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| From Classroom to Rail: Hawken Students Reimagine Blue Line Stations | On Friday, March 6, students from the Mastery School of Hawken visited Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) to present their student design concepts inspired by the agency’s Blue Line Station Reconstruction project. The visit marked the culmination of a class project in Katie Zielinski’s Building Systems and Engineering course, where 11th and 12th grade students explored how real infrastructure projects shape communities. … |
| Transit Police Embrace Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training |
A study by the Treatment Advocacy Center found that over 1 in 10 police encounters with the public involve someone with a severe mental health illness. When encountering someone with a mental illness, arresting them isn’t often the best solution for police officers, or the individual. |
| Microtransit: An Alternative to the Work Commute | The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) recently unveiled an extraordinary initiative, the Workforce Connector Program in partnership with SHARE Mobility, designed to create flexible, affordable, and sustainable transportation. This program is a first-mile, last-mile initiative that is a part of the microtransit service that connects people from public transportation to the front door of their workplace. The pilot of the program… |
| In the "News You Can Use" category: urban transit stations redeveloped as neighborhood amenities | Shared From FreshWaterCleveland.com: January 30 2014. By Rachel Kauffman and Joe Baur Even as the economy recovers, Americans are driving less. In urban areas… |
| RTA Congratulates Erica Tucker on Board Appointment for MAHO | Erica Tucker, GCRTA's Community Engagement Supervisor, was elected as a Board of Director member for MAHO (Maximum Accessible Housing of Ohio) in December of 2020 and began her three-year term this January. Erica was recommended by former member of MAHO, Donna Prease, who also serves on GCRTA's Citizens Advisory Council. |
| Public Transit Benefits All | Connecting the Community Through MobilityPublic transportation is beneficial for community members of different ages, incomes, genders, and socioeconomic status. Transportation provides us all with access to the wider opportunities of society, employment, postsecondary education, job training programs, and recreation (NASET, 2006). Mobility training focuses on our vulnerable community… |
| Fresh Fest Cleveland 2023: A Celebration of Arts, Agriculture, and Unity | As summer turns to fall, Cleveland comes alive with the sights and sounds of Fresh Fest Cleveland 2023! This annual event, held in the heart of the Urban Agriculture Innovation Zone, is a celebration of arts, agriculture, and community unity. From 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 9, visitors will have the opportunity to experience all kinds of creative spaces, including live music performances by local and… |
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| Transit Police Patch Trading | Officer Daniel Cooke is one of RTA’s finest Transit Police officers,with a love for his community and the people in it. He has found a passion for police patch trading that has led him to meet great people near and far. Officer Cooke was first approached by a Highway Patrol Officer 2 years ago at the RNC to trade department patches. Without much information on the topic, hestarted to investigate on social media and realized there is an entire world of police patch traders. Using a variety of… |
| Cleveland Sight Center Training | GCRTA provides Bus, Rail and Paratransit Operators with various types of training each year to improve customer service and safety of our passengers. Recently, our Paratransit Training Instructors and Operators visited the Cleveland Sight Center to learn how best to interact with customers who may have vision loss or blindness. |
