Crain's editorial: Change in direction
CRAIN'S CLEVELAND BUSINESS - The city of Cleveland may have chosen the right direction for the future of bus traffic around Public Square, but its process for getting there was chaotic, and it leaves...
View ArticleStudies make case for reopening Public Square to buses
Jay Miller - Draft reports on the impact of the closing of Superior Avenue through Public Square to bus traffic show the square is safer for pedestrians than with buses running through it and would...
View ArticleRTA, Federal Transit Administration meet over Public Square bus closure
Jay Miller - The federal agency is seeking a $12 million grant repayment, but it told the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority that it could demand repayment of the full, $142.8 million in...
View ArticlePublic transit ridership nationwide fell 2.3% in 2016; in Cleveland, the drop...
Scott Suttell - Gains in light rail, commuter rail and trolleys were not enough to offset drops in the two largest modes of transit: heavy rail, which fell by 1.6%, and buses, which dropped a steep...
View ArticleWest 25th Street bus line will be upgraded and carry MetroHealth logo
Jay Miller - RTA's HealthLine has been such a big success connecting downtown Cleveland with University Circle on the East Side that the transit system and the hospital are giving the West Side...
View ArticlePublic transit sputters as state funding falls short
Timothy Magaw - As Northeast Ohio transit agencies face another round losses because of the cutoff of Medicaid managed-care organization sales tax revenue (thanks to a change federal regulations),...
View ArticleQ&A: Akshai Singh, organizer, Clevelanders for Public Transit
Timothy Magaw - The way Akshai Singh sees it, the ongoing debate concerning the future of public transit in Northeast Ohio, especially in Cleveland, was lacking a certain voice: the rider. Enter...
View ArticleTransit tech desired but comes at a cost
Lydia Coutré - Northeast Ohio's public transit systems are taking strategic steps to offer technology to simplify regular riders' experience and hopefully attract new riders.
View ArticleCrain's editorial: Getting on track
A strong public transit system is an important asset to linking businesses with the workers they need to thrive.
View ArticleGCP readying wish list of capital projects for state funding
Jay Miller - The Greater Cleveland Partnership will ask the Ohio General Assembly to include 14 projects in its 2017-2018 capital budget. At the top of the list is a request for $5 million for Phase II...
View ArticleCrain's editorial: Fare play?
It seems we've reached a point where RTA isn't so sure its riders can sustain another fare increase. Last week, RTA announced it would likely postpone a planned August fare increase by at least 12...
View ArticleSavoy Magazine's list of the country's most influential black executives has...
Scott Suttell - Craig Arnold, chairman and CEO of Eaton, and Margot James Copeland, executive vice president and director of philanthropy and civic engagement for KeyBank, are among five high-level...
View ArticleLongtime RTA board president George F. Dixon III forced to resign
Scott Suttell - The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority has launched an investigation into reports that Dixon for years failed to pay health care premiums for insurance the agency provided....
View ArticleRTA board meets in closed session to discuss resignation of its former president
Jay Miller - Transit authority trustees are pursuing an investigation into George Dixon's failure to pay health insurance premiums.
View ArticleForest City Realty Trust sets the pace for REITs examining their futures
Scott Suttell - The Wall Street Journal says the board shakeup at the Cleveland-based real estate investment trust 'could be a harbinger' for other companies in the sector seeking to address recent...
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