Clevelanders for Public Transit

YouTube video by Clevelanders for Public Transit Sam McNulty is Wrong about Bus Lanes down W.25th

The W.25th St. MetroHealth Line project will improve reliability for millions of annual transit riders, and make transit and active transportation more attractive\. That's why we support proceeding with the project without compromise.

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Thanks to @ln4s.bsky.social l for organizing #transitequityday events all across the country!

Without the hardworking operators and mechanics at RTA, we'd never get anywhere. That's why this year we celebrate those hardworking union folks with a gift of coffee and doughnuts to the agency's two district bus garages.

THANK YOU to everyone who came out yesterday to support the MetroHealth Line BRT project! 🚌 Your voices are making a difference for the thousands of daily riders who will benefit from improved reliability and quicker trips on @GCRTA
routes 51/51A, 22, 45, and 25.

Join us TONIGHT, Jan. 29 at Lekko Coffee ☕️ (2529 Detroit Ave.) from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. to talk transit improvements on W 25th St.!

RTA faces service cuts this year, questions linger about funding RTA expects to cut services this summer in order to trim its annual budget by $11.2 million.. Transit advocates suggest more revenue sources.

Awesome to see @clefortransit.bsky.social and @clmwalkscle.bsky.social move the conversation forward on keeping RTA vibrant.

On Sunday RTA got me home from the airport, saving my loved ones a trip through the snow. We need RTA around for another 50 years

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Btw if you want show support for the W.25th Bus lanes at an Ohio City business who also supports the bus lanes come to Lekko on January 29th 5:30pm. Lets have some coffee together.

If you are just wanting to ask questions we are looking to have an RTA representative there.

TRANSIT EXPERTS DISCUSS 'CRISIS'; Cleveland Official Tells Parley Urban Economy and City Finances Suffer (Published 1955)

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What's old is new again

Cleveland RTA riders face big service cuts
Spiking healthcare costs hit transit agency
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PRESS RELEASE: RTA Proposes service cuts that will devastate riders lives 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 servic…

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Our full thoughts on Proposed Service Cuts to the GCRTA

Who runs/funds RTA anyway? Come find out!

TONIGHT!

Ever wondered how GCRTA is organized, how it operates, or who is involved? These questions and more will be answered at our informational “Who is RTA?” event!

Join us on Wednesday, November 12th at 6pm on Zoom to tune in! Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Tell Ronayne to Support the W. 25th Bus Lanes This week, County Executive Chris Ronayne held a closed-door meeting with West 25th Street business owners and voiced his opposition to RTA's proposed West 25th Street bus lanes. While wealthy busines...

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Reminder, tonight is the October Riders meeting at Aspen Place right next to the W.65th St Station

Can't wait for this to be a bus lane.

It is important for our local politicians to understand what it is like to ride public transit that is used by a large portion of the population!

Tell Bibb to Support the W. 25th Bus Lanes Every hour, 24 buses travel on West 25th Street from Detroit Road to Lorain Avenue. Hundreds of bus riders travel along West 25th Street along this stretch every day. They deserve to get where they ne...

Support bus/bike lanes on W 25th! Send a letter to Mayor Bibb and let him know you prioritize people over parking on W 25th: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Don’t let disingenuous arguments and exaggerated language like "bus superhighway" shape the future of West 25th. The real debate is whether to cling to yesterday’s parking priorities, or to embrace today’s evidence-driven solutions that prioritize people over cars.

Although transit has only a small percentage of mode share, this represents an opportunity to grow ridership, reduce fatalities, and for
@CityofCleveland
to meet its Climate Action Plan goal of increasing transit ridership by 50% by 2030.
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If saftey were really the priority, Sam would support bold transit solutions that attract riders. According to
@APTA_info
and
@Visionzeronet
, even modest increases in transit ridership see large drops in traffic fatalities:
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The Market District has ample off-street parking, so keeping parking on W 25th isn’t essential. Reallocating the curb lane to buses and bikes can make GCRTA
more reliable, improve safety by separating bikes from mixed traffic, and improve visibility.

The MetroHealth Line and the other
GCRTA
routes that use W 25th between Lorain and Detroit make it one of the busiest transit corridors in the city, and buses that use this corridor are often delayed. Fixing this requires rethinking curb space.
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Cleveland transit plan 2025: Is sacrificing West 25th walkability worth it? RTA’s proposal to turn West 25th into a four-lane auto corridor in the name of “bus efficiency” ignores best practices in urban planning, jeopardizes life safety, and risks dismantling one of our city...

In his op-ed opposing bus lanes on W 25th, Sam McNulty claims “it isn’t about parking,” yet concludes by demanding on-street parking be preserved. That contradiction shows parking is a core concern-one that risks trading reliable transit for car storage.

Reminder: Tomorrow Monday the 18th is our August Riders Meeting. 6pm at Neighborhood Connections.(Cleveland Foundation building)with free food. Come tell us what you think the perfect transit system would be like?

Cleveland City Council Election Candidate Questionnaire - Submit your question Bike Cleveland, Clevelanders for Public Transit, and LEAP are distributing a questionnaire for Cleveland City Council candidates to respond to. Their answers will be made public. What would you like...

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Have you ever wanted to ask a city council person a question about transit and mobility, here is your chance. We are looking for great questions from you!

CSU: Restore the U-Pass On July 30th, Cleveland State University students received an email from university President Laura Bloomberg announcing that they would suspend their U-Pass program which provided unlimited rides on ...

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Thank you everyone for showing up wanting to make transit better here in Cleveland today!

Great news and a big win for @clefortransit.bsky.social, bus riders, the climate, and Ohio City!

Not everyone agrees that traffic routinely delays buses on W 25th, but GCRTA riders live it every day. Sign our petition to support bus lanes on W 25th: actionnetwork.org/letters/clev...

Make sure you sign on to our petition to put bus lanes between Detroit and Lorain.
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