A group of bus riders and union leaders from Cleveland rallied in Columbus today, telling state lawmakers to dedicate more money to funding public transit. From our Statehouse Bureau Jo Ingles reports.
Clevelanders for Public Transit, the Ohio Organizing Collaborative and union representatives say the state needs to kick in more money to fund public transit.
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Cleveland resident Sandra Ellington says many low income people who depend on buses can鈥檛 afford the $85 dollar pass she buys each month just to ride.
鈥淲e live in one of the richest countries in the world. There is no excuse for this. We have got to figure out a way. We can鈥檛 do it on the backs of the working poor. That鈥檚 unacceptable in my book.鈥�
The group is asking lawmakers to follow through on the Transit Needs Study by the Ohio Department of Transportation.