The Ohio legislature has also, of course, handcuffed Ohio cities by preempting obvious sources of revenue. While the opening ceremony "drew 18 officials from Washington, D.C., including Transportation Secretary Alan Boyd" and was the talk of the town, according to the PD's Grant Segall, these days it's nearly impossible to get elected or civic leaders excited about public transit, or for that matter to seriously reckon with the fact that increased funding likely won't be coming from the state anytime soon. Things have certainly changed since 1968.
Today, it remains a critical component, not only to downtown economic development but to the burgeoning travel, tourism and convention business in the city.” “It was Cleveland, and RTA’s service became one of many of Cleveland ‘firsts’ and a major asset to the region. “It wasn’t Boston, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles or even Washington D.C.,” he said. Floun'say Caver, RTA's interim CEO, said that the rail service to the airport "landed Cleveland on the world map."
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