Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority

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The Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority, formerly known as the Miami Valley RTA is a public transit service that generally serves the greater Dayton area. The GDRTA serves communities within Montgomery County and parts of Greene County, Ohio, USA. There are approximately 29 operating routes and school oriented buses available. The buses operate seven days a week, 21 hours a day, and provide services to many citizens within the area. The executive director is Mark Donaghy.

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[edit] Rate structure

On February 1, 2008, fares were raised to $1.50 in cash for adults, and $0.75 for children less than 45" in height, the disabled, and the elderly. Ten fare tokens for adults can be bought for $11.00, an adult weekly pass is $15.00, while an adult monthly pass is $45.00. For children under 45" in height, the elderly, and the disabled, ten fare tokens (and possibly a weekly pass) are $7.50, and the monthly pass rate is $28.00. These items are half price, for students at Sinclair Community College, University of Dayton, and Wright State University.

Transfers will cost $0.25 for all riders.

Project Mobility fares will be $3.00, and ten tickets will cost $30.00.

[edit] Hubs

The RTA operates five bus hubs. Each hub serves as a connection to many suburban bus routes around Dayton.

[edit] Operation

The RTA operates with diesel and electric trolley buses. Dayton is the smallest city in the United States to still operate electric trolley buses.[1]The trolley buses travel at least five miles on RTA routes serving Dayton and some neighboring suburbs. The routes include: Route 2, Route 3, Route 4, Route 7 and Route 8. Formerly Route 1 and Route 5 served as trolley buses. There are no bus routes serving the Dayton International Airport, although there is bus service near its location.

[edit] Contributions

The RTA has been involved in helping the city of Dayton through its contributions to the Dayton Dragons, The Schuster Center, and the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park.

RTA and along with Dayton Police assisted in controlling crime and truancy problems surrounding its main transit hub located downtown. RTA has revised plans on creating a bus station a few blocks from its headquarters to assist in controlling the frequent violence that surrounds Main and Third Streets, Dayton's central business area.

In addition, RTA has pass a resolution to make easier connections to its regional hubs and prevent misuse of transfers. In January 2007, RTA created an established proposal to make all buses serve regional businesses, establish transfer points in designated areas and streamline previously neighborhood routes. The RTA added two routes to serve areas frequently used by passengers. RTA discontinued eight routes in response to overlapping and low passenger counts.

[edit] Points of Interest

The Greater Dayton RTA serves the following areas:

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