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Public Meetings Report for the week of January 20, 2025

In this week’s Public Meetings Report, Cleveland City Council approves new ward maps, but takes some criticism from council members and residents. Plus, upgrades coming to RTA Paratransit and rail services. Learn more in this week’s episode.

The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are:

• Regina Samuels 

• Anna Truax

• Ava Carubia

• Ronaldo Rodriguez, Jr.

Their work has been compiled this week by Frank Lewis, Dakotah Kennedy and Gennifer Harding-Gosnell. The Public Meetings Report is produced by Gennifer Harding-Gosnell. 

The Public Meetings Report is produced by Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters, in partnership with WOVU 95.9FM “Our Voices United,” a Burten, Bell, Carr community radio station. 

Show Notes:

Signal Cleveland meeting briefs: 

• 36 new bus shelters coming to RTA’s light rail stations in 2025 Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Board of Trustees and Committees, January 7, 2025
• Upgrades signaled for RTA’s Paratransit service Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Board of Trustees and Committees, January 7, 2025
• Root causes: Cleveland Board of Control OK’s contracts for tree stump removal City of Cleveland Board of Control, January 8, 2025
• Cleveland police set for more training for mental health calls in 2025  Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC), January 10, 2025

Documenters coverage: 

• Cleveland City Council Notes, January 6, 2025 
• Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Board of Trustees and Committees Notes, January 7, 2025
• City of Cleveland Board of Control Notes, January 8, 2025
• Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC) Notes, January 10, 2025

Signal Cleveland reporting: 

• Cleveland City Council passes new ward maps By Nick Castele 
• Cleveland RTA plans to modify Red Line platforms to make way for new train cars By Dakotah Kennedy and Cleveland Documenters 
• ‘That’s my safety’: Paratransit riders express frustration to RTA By Dakotah Kennedy and Cleveland Documenters
• Urban Forestry Commission wants Clevelanders to speak for the trees By Dakotah Kennedy and Cleveland Documenters
• Cleveland Water officials project rate increases By Anastazia Vanisko and Cleveland Documenters
• Specially trained police officers responding to more crisis calls By Stephanie Casanova 
• Respect and empathy wanted by those likely to use new crisis response in Cleveland By Stephanie Casanova 

Recordings: 

• Cleveland City Council, January 6, 2025 
• Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Board of Trustees and Committees, January 7, 2025
• City of Cleveland Board of Control January 8, 2025 

Other resources:

• RTA’s Light Rail Replacement Program
• PASS Mobile App presentation 
• Paratransit replacement vehicle presentation 
• Major City Projects, Including the Downtown Riverfront Entertainment Complex, Seek Development Tax Credits Cleveland Magazine, November 18, 2024
• What is MHRAC?
• MHRAC 2024 End of Year Survey Results