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  • Clevelanders for Public Transit speaks out on proposed RTA service cuts

       (Plain Press December 2025) 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…

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  • Transit riders demand dedicated bus lane for proposed West 25th Street Bus Rapid Transit Project

    To the Editor:      (Plain Press February 2025) Transit riders and advocates have sent nearly 1000 letters to the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) Chief Executive Officer/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…

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  • Transit Equity Day Rally

    PHOTO BY ERIK AULT Saturday, February 4, 2023; Transit Equity Day Rally in Public Square: Akshai Singh rallying supporters of better public transit. Transit supporters chanted, “No Rider Left Behind!” and “Fix it! Fund it! Make it fair!” to make passersby aware of the problems plaguing public transit, which is a lifeline for so many…

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  • Equity is on the (Transit) line: Two transit riders nominated to RTA board

    Equity is on the (Transit) line: Two transit riders nominated to RTA board by Aja Hannah Plain Press, May 2022             Leaning into the street, a resident flags down her bus. She wears thick gloves as she holds onto the bus stop sign. A light rain falls, washing old salt and snow down a nearby drain.       There…

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  • Transit advocates want to decriminalize fare evasion on RTA buses and trains

    Transit advocates want to decriminalize fare evasion on RTA buses and trains by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press, April 2022)         In 2017, two transit police officers boarded a Regional Transit Authority (RTA) HealthLine bus and demanded passengers show proof of payment. When Ronnie Williams could not produce a fare card, he was removed from the bus and…

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