METRO Regional Transit Authority

METRO RTA
Founded1969[1]
Headquarters416 Kenmore Blvd.
LocaleAkron, Ohio
Service areaSummit County, Ohio
Service typebus service, paratransit, express bus service
Daily ridership23,300 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[2]
Annual ridership4,260,900 (2023)[3]
Websitewww.yourmetrobus.org
METRO Regional Transit Authority previous logo style
Robert K. Pfaff Transit Center
Metro Bus lineup

METRO Regional Transit Authority (METRO RTA), also known as Akron Metropolitan Regional Transit Authority, is the public transit agency serving Summit County, Ohio and the city of Akron. It operates a number of local routes, and also operates one route into downtown Cleveland.[4] Akron Metro transports passengers to/from school, work, grocery stores, malls and jobs all across Summit County. METRO RTA's fleet consists of about 200+ vehicles running on diesel, diesel-electric hybrid and as of 2022/2023, two fully electric Gillig vehicles, compressed natural gas fuels. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 4,260,900, or about 23,300 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.

Route names

Since spring 2021, Metro developed a new transit plan to improve frequency of service in the Akron and Summit County areas called “Reimagine Metro”. The plan went into effect on June 4, 2023. Here’s a list of the previous routes. Routes up to date as of 9/4/23.

Route Name Terminal 1 Terminal 2 via Length notes
1 West Market Downtown
Robert K. Pfaff Transit Center
Fairlawn
Market Square at Montrose (Rothrock Rd)
West Market Street, Medina Road, Hollythorn Drive 12.5 miles (20.1 km) 15 Minute Frequent Service Route. Connects with Medina County Public Transit Route 18 at Rothrock Rd. Inbound trips changes to Route 2 at RKP Transit Center Monday-Saturday.
2 Arlington Downtown
RKP Transit Center
Green
Interstate Parkway
East Exchange Street, South Arlington Road 9.1 miles (14.6 km) 15 Minute Frequent Service Route. Inbound trips changes to Route 1 at RKP Transit Center Monday-Saturday.
3 Copley/Barberton Downtown
RKP Transit Center
Barberton
2nd St & Tuscarawas Ave
Copley Road, South Hawkins Avenue, Vernon Odom, Romig Road, State Street, 5th Street, Snyder Avenue, Van Buren Avenue, Wooster Road, 2nd Street 12.2 miles (19.6 km)
6 East Exchange/Canton Rd Downtown
RKP Transit Center
Lakemore
Tri-County Plaza
East Market Street (OH-18), Canton Road (OH-91), Mogadore Road, High Grove Blvd, Ellet Avenue 9.5 miles (15.3 km) 15 Minute Frequent Service Route in conjunction with Route 19 along East Exchange Street.
8 Barberton-Norton/Wooster Norton
Norton Plaza (8N)

Norton JR Wheel (8W) Barberton 2nd St & Tuscarawas Ave (8W)

Downtown
RKP Transit Center
Wooster Road, Kenmore Blvd, Norton Avenue (8N) 9.6 miles (15.4 km)
(8W)10.8 miles (17.4 km) (To Jr Wheel)
Limited trips Monday-Saturday start/end in Barberton as the 8W.
9 East Ave/Battles Downtown
RKP Transit Center
Rolling Acres
Romig Road Transit Center
East Avenue, Vernon Odom Blvd 6.9 miles (11.1 km)
10 Howard/Portage Trail Downtown
RKP Transit Center
Cuyahoga Falls
Independence Transit Center
North Howard Street, Portage Trail 10.3 miles (16.6 km)
13 Grant/Firestone Park Downtown
RKP Transit Center
Firestone Park
Brown St & Giant Eagle
Grant Street, Firestone Blvd, East Archwood Avenue 5.7 miles (9.2 km) 15 Minute Frequent Service Route.
15 Brown/Inman Downtown
RKP Transit Center
Firestone Park
Brown Street & Giant Eagle
Brown Street, Inman Street 7.8 miles (12.6 km)
16 Euclid/Vernon Odom Downtown
RKP Transit Center
West Akron
South Hawkins & Diagonal
Akron General Avenue, Euclid Avenue, Vernon Odom, Diagonal 4.1 miles (6.6 km) 15 Minute Frequent Service Route.
19 E. Exchange/Eastland Downtown
RKP Transit Center
Cuyahoga Falls
Independence Transit Center
Eastland Avenue, East Exchange Street 6.9 miles (11.1 km) 15 Minute Frequent Service Route in conjunction with Route 6 along East Exchange Street.
20 Tallmadge/Brimfield Downtown
RKP Transit Center
Brimfield
Cascade Plaza (Brimfield Walmart)
Main Street, Tallmadge Avenue, Brittain Road, Independence Transit Center, West Avenue, East Avenue 10.7 miles (17.2 km) Connects with PARTA Route 90 at Brimfield Walmart & Meijer's on weekdays only. Route 20 runs 7 days
22 Howe/Stow-Kent Downtown
RKP Transit Center
Stow
Target Plaza

Kent
Kent Central Gateway (service on hold)

Main Street, Glenwood, Evans, Home, Howe, Independence Transit Center, Brittain Road, Munroe Falls Avenue, Darrow Road (OH-91), Graham Road, Fishcreek Road, Kent Road (OH-59) Stow Trips

16.0 miles (25.7 km) Kent Trips 19.1 miles (30.7 km)

Connects with PARTA Route 30 from Fishcreek/Graham to Target Plaza in Stow Monday-Saturday. Service to Kent Central Gateway currently on hold.[5]
23 Goodyear Heights/Gilchrist Downtown
RKP Transit Center
Mogadore
Mogadore Rd & Cleveland Ave
East Market Street (OH-18), Goodyear Blvd, Eastwood Avenue, Darrow Road (OH-91), Gilchrist Road, Mogadore Road 12.9 miles (20.7 km) (reroute distance) Route currently on long-term reroute using East Market, Sieberling, Brittain, & Malasia before connecting to Goodyear Blvd.
25 Kelly/Triplett Downtown
RKP Transit Center
Ellet
Akron Fulton Airport (at Triplett & Massillon)
East Thornton Street, Spicer Street, Johnston Street, Inman Street, Lovers Lane, Arlington Street, 7th Avenue, Kelly Avenue, Triplett Blvd 6.4 miles

(10.3 km)

26 Delia/White Pond Downtown
RKP Transit Center
Wallhaven
Summa Health White Pond Medical Center
West Exchange Street, Frank Boulevard, White Pond Road 7.2 miles (11.6 km) Now provides all day 7-day service
27 West Exchange/Merriman Valley Downtown

RKP Transit Center

Merriman Valley

Weathervane Circle

West Exchange Street, West Market Street (OH-18), Bryden, North Hawkins Avenue, Thurmont Road, Treeside Drive, Cromwell Drive, Zahn Drive, Fairfax Road, Garman Road, North Portage Path, Merriman Road, Weathervane Lane 9.3 miles

(14.9 km)

29 South Main/Machester Downtown

RKP Transit Center

Portage Lakes

Manchester Acme

South Main Street, Waterloo Road, Manchester Road, Robinson Street, Cormany Road, Carnegie Avenue, Cory Avenue Outbound Trips

6.0 miles (9.6 km) Inbound Trips 8.0 miles (12.8 km)

All inbound trips loop via Carnegie, Cory, & Waterloo.
31 Cuyahoga Falls/Macedonia Downtown

RKP Transit Center

Maple Heights

Southgate Transit Center Stow Gilbert & Quail Creek

Main Street, Cuyahoga Falls Avenue, Front Street, 2nd Street, Graham Road, State Road, Steels Corners Road, Wyoga Lake Road, Akron-Cleveland Road, Chittenden Road, Hines Hill Road, OH-8, South Bedford Road, Aurora Road (OH-82), Olde Eight Road, Northfield Road (OH-8) Southgate Trips

31.9 miles (51.3 km) Stow Trips 8.3 miles (13.3 km)

Monday-Saturday trips operate to/from Southgate Transit Center, connecting with GCRTA 19A, 40, 41, 90, & PARTA 100. Limited weekday & all Sunday service starts/ends in Stow. One weekday trip starts/ends in Cuyahoga Falls.
32 Hudson/Twinsburg Downtown

RKP Transit Center

Maple Heights

Southgate Transit Center

Main Street, Cuyahoga Falls Avenue, Front Street, 2nd Street, Hudson Drive, Commerce Drive, Darrow Road (OH-91), Aurora Road (OH-82), Highland Road, Valley View Road, Olde Eight Road, Northfield Road (OH-8) 34.1 miles

(54.8 km)

Monday-Saturday service only. Connections at Southgate Transit Center with GCRTA 19A, 40, 41, 90, & PARTA 100.
40 Manchester/West Thornton Downtown

RKP Transit Center

Sherbondy Hill

West Thornton/La Croix

South Main Street, West Thornton Street, Russell Avenue, Rhodes Avenue, Manchester Road 2.4 miles

(3.8 km)

55 Roo Express Downtown

RKP Transit Center

Middlebury

Butchel & Spicer

Broadway Street, High Street, East Exchange Street, Sherman Street, East Thornton Street, Brown Street, University Avenue, Fir Hill, Butchel Avenue, East Market Street (OH-18) 5.7 miles

(9.1 km)

Weekday Only Service. Loop service through University of Akron.
61 Northcoast Express Downtown
RKP Transit Center
Cleveland
Veterans Health Administration
I-77, Ghent Road, Prospect Avenue, Lakeside Avenue, Euclid Avenue, East 105th Street 44.6 miles (71.8 km) Weekday Limited service only
91 Kent Express Downtown

RKP Transit Center

Kent

Kent Central Gateway

East Exchange Street, East Market Street, I-76, S. Water Street (OH-43), OH-261, Campus Connector Drive, Summit Street, Depeyster Street 15.9 miles

(25.5 km)

Monday-Saturday service only. Service is currently on hold.[5][6]

Facilities

Head Office

Address: 416 Kenmore Boulevard, Akron
Coordinates: 41°02′58.6″N 81°32′26.8″W / 41.049611°N 81.540778°W / 41.049611; -81.540778
Facilities: Head office, administration, vehicle storage and maintenance

Robert K. Pfaff Transit Center

Address: 631 South Broadway Street, downtown Akron[7]
Coordinates: 41°04′10″N 81°31′23″W / 41.06944°N 81.52306°W / 41.06944; -81.52306
Facilities: Terminus for local bus routes, suburban routes, X61 North Coast Express bus service to Cleveland,[8] intercity Greyhound services, and Stark County & Portage County connecting buses.[9][10] Youngstown’s WRTA route 81 serves as the Akron Youngstown express
Opened: 18 January 2009

Rolling Acres Transit Center

Address: 2340 Romig Road, Akron
Facilities: Connector hub for routes 3 and 9 serving West Akron and Barberton, Ohio. This hub is in the former Rolling Acres Mall parking lot. The mall has been shut down since 2008.

Independence Transit Center (Chapel Hill)

Serving North Akron/Cuyahoga Falls and routes 10, 19, 20 & 22, "Independence Transit Center" is similar to Rolling Acres Transit Center which also has no public restroom but does have indoor waiting shelter facilities.[11]

Connecting services

METRO RTA service offers a number of connection opportunities to other area transit agencies.

GCRTA, a neighboring transit agency, provides connecting services between Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Greater Cleveland) and Akron METRO RTA. The two systems connect with two lines in Maple Heights at Southgate Transit Center (31 & 32), near the Southgate USA plaza. GCRTA does not serve METRO RTA's Robert K. Pfaff Transit Center.[12]

METRO RTA's "North Coast Express" route 61 connect with GCRTA routes in downtown Cleveland.

PARTA, a neighboring transit agency, offers services between Portage County, Ohio (Kent/Ravenna) and Akron, including service to METRO RTA's Robert K. Pfaff Transit Center (90), along with connections in Stow(30), and in Maple Heights (100).[13]

SARTA, a neighboring transit agency, operates one hourly weekday and Saturday route between Canton and Akron starting at 6:00am, 6:45am and every :45 until 8:45pm. This route, 81 Canton Akron Express, connects with METRO RTA. SARTA route 81 also serves Downtown Canton, Akron-Canton Regional Airport, Belden Village Transit Center in North Canton, Ohio, & Staples on Arlington Road in Akron from both Akron and Canton. SARTA's route services METRO RTA's Robert K. Pfaff Transit Center. Effective in 2018, SARTA also operates a direct express route in the fall and spring directly from Akron Metro Transit Center to Stark State College in North Canton Ohio. This route is named the 88 Stark State Express and runs five times a day and services Akron Metro's RKP Downtown Transit Center Stark State College and Belden Village Transit Center respectively.

See also

References

  1. ^ Metro's History
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Akron Metro". METRO RTA.
  5. ^ a b "PARTA May 25th Board of Trustees Meeting" (PDF). partaonline.org. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  6. ^ "System Map (Prior to Kent Service being put on hold)" (PDF). Reimagine Metro. Archived from the original on 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  7. ^ "Robert K. Pfaff Transit Center". METRO RTA.
  8. ^ North Coast Express to Cleveland, Routes X61
  9. ^ "Akron Metro Transit Center FAQs". METRO RTA.
  10. ^ "Greyhound.com : Locations : Akron, Ohio". Greyhound Lines.
  11. ^ "Akron Metro". METRO RTA.
  12. ^ "Out-of-County Connections". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Archived from the original on 2009-04-10.
  13. ^ "PARTA". Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority.

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