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Transit agencies nationwide ask Senate for sustained funding, warn hub‑security mandate could be costly
Summary
A string of Ohio transit agencies told the Senate Transportation Committee that the state should preserve and increase transit funding in House Bill 54, continue workforce mobility grants, strengthen penalties for assaults on operators, and remove a House amendment that would require law‑enforcement presence at multi‑line transit hubs.
Representatives from Ohio’s largest and many smaller transit systems asked the Senate Transportation Committee to preserve and expand transit funding in House Bill 54, urged continuation of the Workforce Mobility Partnership, supported stronger penalties for assaults on transit operators, and urged removal of a House amendment that would require law enforcement at hubs where six or more bus lines converge.
Who testified and what they asked
- Florence Caver, Deputy General Manager of Operations, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, said state investment helps transit modernize fleets and infrastructure and that the agency received over $78,000,000 through state programs over recent fiscal years. Caver urged boosting state funding to $80,000,000 annually and continuing the Ohio Workforce Mobility Partnership at $15,000,000 per year.
- Casey Blazer, External Relations Manager, Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA), and other agency witnesses said workforce mobility grants are helpful but federal funding mix…
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