METRO Regional Transit Authority (METRO RTA), also known as Akron Metropolitan Regional Transit Authority, is the public transit agency serving Summit County, Ohio

Summit County, Ohio

Summit County is an urban county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 542,899. In the 2010 Census the population was 541,781. Its county seat is Akron...

 and the city of Akron

Akron, Ohio

Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...

. It operates a number of local routes, and also operates two rush-hour routes into downtown

Downtown Cleveland

Downtown Cleveland is the central business district of the City of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. Reinvestment in the area in the mid-1990s spurred a rebirth that continues to this day, with over $2 billion in residential and commercial developments slated for the area over the next few years...

 Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...

.

Route list

• 1 West Market
• 2 Arlington
• 3 Copley Rd/Hawkins
• 4 Delia/White Pond
• 5 Joy Park/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
• 31 Stow Express (Started 1/18/11)
• 33 State/Wyoga Lake
• 34 Cascade Valley/Uhler
• 50 Montrose 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

Head Office

Address: 416 Kenmore Boulevard, Akron

Coordinates: 41°02′58.6"N 81°32′26.8"W

Facilities: Head office, administration, vehicle storage and maintenance

Intermodal Transit Center

Address: 631 South Broadway Street, downtown Akron

Coordinates: 41°04′10"N 81°31′23"W

Facilities: Terminus for local bus routes, suburban routes, X61 North Coast Express bus service to Cleveland, and intercity Greyhound

Greyhound Lines

Greyhound Lines, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, is an intercity common carrier of passengers by bus serving over 3,700 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, operating under the well-known logo of a leaping greyhound. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, in 1914 and...

 and Megabus

Megabus

Megabus can refer to:*Megabus - a low-cost coach service in Great Britain owned by Stagecoach Group*Megabus - a low-cost bus service in the United States and Canada also owned by Stagecoach Group...

 services.

Opened: 18 January 2009

Chapel Hill

Address: 2000 Brittain Road, Akron

Coordinates: 41°06′48"N 81°28′13.5"W

Facilities: Due to a request by Chapel Hill Mall

Chapel Hill Mall

Chapel Hill Mall is a one-story, enclosed mall located at 2000 Brittain Road in Akron, Ohio. Built by Richard Buchholzer and Forest City Enterprises, it opened on October 12, 1967. They continued to own the mall until 2004, when it was sold to the Chattanooga, Tennessee company CBL & Associates...

, nearly all buses no longer serve the mall. X60 North Coast Express bus service to Cleveland now services a city-owned parking deck in downtown Cuyahoga Falls

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 49,374 people, 21,655 households, and 13,317 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,932.9 people per square mile . There were 22,727 housing units at an average density of 889.7 per square mile...

 instead. Other buses have been moved to a street location outside mall property. One local route remains.

Connecting services

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

GCRTA

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority is the public transit agency for Cleveland, Ohio, United States, and the surrounding suburbs of Cuyahoga County. RTA is the largest transit agency in Ohio, providing over 44 million trips to residents and visitors of the Cleveland area in 2010...

, a neighboring transit agency, provides connecting services between Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Cuyahoga County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the 2010 census, the population was 1,280,122. Its county seat is Cleveland. Cuyahoga County is part of Greater Cleveland, a metropolitan area, and Northeast Ohio, a...

 (Greater Cleveland

Greater Cleveland

Greater Cleveland is a nickname for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland, Ohio and is part of what used to be the Connecticut Western Reserve.Northeast Ohio refers to a similar but substantially larger area as described below...

) and Akron METRO RTA. The two systems connect with one line each at the VA Medical Center in Brecksville

Brecksville, Ohio

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. GCRTA does not serve METRO RTA's Intermodal Transit Center.

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

PARTA

Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority

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...

, a neighboring transit agency, offers services between Portage County, Ohio

Portage County, Ohio

Portage County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 152,061 at the 2000 Census and 161,419 at the 2010 Census. Its county seat is Ravenna. Portage County is named for the portage between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas Rivers...

 (Kent

Kent, Ohio

Kent is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the largest city in Portage County. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in Northeastern Ohio on the western edge of the county. The population was 27,906 at the 2000 United States Census and 28,904 in the 2010 Census...

/Ravenna

Ravenna, Ohio

* Chris Bangle; automobile designer* Bill Bower, last surviving pilot of the Doolittle Raid* David D. Busch; best-selling author* William Rufus Day; U.S. Supreme Court justice* Calvin Hampton; Classical organist* Robert B...

) and Akron

Akron, Ohio

Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...

, including service to METRO RTA's Intermodal Transit Center, along with connections in Stow

Stow, Ohio

Stow is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 32,139 at the 2000 census and 33,899 as of 2008. It is a suburban community that is part of the Akron metropolitan area. Stow is located adjacent to several other suburban communities in Summit and Portage Counties...

.

SARTA, a neighboring transit agency, operates one weekday route between Canton

Canton, Ohio

Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 and Akron which connects with METRO RTA (a route which both systems used to operate). SARTA route 81 also serves Akron-Canton Regional Airport

Akron-Canton Regional Airport

Akron-Canton Regional Airport is a commercial Class C airport located in the city of Green, in southern Summit County, Ohio roughly southeast of Akron, northwest of Canton, and northeast of Massillon...

from both Akron and Canton. SARTA's route services METRO RTA's Intermodal Transit Center.