[Ohio-talk] Public Square Update

[Richard Payne]

Thanks the NFBO passed a resolution  which  includes language about
transportation   it is the  policy of  the NFBO  at the 2016 state
convention. I would encourage all of us to help out with emails and phone
calls to let them know how important this issue is to us.

Resolution 2016-01

Establishing Public Transportation as a Basic Civil Right for Every Ohioan

 

                WHEREAS, all citizens of this country are guaranteed under
the U.S. Constitution and subsequent statutes various civil rights,
including equal access to opportunities that promote our individual welfare
and enable our pursuit of happiness, regardless of race, age, religion,
nationality, gender, sexual orientation, or physical or financial ability;
and

                WHEREAS, the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
ensures all people  access to  public venues, but transportation is often
not in place for blind people  or those who have other disabilities to reach
all locations; and

                WHEREAS, public and private resources continue to be used to
subsidize more and wider roads, free parking, and the relocation of jobs and
services farther away from existing, underfunded transit services and
communities; and

                WHEREAS, countless qualified blind job seekers and people
with other disabilities are not  able to drive personal cars; Therefore,

                BE IT RESOLVED, that the National Federation of the Blind of
Ohio, in Convention assembled  this thirteenth day of November, 2016, in the
City of Independence, Ohio, urge the passage of legislation in Ohio to
declare public transportation to be a basic civil right  that should be
accessible to everyone, regardless of  address, race, age, religion,
nationality, gender, income, sexual orientation, or sensory or physical
disability.  

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio-Talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Milena
Zavoli via Ohio-Talk
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2017 2:04 PM
To: ohio-talk at nfbnet.org
Cc: mzavoli at roadrunner.com
Subject: [Ohio-talk] Public Square Update

 

 

Greetings Friends,

 

Today I spoke with Beth from the Mayor's Office.  She tells me that the
reason for not opening up Public Square to buses is not because businesses
are against it.  It's because Mayor Jackson is concerned about keeping
pedestrians safe from buses traveling through that area.  Mayor Jackson
spoke to the Cleveland Board of Directors, and I was told that they're on
the same page.  I don't agree, but I am just one person.  We need to express
our displeasure at the closing of Public Square.  I'm sure the mayor is
aware that he is failing to comply with the agreement from FTA that states
that at least $12 million will need to be paid back.

 

If you want to voice your opinion, call the Mayor's Action Center at (216)
664-2900 or e-mail the office at
<mailto:communications at city.cleveland.oh.us>
communications at city.cleveland.oh.us

 

I am in the process of getting a representative from the Mayor's Office to
come to our meeting.  If necessary to have an impromptu meeting, how many of
you would be willing to show up so I don't embarrass myself presenting the
speaker with an empty room?

 

Anyway, we have until February 21st to respond, and Mayor Jackson also has
the same deadline to provide the public with an answer.

 

More to follow.

 

Milena

 

 

 

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