GCRTA weighs sales tax hike to avoid deeper service cuts

Some Cleveland streets, such as the northern portion of West 25th Street in Ohio City, see very
frequent bus service because more than one route is combined here. But without a new source of
revenue there will be fewer buses which means fewer connections and thus fewer destinations
and jobs will be accessible by transit (NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s (GCRTA) Board of Trustees learned today the bus and rail agency is facing one of three potential futures. While there are solutions to all three, GCRTA staff said only two would offer some benefits in addressing costs that are spiraling out of control.

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