, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority is asking riders to consider two very different maps of what bus service could look like in Cuyahoga County.
One offers but at the cost of longer wait times. The other but fewer lines in the outer-ring suburbs.
RTA is collecting feedback , and agency staff are holding public meetings throughout the county.
But it鈥檚 not an election, nor is it an either-or choice, Director of Service Management Joel Freilich said. These maps are hypotheticals, part of the agency鈥檚 process of learning what the community values.
鈥淥nce we understand those priorities through this year-long process, we then can get into the business of designing real networks that we really propose to operate,鈥� Freilich said.
So far, there鈥檚 been no resounding preference for one map over the other.
鈥淚t鈥檚 too early to say what the online results will be,鈥� he said. 鈥淭he in-person meetings, again, we are hearing both points of view.鈥�
The consultant leading the redesign study Tweeted last week that the team isn鈥檛 getting enough input yet, directing people to the online survey.
Know anyone in greater ? You need to send them this. This is the most consequential moment for public input, but we're not getting enough input so far.
— Jarrett Walker @humantransit@mastodon.online (@humantransit)
The agency is about halfway through its month of public meetings. Several more are scheduled this week and next.
