| Slogan | Going Your Way |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1975 |
| Headquarters | 2000 Summit Rd. Kent, Ohio United States |
| Service area | Portage County, Ohio |
| Service type | bus service, dial-a-bus |
| Routes | 6 county, 12 campus |
| Stations | C-Midway, Student Center |
| Fleet | 70 buses |
| Daily ridership | 1,529,327 (2010) |
| Web site | http://www.partaonline.org/ |
The Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority, commonly referred to as PARTA is the transit agency serving Portage County, Ohio. It is headquartered in Franklin Township just outside the Kent city limits. PARTA was formed in 1975 from an agreement between the city of Kent and Franklin Township[1] and has since expanded to include routes over much of Portage County. It operates several local routes including circulator and suburban routes in Kent, and an interurban route connecting Ravenna, Kent, and Stow. PARTA also offers express routes including services into downtown Cleveland and Akron, as well as weekday service to the rural Portage County communities of Windham, Garrettsville and Hiram.[2] In addition, PARTA also includes Kent State University's Campus Bus Service, which it acquired in 2004, and a dial-a-ride service. PARTA operates a fleet of Gillig Phantom and Advantage Low Floor buses. Phantom buses are 30, 35, and 40 feet (12 m) and the Advantage models are 35 feet (11 m).
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PARTA provides connecting services with two neighboring transit authorities, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority[3] and the METRO Regional Transit Authority in Summit County.