused Organizations Announce Policy Priorities & Recommendations for Cuyahoga County A coalition of mobility-focused organizations in Cleveland released a set of policy recommendations for the new administration in Cuyahoga County (below & attached). Bike Cleveland, Clevelanders for Public Transit (CPT), ADA Cleveland, Maximum Accessible Read more about Press Release: Mobility-Focused Organizations Announce Policy Priorities & Recommendations for Cuyahoga County[…]

Press Release: PROPOSED COUNTY JAIL SITE IS NOT TRANSIT ACCESSIBLE

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Tomorrow, Tuesday at 9am, the Cuyahoga County Justice Center Steering Committee will consider purchasing the controversial 2700 Transport Road property to build a new county jail. Cuyahoga County Council may also vote to purchase the property later this month. Riders object to the proposed county jail site at 2700 Transport Road because it is inaccessible Read more about Press Release: PROPOSED COUNTY JAIL SITE IS NOT TRANSIT ACCESSIBLE[…]

Press Release: GREATER CLEVELAND RTA MUST USE NEW FARE SYSTEM TO SPEED UP TRANSIT

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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[…]

Transit Riders Pleased By Less Draconian Treatment of Non-Payment of Fares, Want Full Justice

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[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[…]

Press Release: Transit Riders Applaud Positive Changes to Public Square but Want More

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Transit Riders Applaud Positive Changes to Public Square but Want More More can and should be done so riders benefit from the $50 million investment   Last week, plans were formally announced to begin to address the jersey barriers on Public Square. CPT applauds the City of Cleveland, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA), and Read more about Press Release: Transit Riders Applaud Positive Changes to Public Square but Want More[…]