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In an era driven by technological advancements, public transportation is evolving to meet the needs of modern commuters. Navigating public transportation can often be a daunting and time-consuming task. However, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) is changing the game with its revolutionary technological advancements.

From a user-friendly Transit app to mobile-based ticketing,validators, trip planning, and the future possibility of fare capping, GCRTA is…

Cold Weather- Keepin’ service alive!

The best way to spend a polar vortex day is snuggled up under the covers in your warm house. But not everyone has the luxury of having their business close for the day, working from home, or calling in for a personal day. The mechanics, hostlers, operators, and other district staff still report to work, no matter the weather, in order to keep RTA operations up and running.

So who are these stellar employees?

Bus District Hostlers…

Waterfront Line Closure

In 2021, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) Waterfront Line, an essential piece of Cleveland's transportation infrastructure, was forced to close due to safety concerns surrounding its main bridge near the Flats. The 2.2-mile Waterfront Line services the Browns Stadium, East Bank of the Flats, Settlers Landing, North Coast, and South Harbor. The decision to close the Waterfront Line was not taken lightly. In 2018,…

Congratulations to RTA's Transit Police! They are the winners of the 2019 APTA Gold Award for Bus Security. Their efforts to train RTA employees to recognize and respond properly to an active shooter incident help keep RTA employees and customers safe. Transit Police, along with many internal and external stakeholders, organized a joint Bus/Rail full-scale exercise in October 2017 to determine RTA employee response to an active shooter…

In preparation for the bus system redesign, NEXT GEN RTA, our Sign Shop has been busy at work printing and placing new bus stop signs. So we don’t confuse customers with this new information that won’t be accurate until June, the signs will look just a little different.

Bus stop signs that have been replaced along a route for NEXT GEN RTA will just look like the current bus stop signs, but with a blue bar over all the text. There will be no specific current route information posted at…

The holiday season got a little brighter for one family this year after their autistic son was reported lost, disoriented and possibly on a GCRTA bus.

Service Quality Coordinator D’Von received a call from Operator Nicauya to request a wellness check from Transit Police regarding an autistic male that may be lost on his bus. A description was provided from the operator, as well as the direction the bus was traveling. Service Quality requested that Transit Police meet the bus at…

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Introduction

What is RTA?
What is Transit Oriented Development?
What is Joint-Development TOD?
Why Transit Oriented Development?

Planning…

RTA's 2010-2020 Strategic Plan is an update of the agency's 2004 Long Range Plan titled Transit 2025. The Strategic Plan gives RTA a clear path to the future, and will ultimately help make RTA the transportation mode of choice for Greater Cleveland.

This is the time to "Re: imagine" the RTA.

"Re:" — In English, this abbreviation is short for "regarding" and draws special attention to a particular subject matter. RTA’s 2010-2020…

Today, we celebrate National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Here at RTA, we have the second largest law enforcement unit in Cuyahoga County! RTA Transit Police work 24/7 to ensure the safety of our community. The Transit Police Department was formed to protect and serve the nearly 50 million passengers who ride RTA each year.  Transit Police respond to and investigate all crimes directly related to RTA or occurring on RTA property, including the buses, trains, facilities and right-of…