Riding Options: Rack-N-Roll

100% of RTA buses have bike racks. Just signal the bus driver before boarding and load your bike. For the rapid transit just roll your bike on and stand with it.

On the RTA Rapid Transit, an adult must accompany anyone under the age of 18 with bicycles.

• With 100 percent of buses sporting bike racks, RTA officials want to allow more bikes on the Rapid Transit lines. Bikes are permitted on all RTA trains at all hours of operation, based on operator discretion. If the train is already full, or if space at the end of the car is already taken by customers in wheelchairs, cyclists may be asked to wait for the next train. On the HealthLine, you bring your bike on board just like the rapid. There is a designated bike area behind the articulated portion of the vehicle. No tandems, recumbents, mopeds, or tricycles are permitted on any RTA vehicle.
• At the Tower City station, bicycles may enter and leave by taking the elevator between the station level and Prospect Avenue level (3rd floor), using the Prospect Avenue doors to the left and right of the elevator.
• Bicycles are prohibited from all other areas of The Avenue at Tower City Center, including stairs, escalators and retail areas.
• At Tower City, cyclists can transfer between Blue, Green, Waterfront and Red Line Trains using the fare gates designated for wheelchairs.
• At Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, bicycles may be locked outside in designated areas. For safety reasons, bicycles are not permitted inside terminal buildings.
• Bicycles are not allowed on the escalators at any station. Cyclists must use stairs and elevators only.
• No more than two bicycles are permitted per car, with space available on a first come, first-served basis.
• Like other passengers, cyclists must yield to wheelchair passengers.
• Cyclists must board the train after other passengers, and must stay with their bicycles for the entire ride.
• Bikes must not block aisles or doorways on RTA trains, and must be securely held or tied in place.
• When on the platform, please keep your bicycle well away from the edge at all times.
• Cyclists will obey all posted signs and instructions from all authorized personnel, including RTA Transit Police, Service Quality Management, Rail District operating and supervisory personnel and municipal police.

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