[Ohio-talk] Public Square Update

[Cheryl Fields]

I just spoke with Jackie Sutton-Special Assistant to the Mayor.
She is going to send my concerns to the Mayor.

1. Keeping the square closed is a violation of my civil rights and the ADA.
Having access denied prevents me from participating in activities on
the square, eating at the restaurants and public green space....

2. Closing the square permenatly will create a major defecet for RTA
and that will directly effect access to transportation cost for
riders. It will cause RTA to limit services that are currently
provided.

3. I reinforced that the blind community is willing to meet with him,
prior to his final decision.
Ms. Sutton assured me that she will give the Mayor this information
and send meeting request to proper department. She says that RTA  may
be granted another extention and that he never said that the square
will be closed permentaly, only until the study is completed. Well,
studies, 2, were completed last week and Superior Avenue was not found
to be dangerous for pedestrians if buses are allowed into Public
Square.
I also expressed to her how proud we were to have the Mayor at the
state convention.
Please if you care about the future of transportation in Cuyahoga
County and surrounding counties call or e mail the mayors office asap.
If you are unsure of what is going on with the closing of Public
Square to buses, use Newsline to read the Plain Dealer articles, great
reporting. Join the face book group-Clevelanders for Equitible Public
Transportation, great group, very active on this subject and others in
Cleveland and Akron.



On 2/16/17, Milena Zavoli via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> 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
> 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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Wishing You All the Best,

Cheryl E. Fields


A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human
life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will
never sit.
--D. Elton Trueblood