Publish the alternatives
Release the complete site list, evaluation criteria, scoring, costs, and reasons each alternative was rejected.
THE CURRENT PROPOSAL
Green Road RTA station
at Shaker Boulevard
40bus parking spaces
65employee and visitor spaces
10,000square-foot maintenance facility
SAFE TRANSPORTATION. APPROPRIATE LOCATION.
We support the buses.
We question the site.
Our schools need a modern transportation facility. But bus storage, maintenance, washing, and daily employee traffic belong on a site planned for intensive vehicle operations—not immediately beside homes.
Read our position →OUR POSITION
Support the project.
Choose a better place.
We support investment in the Lee Road corridor and a modern transportation facility for Shaker Schools.
The concern is location. The proposed Green Road facility would bring daily bus movements, employee traffic, maintenance bays, and a wash bay to a site surrounded in part by homes.
Our request is simple: publicly compare available commercial, industrial, and school-campus alternatives before making an irreversible commitment.
This is not about choosing which neighborhood should bear the burden. It is about keeping an intensive transportation use away from every residential neighborhood.
WHAT RESPONSIBLE PLANNING REQUIRES
Measure the impacts
Complete traffic, environmental, noise, lighting, stormwater, safety, and residential-impact studies before approval.
Explain the zoning path
Identify the proposed use classification, required residential separation, and every rezoning, variance, or amendment needed.
Test commercial sites
Prepare comparable layouts and lifecycle costs for credible commercial, industrial, and school-campus alternatives.
27OCT
2026
2026
UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETING
Board of Education Work Session
Tuesday, October 27 · 5–7 PM · Shaker Heights High School Small Auditorium
TAKE ACTION
One email can ask for a better process.
These links open a respectful, editable message in your email app. Add your address and personal perspective before sending.
DIRECT CONTACT
Mayor & City Council
The City would build the facility and must approve the cooperative agreement and later contracts.
DDavid E. WeissMayormayor@shakerheightsoh.gov↗OOrlando L. AlvarezCity Councilorlando.alvarez@shakerheightsoh.gov↗KKim BixenstineCity Councilkim.bixenstine@shakerheightsoh.gov↗PPeter ChengelisCity Councilpeter.chengelis@shakerheightsoh.gov↗TTenille N. KausCity Counciltenillenk@gmail.com↗SSean MaloneCity Councilsean.malone@shakerheightsoh.gov↗NNancy MooreCity CouncilNrmoore1949@gmail.com↗CCarmella WilliamsCity Councilcarmellaforshaker@gmail.com↗
DIRECT CONTACT
Board of Education
The School Board must decide whether the proposed location serves the District and the community.
ADD YOUR NAME
Ask Shaker to find a better bus depot site.
Our Change.org petition is live. Add your name and ask Shaker leaders to publicly compare appropriate commercial, industrial, and school-campus alternatives.
CHANGE.ORGStand with your neighborsSign the petition ↗
READ IT YOURSELF
Official project materials
Start with primary sources. The links below go directly to the City of Shaker Heights and Shaker Heights City School District.
OFFICIAL SOURCECity project pageThe City’s overview, timeline, stated rationale, and project FAQs.↗OFFICIAL SOURCEOctober 13 Council presentationThe City Council work-session agenda and presentation materials.↗OFFICIAL SOURCECity Council Agenda CenterMeeting agendas, packets, minutes, and available recordings.↗OFFICIAL SOURCESchool Board informationBoard members, meeting calendar, agendas, policies, and livestream links.↗OFFICIAL SOURCESubmit a question to the CityThe City’s official question form for the transportation-center proposal.↗