The Board held its Annual Meeting and Board Meeting. All agenda items were approved. During the Annual Meeting, Mayor Dennis M. Clough was re-elected as President. Rev. Charles P. Lucas was re-elected to Vice President. Both will serve another a one-year term. This meeting was live streamed on RTA’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/rideRTA) for members of the public.
CLEVELAND, OH –The Board of Trustees of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) today elected Westlake Mayor Dennis M. Clough as president of the Board and Rev. Charles P. Lucas as vice president.
CLEVELAND, OH – The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) will begin airing an audio message on board its buses and trains today to remind customers of new physical distancing guidance while riding public transportation.
CLEVELAND, OH – Effective Tuesday, March 24, 2020 the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) is suspending Park-N-Ride and Downtown Trolley bus service due to the Go
CLEVELAND, OH -- Two RTA employees who were asked to quarantine pending COVID-19 evaluation do NOT have the coronavirus. The third employee never exhibited any symptoms but will continue with the 14-day quarantine.
CLEVELAND, OH – Three RTA employees may have been exposed to the coronavirus due to recent travel on cruise lines. All three employees are on paid sick leave, per RTA policy, while they follow CDC protocol for testing and quarantine.
CLEVELAND, OH – The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) announced today that it is implementing paid sick leave guarantees for its employees related to the coronavirus.
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) is reminding riders of the opportunity to attend any of the last three informational meetings scheduled for the week of March 9th.
CLEVELAND, OH – After working through schedules over the weekend, The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) is now able to allocate additional resources to clean every train every 24 hours.
In response to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, RTA staff will clean all touchable surfaces on board its vehicles with a cleaning agent recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Buses, which carry 85% of the system’s riders, will be sanitized at least every 24 hours. Rail cars will be sanitized every 72 hours. Other transit systems, including MTA in New York City, began a similar cleaning protocol on their buses and trains this week.
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RTA in The Land
Aug 2, 2022
New federal funding from the infrastructure law will help. But some older systems have deep problems. Read how the GCRTA is planning to use that new federal money to pay for improvements.

Jul 26, 2022
Hear Access Cleveland host Kenya Moore interview Natoya Walker-Minor on how the GCTRA Community Immunity Bus got started, and where it’s going this year.
Jul 26, 2022
Hear Mike explain how to use the Transit with EZfare app and the benefits it brings to transit riders.
Jun 21, 2022
The Black Professional Association Charitable Foundation (BPACF) recognizes and honors volunteers who help with delivering their mission, vision and purpose.

Jun 17, 2022
Transit with EZfare provides a regional fare system, as all neighboring transit agencies use the same mobile payment tool. For our riders, it gives a single solution that provides real-time bus/rail information, trip planning and fare payment. (Video viewing at the external link requires freee registration)
