From June 28 through August 8, 2020, Blue and Green Line rail service east of Tower City will be replaced with 67R buses due to a six week RTA track construction project between E. 55 and Woodhill.
Statement regarding Transit Police from the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA)
CLEVELAND, OH -- When COVID-19 hit in late March, many Greater Cleveland shelters, churches and libraries that the homeless visit began closing, leaving the homeless with no place to go. As a result, many of the homeless began using Greater Cleve
COVID-19 RTA Update – Monday, June 8, 2020
RTA Employee Tests Positive
CLEVELAND, OH -- Due to the city-mandated curfew impacting Cleveland’s central business district, employees scheduled to work onsite at the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) main office must adjust their work times to begin work n
Cleveland, OH – Due to the city-mandated curfew impacting Cleveland’s Downtown central business district, the main office of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA), 1240 West 6th Street, will be closed Monday, June 1 and Tuesday, J
RTA remains a safe, viable option for those who prefer public transportation or for those who have no other transportation option for their daily commutes. RTA customers can rest assured that RTA remains committed to adhering to the cleaning protocols instituted even before one case of COVID-19 was reported in the State of Ohio, and to those safety measures adopted every day since.
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) is reporting that two additional staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. One individual is a laborer based at the Woodhill facility whose last day of work was Thursday, May 14. The second individual is a Paratransit driver whose last day of work was Wednesday, May 20.
CLEVELAND, OH -- The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) welcomes K-9 officer Valto as the newest member of the Transit Police force. Valto is replacing the retiring Kubo as RTA’s only dual-purpose canine.
The RTA Board of Trustees held a Board Meeting, Committee Meetings and a Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2021 Capital Improvement Plan Budget, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 9 a.m. in the Board Room of the Authority at 1240 West 6th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113. Ths meeting was livestreamed for the public at www.facebook.com/rideRTA
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RTA in The Land
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)

Jun 10, 2022
The Transiteers were a group of Cleveland Transit System bus operators who came together as singing group in 1962 to perform. Now you can see and hear their history as part of new exhibit at the Western Reserve Historical Society museum.

May 17, 2022
Deirdre R. Jones, MPA, Chief of Police/Director of Security, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) Police Department, received a Helping Hands Award for her support of the Diversion Center, including the installation of the garden area, and a shift in culture about mental health and substance use disorders within the GCRTA Police.
May 1, 2022
Meet some of the women who are impacting our community and the country.

Apr 12, 2022
19 News spoke to RTA’s Chief of Police on what’s being done to reduce violence and crime on the buses and trains.
