Increase state funding for Ohio public transit

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Increase State of Ohio Funding for Public Transit

State of Ohio funding for public transit has been reduced by 75\% since 2001. While the typical state in the nation provides 23\% of the funding needed for the transit systems in their state, Ohio provides less than 3\%. While the citizens in Ohio have repeatedly stated that a more comprehensive public transit network is needed just to meet their basic needs to get to jobs, school and medical appointments, transit funding cuts have forced many transit systems to reduce critically needed transit service and to raise fares. This petition urges the State of Ohio to identify a reliable, adequate and dedicated funding source for public transit, and to identify an immediate source of emergency funds to preserve existing services.

533 Signatures

  • Amanda Woodrum
    • Zip Code
    • 43206
    • I vote
    • No
  • Jeanette Corlett McGovern
    • Zip Code
    • 44140
    • I vote
    • No
  • John Halley
    • Zip Code
    • 43119
    • I vote
    • No
  • Constance Dennis
    • Zip Code
    • 44138
    • I vote
    • No
  • T.R. Smith
    • Zip Code
    • 44111
    • Comments
    • We need government control of public transit.
    • Political Party
    • Dems
    • I vote
    • No
  • Doug Knowles
    • Zip Code
    • 44113
    • I vote
    • No
  • kim yanoshik
    • Zip Code
    • 44107
    • Comments
    • 3+ yr ago I gave up my car to help the environment, since then there has been a steady nibbling away at public transport availability. save our rta!!!
    • Political Party
    • В
    • I vote
    • No
  • James Miller
    • Zip Code
    • 44118
    • Comments
    • I strongly support the proper maintenance, and the expansion of public transportation in Ohio. I am well aware that many potential employees cannot readily access the jobs located in spread out urban areas, particularly during the late night shifts open to new hires.
    • I vote
    • No
  • Doris Honsa
    • Zip Code
    • 44113
    • Comments
    • increased state support for Ohio public transit is essential, and critical, for economic recovery; in my own community, I see how cuts in public transit have cut jobseekers access to potential employment sites, and impacted schools whose children have relied on public bus transportation that is declining as did the school bus system funding before it disappeared. Isn't it more important that families hit by loss of jobs and loss of health care be able to use their remainiing resources to keep their homes and care for their families rather than feed an automobile's gas tank?
    • I vote
    • No
  • Linda Park
    • Zip Code
    • 44112
    • I vote
    • No
  • Carla Rautenberg
    • Zip Code
    • 44118
    • Comments
    • Public transit is essential to the economy, the environment and the social fabric of Ohio.
    • I vote
    • No
  • Mark Davidson
    • Zip Code
    • 44122
    • Comments
    • I both drive and bike to work, but I have also commuted via public transportation at various stages in my life. It is vital that Ohio fund public transportation and committ significant funding towards public transportation systems throughout our state.
    • Political Party
    • Democratic
    • I vote
    • No
  • Lauren Rudman
    • Zip Code
    • 44143
    • I vote
    • No
  • Michael Lively
    • Zip Code
    • 44113
    • I vote
    • No
  • michelle j richardson
    • Zip Code
    • 44146
    • Comments
    • please save our transit system, people depend on buses to get them to there desired destination, everyone can not afford a car and this is there sole means of transportation
    • I vote
    • No
  • Coby C. Williams
    • Zip Code
    • 43232
    • I vote
    • No
  • Ted Donnellan
    • Zip Code
    • 44130
    • I vote
    • No
  • Glenn R. Campbell
    • Zip Code
    • 44107
    • Comments
    • This makes sense on so many levels. Boost funding now!
    • I vote
    • No
  • Andrew Lang
    • Zip Code
    • 44243
    • Comments
    • Please increase funding for transit in Ohio.
    • I vote
    • No
  • Dennis Lamont
    • Zip Code
    • 44889
    • I vote
    • No
  • Marjorie Edguer
    • Zip Code
    • 44118
    • Comments
    • Public transportation is essential for the health of our communities and our state. We need forward-thinking at the state level to support these important changes.
    • I vote
    • No
  • Catherine Skillicorn
    • Zip Code
    • 44118
    • Comments
    • We need more public transportation, not less in Cleveland and GCRTA need to do a better job of running the system that they have.
    • Political Party
    • В
    • I vote
    • No
  • Tanya M. Lomac
    • Zip Code
    • 44107
    • Comments
    • In 2007 RTA won the Outstanding Public Transportation System Achievement Award from the American Public Transportation Association. Since I returned to Cleveland in 2008 and began riding public transportation, services continue to be cut. Public transportation is vital to the health of Cleveland and our planet. Please help RTA retain the quality service which earned it the #1 spot and give it the ability to maintain or increase its services rather than decreasing them. If RTA does reduce services as proposed, I know several of my fellow riders who have the option of driving will abandon public transportation. Please help them be better stewards of the planet by continuing to support public transportation and do not abandon those who do not have the option of driving to work. The proposed cuts to route 55 are personally disappointing as I routinely ride it in the evenings along with a significant number of other people.
  • David Braun
    • Zip Code
    • 43206
    • I vote
    • No
  • VINCENT CULORA
    • Zip Code
    • 44107
    • Comments
    • West of the Mississippi has better service too.
    • Political Party
    • REAL
    • I vote
    • No
  • Sharon L. Shelly
    • Zip Code
    • 44691
    • Comments
    • Amen!
    • I vote
    • No
  • Terry
    • Zip Code
    • 44302-1430
    • I vote
    • No
  • Jim Bouplon
    • Zip Code
    • 44223
    • I vote
    • No
  • RICHARD S. HLAVATY
    • Zip Code
    • 44107
    • I vote
    • No
  • Carrie Shelly
    • Zip Code
    • 44240
    • Comments
    • Some of us are disabled, can no longer drive or afford to own a car. We desperately need public transportation.
    • Political Party
    • Democrat
    • I vote
    • No
  • Hillary Nunn
    • Zip Code
    • 44333
    • I vote
    • No
  • Ruth Kaser
    • Zip Code
    • 44203
    • Political Party
    • democrat
    • I vote
    • No
  • Jessica Schreiber
    • Zip Code
    • 44118
    • I vote
    • No
  • Thomas Pretlow
    • Zip Code
    • 44120
    • Comments
    • Increased fees and decreased availability of public transportation are wrong because (a) they are primarily a tax on the poor and (b) they will encourage the use of vehicles that will cause more pollution than mass transit.
    • I vote
    • No
  • Eric Schreiber
    • Zip Code
    • 44118
    • Comments
    • This change in priority makes sense in so many important ways.
    • I vote
    • No
  • George Randt M.D.
    • Zip Code
    • 44140
    • Comments
    • A must do!
    • Political Party
    • Green Party
    • I vote
    • No
  • ursula weeks
    • Zip Code
    • 44120
  • Jean Nadeau
    • Zip Code
    • 44121
    • I vote
    • No
  • Gary D. Miller
    • Zip Code
    • 44319-1717
    • Comments
    • This is something Ohio desperately needs!
  • John C. Lowe
    • Zip Code
    • 44107-5421
    • I vote
    • No
  • Samuel Clevenger
    • Zip Code
    • 44720
    • I vote
    • No
  • megan Engelmann
    • Zip Code
    • 44107
    • I vote
    • No
  • Mike Arnold
    • Zip Code
    • 43040
    • I vote
    • No
  • jamie l stein
    • Zip Code
    • 44306
    • I vote
    • No
  • Jerry Maddox
    • Zip Code
    • 44106
    • Comments
    • I know people who can't get to work!
    • Political Party
    • democrat
    • I vote
    • No
  • Andrea Schmidt
    • Zip Code
    • 44106
    • I vote
    • No
  • Marjorie Johnson
    • Zip Code
    • 44120
    • I vote
    • No
  • Susan L. Greene
    • Zip Code
    • 44102
    • Comments
    • Public transportation is essential
    • Political Party
    • Independent
    • I vote
    • No
  • Mariel Wallace
    • Zip Code
    • 44121
    • I vote
    • No
  • saul levine
    • Zip Code
    • 44122
    • I vote
    • No