METRO Regional Transit Authority

METRO RTA
Headquarters 416 Kenmore Blvd.
Locale Akron, Ohio
Service area Summit County, Ohio
Service type bus service, paratransit, express bus service
Web site akronmetro.org

METRO Regional Transit Authority (METRO RTA), also known as Akron Metropolitan Regional Transit Authority, is the public transit agency serving Summit County, Ohio and the city of Akron. It operates a number of local routes, and also operates two rush-hour routes into downtown Cleveland.[1]

Contents

Route list

Facilities

Head Office

Address: 416 Kenmore Boulevard, Akron
Coordinates:
Facilities: Head office, administration, vehicle storage and maintenance

Intermodal Transit Center

Address: 631 South Broadway Street, downtown Akron[2]
Coordinates:
Facilities: Terminus for local bus routes, suburban routes, X61 North Coast Express bus service to Cleveland,[3] and intercity Greyhound and Megabus services.[4]
Opened: 18 January 2009

Chapel Hill

Address: 2000 Brittain Road, Akron
Coordinates:
Facilities: Due to a request by Chapel Hill Mall, nearly all buses no longer serve the mall. X60 North Coast Express bus service to Cleveland [3] now services a city-owned parking deck in downtown Cuyahoga Falls instead. Other buses have been moved to a street location outside mall property. One local route remains.[5]

Connecting services

METRO RTA service offers a number of connection opportunities to other area transit agencies.

GCRTA, a neighboring transit agency, provides connecting services between Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Greater Cleveland) and Akron METRO RTA. The two systems connect with one line each at the VA Medical Center in Brecksville. GCRTA does not serve METRO RTA's Intermodal Transit Center.[6]

METRO RTA's "North Coast Express" routes (60X, 61X) connect with GCRTA routes in downtown Cleveland.

PARTA, a neighboring transit agency, offers services between Portage County, Ohio (Kent/Ravenna) and Akron, including service to METRO RTA's Intermodal Transit Center, along with connections in Stow.[7]

SARTA, a neighboring transit agency, operates one weekday route between Canton and Akron which connects with METRO RTA (a route which both systems used to operate). SARTA route 81 also serves Akron-Canton Regional Airport from both Akron and Canton. SARTA's route services METRO RTA's Intermodal Transit Center.

References

  1. ^ "Akron Metro". METRO RTA. http://www.akronmetro.org/. 
  2. ^ "Akron Metro Transit Center". METRO RTA. http://www.akronmetro.org/metro-transit-center.aspx. 
  3. ^ a b North Coast Express to Cleveland, Routes X61
  4. ^ "Greyhound.com : Locations : Akron, Ohio". Greyhound Lines. http://www.greyhound.com/home/TicketCenter/en/terminal.asp?city=250020. 
  5. ^ "Akron Metro". METRO RTA. http://www.akronmetro.org/all-chapel-hill-mall-routes-changing.aspx. 
  6. ^ "Out-of-County Connections". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. http://www.gcrta.org/ro_outofcounty.asp. 
  7. ^ "PARTA". Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority. http://www.partaonline.org/. 

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