At the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA), the trains may be "Rapid", but the planning process is not.

Because of the extensive and expensive infrastructure to support transit, many resources are dedicated to determining future transit challenges, and how to meet them. In most cases, the planning process takes years.

This page is devoted to those items concerning Planning & Development. Browse this section, enjoy, and dream of the future.

• Major Projects
• Strategic Plan (updates and replaces the former Transit 2025 plan)
• Enhanced GCRTA Shelters and Waiting Environments
• Bus Stop Design Guidelines - March 2017
• Transit Waiting Environments (TWE) Ideabook
• Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)