METRO Regional Transit Authority

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

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

[edit] Route List

  • 1 West Market
  • 2 Arlington
  • 3 Copley Rd/Hawkins
  • 4 Delia/White Pond
  • 5 East Market/Ellet
  • 6 East Market/Lakeshore
  • 7 Cuyahoga Falls Ave
  • 8 Kenmore/Barberton
  • 9 Wooster/East Ave
  • 10 Howard/Portage Trail
  • 12 Tallmadge Hill
  • 13 Grant/Firestone Park
  • 14X Euclid/Barberton Express
  • 17 Brown/Inman
  • 18 Thornton/Manchester
  • 19 Eastland
  • 23 Portage/Graham
  • 24 Lakeshore
  • 28 Merriman Valley
  • 30 Goodyear/Darrow
  • 33 State/Wyoga Lake
  • 34 Cascade Valley/Uhler
  • 50 Montrose Circulator
  • 56 Arlington Circulator
  • 59 Chapel Hill Circulator
  • 60X Northcoast Express to Cleveland
  • 61X Northcoast Express to Akron
  • 101 Richfield/Bath
  • 102 Northfield/Twinsburg
  • 103 Stow/Hudson
  • 110 Green/Springfield
  • 111 South Main/Franklin

[edit] Facilities

[edit] Head Office

Address: 416 Kenmore Boulevard, Akron
Coordinates: 41°02′58.6″N 81°32′26.8″W / 41.049611°N 81.540778°W / 41.049611; -81.540778
Facilities: Head office, administration, vehicle storage and maintenance

[edit] Intermodal Transit Center

Address: 631 South Broadway Street, downtown Akron[2]
Coordinates: 41°04′10″N 81°31′23″W / 41.06944°N 81.52306°W / 41.06944; -81.52306
Facilities: Terminus for local bus routes, suburban routes, X61 North Coast Express bus service to Cleveland,[3] and Greyhound services.[4]
Opened: 18 January 2009

[edit] Chapel Hill

Address: 2000 Brittain Road, Akron
Coordinates: 41°06′48″N 81°28′13.5″W / 41.11333°N 81.470417°W / 41.11333; -81.470417
Facilities: Chapel Hill Mall shopping center is a transfer point, including X60 North Coast Express bus service to Cleveland.[3] The shelter is located on the west side of the mall.

[edit] Connecting services

In addition to Greyhound, 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 and Akron METRO RTA.[5]

PARTA, a neighboring transit agency, offers services between Portage County, Ohio and Akron, including service to METRO RTA's Intermodal Trainsit Center.[6]

SARTA, a neighboring transit agency, operates one route between Canton and Akron which connects with METRO RTA (a route which both systems used to operate). SARTA's route services the Intermodal Transit Center.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Akron Metro". METRO RTA. http://www.akronmetro.org/. 
  2. ^ "Akron Metro Transit Center". METRO RTA. http://www.akronmetro.org/TransitCenter.html. 
  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. ^ "Out-of-County Connections". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. http://www.gcrta.org/ro_outofcounty.asp. 
  6. ^ "PARTA". Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority. http://www.partaonline.org/. 

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