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RTA Debating Whether to Seek Levy in May or November 2027
Should the transit agency hit the ballot box next spring or fall ahead of a projected budget deficit?
India Birdsong-Terry
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RTA Likely to Put Sales Tax Levy Before Cuyahoga County Voters in May 2027
Some board members argued the November 2026 election would be too soon to mount a campaign and others argued RTA can’t wait until November 2027.
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RTA Board Considering Cuyahoga County Sales Tax Levy Amid Budget Issues
If passed, a small hike in the county’s 8% sales tax would allow the agency to not only stave off further service reductions but improve frequency and fund other improvements.
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As RTA Teases Plan for West 25th Street Bus Rapid Transit Line, a Debate About Design and Bike Lanes
20 new stops would dot the route from Detroit to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
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At Last, Public Square Says Goodbye to its Jersey Barriers
And hello to its second renovation, following its makeover in 2016
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RTA Orders 24 New Rail Cars, Set to Hit Tracks in 2027
36 more Siemens S200s could arrive, as well, before the end of the decade
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RTA Gets $130 Million From Feds for New Rail Cars
Because Cleveland’s rail cars are the oldest in the country, we’re the first, the FTA said, to get a big check
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RTA Eyes Newest Rail Cars In 40 Years—Plus Four New Possible Rapid Routes
The combined heavy/light rail fleet of 60 could arrive in three or four years
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RTA Launches ‘Microtransit’ Experiment in Solon to Bring Riders ‘To The Front Door’ of Jobs
The first-mile, last-mile pilot program has a new shuttle dropping riders off directly at nearby employers