The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority is helping to stop human trafficking, and they’re encouraging riders to be on the lookout for the signs as well. RTA is providing 45-minute training for new employees, so they can identify the signs of human trafficking. The authority has also posted displays on their buses and trains and […]
Cleveland has an impressive view of the skyline at the end of the RTA rapid from Hopkins Airport to downtown, but the first impression isn’t so pleasant. The first impression many riders see, including potentially many republican national convention visitors, is graffiti and much of it. Whether you call it graffiti, art, or an ugly eyesore, we […]
The Greater Cleveland RTA will be offering round-the clock rail service overnight from Dec. 31 until Jan. 1 to make it more convenient for customers to attend New Year’s Eve events. All RTA facilities will be open, including customer service at (216) 621-9500. Several NYE activities include the “Cleveland Rocks NYE” event on Mall B […]
Channel 3 Investigation found passengers on RTA’s Red Line from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to the Louis Stokes/Windermere Station near East Cleveland, along with stops in between, are riding for free. “A lot of people get on the train and don’t pay. I see it all the time,” said Zaida Aponte, who was boarding the […]
RTA continues its tradition of providing extra service to the Browns games beginning Sunday, Sept 14. Regular rush-hour rail service begins several hours before the game, and continues after the game as long as needed. Also, be sure to join the tailgate fun with RTA before every home game. RTA riders will be treated to entertainment, […]
Ohio City is becoming a popular place to live and play, especially for 20-somethings who prefer a downtown way of life, like Rakesh Guha. About 23 percent of all millennials, like Guha, don’t drive. That makes getting to Ohio City from downtown Cleveland an exercise in resourcefulness for the 23-year-old entrepreneur. “Sometimes I’d have […]
Flooding near the Buckeye-Woodhill station made the tracks there unusable, according to RTA. Other parts of the Green Line were underwater Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, so crews had to assess the damage before deciding if they were safe to use, RTA said. When riders found out about the closures, they were concerned about […]
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority stopped service on a portion of the Rapid after rainfall flooded the tracks and damaged a retaining wall on Sunday. The section of a wall collapsed inside a tunnel at the Buckeye Woodhill Station. Debris was left on the tracks, forcing the RTA to stop running the blue […]
RTA has suspended rail service due to a retaining wall collapse and debris on the track at the E. 93rd station near Buckeye and Woodhill. Spokesperson Pat Kearney tells 19 Action News shuttle buses are now running between Tower City and Green Rd. and Tower City and Van Aken-Warrensville Center. The latest estimate is that […]
Violent crime on board Cleveland buses is increasing for both passengers and drivers according to crime statistics obtained in an exclusive 5 On Your Side investigation. According to data obtained from the Greater Cleveland Rapid Transit Agency, there have been 12 assaults and robberies so far this year against drivers compared with 11 for […]
Vice President Joe Biden is marking Infrastructure Week with a stop in Cleveland Wednesday as part of the administration’s push to pressure Congress to address the nation’s national transportation funding crisis. Biden will highlight the new Little Italy – University Circle RTA Rapid station under construction at East 120th Street and Mayfield Road. Nearly 80 percent […]
Beginning Sunday, RTA will change 23 of their bus routes to improve service and create better connectivity for riders who take several routes. Some changes include: The C-Line trolley will now extend to E. 18th St. to provide service to the theater district on evenings and weekends. The 78 route will now serve Brookpark […]
