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March 14, 2006

 

Timetables change, Trolleys emerge

 

New service begins April 9

 

CLEVELAND – Officials of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) plan on changing timetables for a number of routes on Sunday, April 9.

 

Trolleys take center stage

 

Green trolleys, the first of their kind in the nation, will begin service on two new downtown trolley routes on Monday, April 10.  This new trolley service will replace the current #147 loop service. The trolleys will operate weekdays from approximately 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Both trolley routes will offer convenient service, with a frequency of every 10 minutes.

 

The #61 route will be known as the “E-Line” trolley – “E” for entertainment, “E” for Euclid Avenue, the main routes of the trolleys, and “E” for education because a major stop on the “E” trolley route will be the Cleveland State University campus. The route starts in the Warehouse District, serves Public Square, and travels up Euclid Avenue past the East Fourth Street entertainment area and Playhouse Square on its way to the CSU campus.

 

The #62 route will be known as the “B-Line” trolley – “B” for business. It serves the Warehouse District, Public Square, and businesses and government offices along Superior Avenue, East 12^th Street and Lakeside Avenue.

 

A map of the trolley and loop routes can be found at the end of this release.

 

The current #247 loop will be re-named #47 Tri-C/Muny Loop. From Public Square to East 21^st/22^nd Street, it will operate on Prospect Avenue instead of Euclid Avenue. It will continue to use regular buses. The #147 loop will be discontinued, but the #47 will offer some additional early-morning service.

 

Pearl Road Corridor

 

These changes are being made to #51X Pearl:

• During off-peak times, all trips will run the full length of the route, to and from the Drake-Howe Loop.
• In response to customer requests for improved service to South Park Mall, buses will operate southbound via Royalton Road and Howe Road, and northbound via Drake Road and Pearl Road, until about 3 p.m. After that, buses will operate southbound via Pearl Road and Drake Road, and northbound via Howe Road and Royalton Road.
• Adjustments will be made to the service frequency.
• The single-trip Bagley/W. 130^th branch will be discontinued.
• In the AM peak, southbound #51X riders traveling beyond the Strongsville Park-N-Ride lot will connect to the #51F at the lot to complete their trip

 

On the #51F, #251, #451:

• Minor adjustments will be made to trip times.
• The single-trip #251 branch to West 130^th Street will be discontinued.

 

Other timetable changes

 

Minor adjustment are being made to the following routes:

#9X Mayfield

#15F Warrensville Hts. Flyer

#19 Broadway-Miles

#20 W. 11^th St/Broadview

#20A W. 25^th/State

#22 Lorain Ave.

#23 Clark-Ridge

#25B/W Madison

#32X Cedar

#35 Broadview-Quincy

#70 Bunts-W. 150^th

#78 W. 98^th St.-Puritas

#81 Tremont-Storer

#90F Broadway-Libby

#94 E. 260/Richmond

#239Euclid Park-n-Ride

#263 North Olmsted Park-N-Ride

#326 Detroit-Superior

#803 St.Clair-Hough Community Circulator

Southeast supplemental service

Western supplemental service

 

To obtain a new timetable:

 

• Visit RTA’s Customer Service Center in the Rotunda at the Tower City Station.
• Go to RTA’s Main Office, 1240 W. Sixth St.
• Log on to rideRTA.com
• To receive a timetable by mail, call the RTAnswerline, 216-621-9500, from 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday.

 

FOR MEDIA INQUIRIES ONLY:

Jerry Masek, 216-566-5211