RTA in The Land

"RTA in The Land" is a repository of media mentions generated by sources outside RTA. This page may include: interviews of RTA staff by local or national media outlets, articles from third-party newsletters, and video and audio clips from community groups.

 RTA in The Land
Oct 28, 2022

Find out what two CWRU students learned when they interviewed RTA Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Floun’say Caver, about the overall RTA system, and how it’s an important resource in bringing economic activity to the community.

 RTA, A Vital Service for CWRU Students and Faculty
Oct 13, 2022

Scene Magazine reporter Sam Allard writes on how a variety of track repairs, planned capital improvements, and preventative maintenance projects all contributed to RTA rail service interruptions in 2022.

 Rail Service Interruptions the Price of Progress in 2022
Sep 29, 2022
WJW Fox 8 “New Day Cleveland”

Host David Moss chats with Deputy General Manager Natoya Walker Minor on how the Community Immunity Bus brings COVID-19 vaccinations and booster shots to communities throughout Northeast Ohio.

Sep 29, 2022

EZfare validators have been installed on 35 of RTA’s 324 buses, allowing riders who purchased tickets on EZfare via Transit App to digitally scan a QR code as they board.

 EZfare Validators Now On 35 RTA Buses
Sep 17, 2022

RTA’s Deputy General Manager of Engineering & Project Management, Mike Schipper, describes how disruptive management for a short period allows for years of uninterrupted service.

 The Future on How Rail Infrastructure Repairs May Get Completed
Sep 12, 2022

Host Joe Cronauer talks with Deputy General Manager Natoya Walker Minor about access to COVID-19 vaccinations and booster shots aboard the RTA Community Immunity Bus.  

 WKYC “Good Company”
Sep 11, 2022

Dean Bernard Owens interviews India Birdsong, General Manager and CEO of the Greater Cleveland RTA. They talk about transit, accessibility, and caring for people in public spaces. 

 Trinity Cathedral Sunday Forum
Aug 30, 2022

GCTRA, in collaboration with nonprofit artists’ platform Graffiti HeArt, arranged for French graffiti artist Blek Le Rat to stencil one of his most famous pieces "The Man Who Walks Through Walls" on a pier of the Cuyahoga River Viaduct Bridge near Merwin’s Wharf.

 French Graffiti Artist Blek Le Rat Covers Cleveland with Four Murals
Aug 26, 2022
WOIO “Cleveland Now”

Host Gabriella Kreuz talks with Paratransit Manager Alroy Gibson about the RTA Community Connection Line.