With chants of “Open the Square”, “Open it up”, "Transit where? Public Square!. – participants in the rally heard from RTA riders about their experiences in coping with delays resulting from the renovated Public Square because of re-routed buses.
A plywood mockup of an RTA bus with the header PUBLIC SQUARE was used at the rally.
Protesters held signs reading:
MAYOR JACKSON OPEN PUBLIC SQUARE
DUMP MAYOR JACKSON
MAYOR JACKSON THROWING RTA RIDERS UNDER THE BUS
Kevin $$$$ Kelley (Cleveland City Council President) should be Forced to Ride RTA w/ Public Sq. Delays
STOP IGNORING BUS RIDERS
PUBLIC SQUARE, PRIVATE INTERESTS
UNDESIRABLE BUS RIDER
#TRANSIT BELONGS
The campaign first opposed the bogus $50 million project with LEAVE PUBLIC SQUARE ALONE signs. Later the campaign continued with the WELCOME JIMMY DIMORA PUBLIC SQUARE signs. So far, there have been nearly 900 hours of demonstrations with the objective of educating citizens about corruption in the project. There was also a ten-day long hunger strike to protest corruption in the project. The 2.5-year old campaign continues unabated.
$4,384 for every day Superior Avenue was closed after the official opening on June 30 – calculated at the annual rate of $1.6 million.
RIDING THE RTA TO THE RALLY AT PUBLIC SQUARE WITH THE MESSAGE: MAYOR JACKSON OPEN PUBLIC SQUARE
MESSAGE FOR MAYOR JACKSON: OPEN SUPERIOR AVENUE!
WELCOME JIMMY DIMORA PUBLIC SQUARE, MIRED IN CORRUPTION!
OUTSIDE AN RTA BUS SHELTER ON SUPERIOR AVENUE:
MAYOR JACKSON OPEN PUBLIC SQUARE!
MAYOR JACKSON THROWING RTA RIDERS UNDER THE BUS BY NOT PAYING PUBLIC SQUARE COSTS!
ESTIMATED COSTS TO CASH-STRAPPED RTA:
Construction: $3.5 million
Closure of Ontario: $1 million per year
Closure of Superior: $1.6 million per year
OUTSIDE AN RTA BUS SHELTER ON SUPERIOR AVENUE: MESSAGE FOR MAYOR JACKSON: OPEN SUPERIOR AVENUE!
OUTSIDE AN RTA BUS SHELTER ON SUPERIOR AVENUE:
WELCOME JIMMY DIMORA PUBLIC SQUARE, MIRED IN CORRUPTION!
MAYOR JACKSON OPEN PUBLIC SQUARE!
MAYOR JACKSON THROWING RTA RIDERS UNDER THE BUS BY NOT PAYING PUBLIC SQUARE COSTS!
ESTIMATED COSTS TO CASH-STRAPPED RTA:
Construction: $3.5 million
Closure of Ontario: $1 million per year
Closure of Superior: $1.6 million per year
Cleveland Ward 2 Councilman Zack Reed, at left, at the Public Sqaure Rally!
Chris Stocking (Clevelanders for Public Transit) speaking at the Public Square Rally and leading the protesters to
chants of: “Open the Square”, “Open it up”
RTA rider with a sign reading: Dump Mayor Jackson, Give Us Our Government Back!
Chris Stocking speaking at the Public Square rally and an RTA rider with a sign reading: STOP IGNORING BUS RIDERS!
RTA riders at the Public Square rally with signs reading:
PUBLIC SQUARE, PRIVATE INTERESTS!
Kevin $$$$ Kelley should be Forced to Ride RTA w/ Public Sq. Delays!
RTA riders at the Public Square rally with signs reading:
Dump Mayor Jackson, Give Us Our Government Back!
Public Transit over Private Profits, Keep Public Sq. Open!
Undesirable Bus Rider!
Dump Mayor Jackson, Give Us Our Government Back!
RTA rider at the Public Square rally with sign reading:
Public Transit over Private Profits, Keep Public Sq. Open!
RTA rider at the Public Square rally with sign reading:
Campaign Cash Rules, People Lose!
RTA riders at the Public Square rally with signs reading:
PUBLIC SQUARE, PRIVATE INTERESTS!
Campaign Cash Rules, People Lose!
Satinder P. S. Puri, an RTA rider, holding his campaign signs at the Public Square rally:
WELCOME JIMMY DIMORA PUBLIC SQUARE, MIRED IN CORRUPTION!
MAYOR JACKSON OPEN PUBLIC SQUARE!
MAYOR JACKSON THROWING RTA RIDERS UNDER THE BUS BY NOT PAYING PUBLIC SQUARE COSTS!
ESTIMATED COSTS TO CASH-STRAPPED RTA:
Construction: $3.5 million
Closure of Ontario: $1 million per year
Closure of Superior: $1.6 million per year
A sign reading: MAYOR JACKSON, OPEN THIS SQUARE -- can be seen in the background.
RTA riders at the Public Square rally with signs reading:
Kevin $$$$ Kelley (Cleveland City Council President) should be Forced to Ride RTA w/ Public Sq. Delays
MAYOR JACKSON OPEN PUBLIC SQUARE!
RTA riders at the Public Square rally with signs reading:
MAYOR JACKSON OPEN THIS SQUARE!
MAYOR JACKSON THROWING RTA RIDERS UNDER THE BUS BY NOT PAYING PUBLIC SQUARE COSTS!
ESTIMATED COSTS TO CASH-STRAPPED RTA:
Construction: $3.5 million
Closure of Ontario: $1 million per year
Closure of Superior: $1.6 million per year
RTA rider (Satinder P. S. Puri) at the Public Square rally with signs reading:
MAYOR JACKSON OPEN PUBLIC SQUARE!
MAYOR JACKSON THROWING RTA RIDERS UNDER THE BUS BY NOT PAYING PUBLIC SQUARE COSTS!
ESTIMATED COSTS TO CASH-STRAPPED RTA:
Construction: $3.5 million
Closure of Ontario: $1 million per year
Closure of Superior: $1.6 million per year.
The sign, #TRANSIT BELONGS can be seen in the background.
RTA riders at the Public Square rally with signs reading:
MAYOR JACKSON OPEN THIS SQUARE!
Kevin $$$$ Kelley (Cleveland City Council President) should be Forced to Ride RTA w/ Public Sq. Delays
Undesirable Bus Rider!
RTA riders at the Public Square rally with signs reading:
Kevin $$$$ Kelley should be Forced to Ride RTA w/ Public Sq. Delays
MAYOR JACKSON OPEN PUBLIC SQUARE!
MAYOR JACKSON THROWING RTA RIDERS UNDER THE BUS BY NOT PAYING PUBLIC SQUARE COSTS!
ESTIMATED COSTS TO CASH-STRAPPED RTA:
Construction: $3.5 million
Closure of Ontario: $1 million per year
Closure of Superior: $1.6 million per year
RTA riders at the Public Square rally with multiple signs, one of them reading:
MAYOR JACKSON OPEN PUBLIC SQUARE!
Michael Berler (Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus) speaking at the Public Sqaure rally:
Geza John Vamos, a low-vision RTA rider (member of the National Federation of the Blind) speaking at the Public Square rally about his experiences from delays resulting from the re-routing of RTA buses.
A plywood mockup of an RTA bus with the header PUBLIC SQUARE was used at the rally.
WELCOME JIMMY DIMORA PUBLIC SQUARE, MIRED IN CORRUPTION!
Derek Bauman (Cincinnati NAACP and All Aboard Ohio) speaking at the Public Square Rally.
An RTA rider with her best friend at the rally. She spoke of her experiences dealing with RTA bus delays resulting from the re-routing.
WELCOME JIMMY DIMORA PUBLIC SQUARE, MIRED IN CORRUPTION!
CAMPAIGN SIGNS:
MAYOR JACKSON THROWING RTA RIDERS UNDER THE BUS BY NOT PAYING PUBLIC SQUARE COSTS!
ESTIMATED COSTS TO CASH-STRAPPED RTA:
Construction: $3.5 million
Closure of Ontario: $1 million per year
Closure of Superior: $1.6 million per year
WELCOME JIMMY DIMORA PUBLIC SQUARE, MIRED IN CORRUPTION!
MAYOR JACKSON OPEN PUBLIC SQUARE!
WINTERFEST 20I6 IN RENOVATED PUBLIC SQUARE, Saturday November 26!
WELCOME JIMMY DIMORA PUBLIC SQUARE, MIRED IN CORRUPTION!
MAYOR JACKSON OPEN PUBLIC SQUARE!
MAYOR JACKSON THROWING RTA RIDERS UNDER THE BUS BY NOT PAYING PUBLIC SQUARE COSTS!
ESTIMATED COSTS TO CASH-STRAPPED RTA:
Construction: $3.5 million
Closure of Ontario: $1 million per year
Closure of Superior: $1.6 million per year
AN ABANDONED ICE SKATING RINK ON A BALMY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2016 AFTERNOON -- TOO WARM FOR ICE SKATING!
WELCOME JIMMY DIMORA PUBLIC SQUARE, MIRED IN CORRUPTION!
MAYOR JACKSON OPEN PUBLIC SQUARE!
MAYOR JACKSON THROWING RTA RIDERS UNDER THE BUS BY NOT PAYING PUBLIC SQUARE COSTS!
ESTIMATED COSTS TO CASH-STRAPPED RTA:
Construction: $3.5 million
Closure of Ontario: $1 million per year
Closure of Superior: $1.6 million per year
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