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Transit agencies warn proposed budget language would curtail student access and risk federal dollars

3310648 · May 7, 2025
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Summary

Transit leaders from Cleveland, Cincinnati and Akron told the committee that House language restricting student transfers at transit hubs and imposing single‑ride rules is unworkable, would reduce student access to jobs and programs, and could put federal transit funds at risk.

Leaders from the Greater Cleveland RTA, Cincinnati Metro and Akron Metro testified that proposed budget amendment HC222805‑1 would limit students' ability to use public transit for school and after‑school connections and could contravene federal transit rules.

Dr. Flaunce Caver, deputy general manager for operations at GCRTA, described an existing partnership that allows…

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