Greater Cleveland RTA (GCRTA) is looking real broke right now. A second round of service cuts have been postponed but unless something changes RTA will continue to bleed money and we could be looking at having less frequent service with less coverage and less span of service. At the September 22, 2026 board meeting, the Read more about Public Transit is Under Threat and GCRTA Needs New Funding[…]
On Tuesday, November 18, during a presentation to the Board of Trustees on its 2026 operating budget, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) announced its plans to reduce bus service in 2026. Service cuts are a life-threatening blow to a transit agency already struggling for relevance. People have fled public transit because it is Read more about PRESS RELEASE: RTA Proposes service cuts that will devastate riders lives[…]
Illustration courtesy of Shinsuke Arai aka dead-robot, www.dead-robot.com by Art Cernoia So you thought your bus fare paid for your ride? Not hardly. When you step onto your local bus and swipe your ticket, you may think you’re paying for your ride. And you are…sort of. Your ticket covers about 16% of the cost of Read more about Public Transit Economics 101[…]