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Local riders and businesses urge council to back West 25th BRT bus lanes
Summary
A longtime transit rider urged Cleveland City Council to support RTA’s West 25th Street Bus Rapid Transit project, saying dedicated bus lanes will improve safety and reliability; she warned a small group of commercial owners is campaigning to block the plan and cited a threat to pull funding.
Emily Harper, a renter and regular RTA rider from the Detroit‑Shoreway neighborhood, urged Cleveland City Council to support the RTA West 25th Street BRT project, which would add dedicated bus lanes and pedestrian upgrades on one of the city’s most congested corridors.
"When transit is accessible and reliable, more people use it," Harper…
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