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Media Advisory: Riders Rally at Public Square for Better Transit Service
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
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
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
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
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
[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: Safety is Essential – Reimagining Public Safety on Public Transit
Source: SAFETY IS ESSENTIAL: REIMAGINING PUBLIC SAFETY ON GCRTA (From CPT’s Ending the Transit Death Spiral Policy Platform) Clevelanders for Public Transit (CPT) expresses its shock and sorrow over recent violent incidents involving the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA): On March 21, 2022, 21-year-old David Kittreles was shot to death on a HealthLine bus. On Read more about Press Release: Safety is Essential – Reimagining Public Safety on Public Transit[…]
Press Release: Transit Riders Applaud Positive Changes to Public Square but Want More
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[…]
Press Release: Riders Call on Mayor Bibb to Appoint Riders to GCRTA Board
Riders Call on Mayor Bibb to Appoint Riders to GCRTA Board Rider’s Perspectives Would Provide Vision for Improving Transit Next month, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Board of Trustees elect a new president and new terms begin for members of the board. Clevelanders for Public Transit calls on Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb to Read more about Press Release: Riders Call on Mayor Bibb to Appoint Riders to GCRTA Board[…]
Press Release: CPT Demands Day One Actions from New Cleveland Mayor and City Council
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[…]