Headquarters 416 Kenmore Blvd. Service area Summit County, Ohio Founded 1969 | Locale Akron, Ohio Website akronmetro.org | |
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Service types Transit bus, Paratransit, Express bus service | ||
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 routes into downtown Cleveland. Akron Metro transports passengers to/from school, work, grocery stores, malls and jobs all across Summit County. METRO RTA's fleet consists of about 200+ vehicles running on diesel, diesel-electric hybrid and Compressed (clean) natural gas fuels.
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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 maintenanceRobert K. Pfaff 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, intercity Greyhound services, and Stark & Portage County connecting buses. Opened: 18 January 2009Rolling Acres Transit Center
Address: 2340 Romig Road, AkronFacilities: Connector hub for routes 3, 14 and 9 serving West Akron and Barberton, Ohio. This hub is in the former Rolling Acres Mall parking lot. The mall has been shutdown since 2008. The Rolling Acres Transit Center still remains as of 2016.
Chapel Hill
Due to a request by Chapel Hill Mall, all mall route buses no longer serve mall property. X60 North Coast Express bus service to Cleveland now serves a city-owned parking deck in downtown Cuyahoga Falls instead.
Other buses have been moved to a street location outside mall property. The former Bakers Square Restaurant on Independence Avenue has been turned into a hub shelter for the routes 7, 10, 12, 19, 34 and circulator routes 51, 53 and 59 serving the mall at "Independence Turnaround", which has no indoor facilities. Route 59 does also stop at the shelter on mall property formerly used by all buses. The other buses also stop on a street on the edge of the mall parking lot.
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 in Brecksville on Katherine Boulevard, near the former VA Medical Center. GCRTA does not serve METRO RTA's Robert K. Pfaff Transit Center.
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 Robert K. Pfaff Transit Center, along with connections in Stow.
SARTA, a neighboring transit agency, operates one hourly weekday and Saturday route between Canton and Akron starting at 6:00am, 6:45am and every :45 until 8:45pm. This route, 81 Canton Akron Express, connects with METRO RTA. SARTA route 81 also serves Downtown Canton, Akron-Canton Regional Airport, Belden Village Transit Center in North Canton, Ohio, & Staples on Arlington Road in Akron from both Akron and Canton. SARTA's route services METRO RTA's Robert K. Pfaff Transit Center.