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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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Don’t Kill Rufus
by Cameron Mays (Plain Press January 2025) Take a walk around the entire stadium, from Dawg Pound to Dawg Pound, then take a walk down East 55th from St. Clair to Broadway. Watch a game from the owner’s box, then watch one from a television set in any apartment at Outhwaite. The point of…
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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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City Planning Commission votes to approve MetroHealth’s plan for a 3-acre park
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, June 2022) The Cleveland Planning Commission voted unanimously on May 20th to approve the final plans for a 3-acre park on the MetroHealth Campus. The park, expected to be completed by the end of this year, will be located between W. 25th and Scranton Road on land that now has a 250-car surface parking…
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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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Four area schools slated for renovation or new construction
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, March 17, 2022; Marion Champlin Seltzer Elementary School Building, 1468 W. 98th Street: The Cleveland Metropolitan School District plans to build a new school next to the current building on land that sits behind Cudell Recreation Center. Once the new school is completed, plans call for the current building to be…
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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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