Dense, vibrant, urban, walkable West 25th deserves better than a bus superhighway.

This isn’t about parking. It’s about the future of Cleveland’s Main Street.

RTA’s proposal to turn West 25th into a four-lane auto corridor in the name of “bus efficiency” ignores best practices in urban planning, jeopardizes life safety, and risks dismantling one of our city’s most vibrant districts.

Commutes by transit already take 95% longer than driving, and only 3% of residents use it. The real need is broader access, not shaving seconds off bus trips. Cleveland ranks No. 3 nationally for lowest traffic congestion — why sacrifice our most walkable corridor for marginal gains?

Great cities are built around streets like West 25th — slow, safe, and walkable. Turning it into another high-speed arterial

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