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METRO'S traditional bus service, METRO Direct, is headed in different and new directions. We are making more connections, increasing our frequency, and adding more weekend service. Enjoy increased access to shopping, medical services, and employment opportunities!
Reimagine METRO Schedules:
Service improvements & changes start Sunday, June 4, 2023.
- Title VI Analysis
- ***UPDATED***System Map - Starting 6/4/2023
- Key Features
- I Used To Ride This, Now I Will Ride This Guide
- Learn more about the Reimagine METRO process (click HERE)
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***UPDATE*** METRO’s Route 91 Kent Connection, scheduled to launch June 4, has been indefinitely postponed due to unforeseen challenges. Also impacted is Route 22 Howe/Stow/Kent with the route ending at the Stow-Kent Shopping Plaza, at Target, until further notice. METRO is committed to continuing the planning process of these two routes to ensure their success for the benefit of the riders in the communities we serve and to enhance meaningful connections. This is just a bump in the road, not a detour. As we continue to move forward on all of our other proposed routes and changes, as scheduled, we look forward to offering more connections, frequency, and opportunities for both our current riders and potential new riders.
- The Grocery Bus will be returning later this year. More details to follow!
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***UPDATE*** METRO CONNECT, a pilot program launched in September 2020, will no longer continue starting with the June 4 service changes. However, most of the coverage will be absorbed into METRO Direct daily routes in the new Reimagined Network, creating more convenient access.
The portions of METRO Connect, no longer covered include:
- Portage Trail Extension
- The Stow Courthouse
- Front St. in Cuyahoga Falls from Rt 8 to Kent Rd. in Stow
- S. Main St./North Ave. between Munroe Falls Ave. to Tallmadge Circle
Key Features
- Streamlined Service
- 5 new high-frequency 15-minute corridors (see red routes on map)
- 3 new 30-minute routes in addition to 5 existing 30-min routes (see dark blue routes on map)
- New regional connections to Brimfield and Cuyahoga County (Routes 31, 32,)
Key Outcomes
- Significant Coverage of Existing Ridership
- 97% of existing boardings will be within ¼-mile of service on new network
- 63% of existing boardings will be within ¼-mile of a frequent stop on new network
- Increased Proximity to Frequent Service
- Overall, coverage increases by about 1% of residents and of jobs.
- 68% of residents who are near service will be near either a 15- or 30-minute route.
- This goes to 77% for low-income residents and 79% for people of color.
- 75% of jobs that are near service will be near either a 15- or 30-minute route.
- Increased Job Access
- The median number of jobs reachable by Summit County residents near transit in 45 minutes goes up by:
- 53% for all residents
- 104% for lower-income residents
- 89% for all People of Color
- Schedule
- Jan-Mar – Final outreach on draft plan
- March 27 – Board votes on Major Service Change
- Apr-May – Continued outreach on changes
- June 4 – Launch new fixed route network
I Used to Ride vs. I will Ride, starting June 4:
- Route 1 will provide 15-minute service on weekdays during the day along W. Market St. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 2 will provide 15-minute service weekdays along E. Market St and S. Arlington St. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 3 will continue to provide 30-minute service but will now extend to Barberton. Service: 7 days a week.
- Routes 26/27 will provide 30-minute service along W. Exchange St. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 26 also provides 60-minute service between downtown Akron and White Pond via W. Exchange St., Delia Ave., and Hawkins Ave. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 27 also provides 60-minute service between downtown Akron and Merriman Valley via W. Exchange St., N. Hawkins Ave., and Garman Rd. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 2 will provide 15-minute service on weekdays during the day along E. Market St. and S. Arlington St. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 6 will provide 30-minute service along E. Market St. and the Ellet neighborhood. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 23 will provide 60-minute service between downtown Akron, Gilchrist Rd., and Mogadore. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 25 will provide 60-minute service between downtown Akron and Triplett Blvd via Kelly Ave. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 2 will provide 15-minute service on weekdays during the day from along E. Market St. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 6 will continue to provide 30-minute service along E. Exchange St. and the Ellet neighborhood to Lakemore. Service: 7 days a week.
- Routes 31/32 will provide 30-minute service between downtown Akron and Cuyahoga Falls via N. Main St., Cuyahoga Falls Ave., and Front/2nd St. Service: Weekdays & Saturday. Partial routing on Sundays.
- Route 22 will provide 60-minute service between downtown Akron and Independence Transit Center via Howe Ave. and Brittain Rd. Service: Weekdays & Saturday. Partial routing on Sundays.
- Route 8 will continue to provide 30-minute service between downtown Akron and Barberton. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 29 will provide 60-minute service along S. Main St. There will no longer be service on W. Miller Ave. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 9 will continue to provide 60-minute service between downtown Akron and Romig Rd. Transit Center via East Ave. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 10 will continue to provide 30-minute service between downtown Akron and Independence Transit Center via N. Howard St./State Rd. and Portage Trail. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 13 will provide 15-minute service along Grant St. and Brown St. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 15 will provide 30-minute service along South St., Brown St., Cole Ave., and Inman St. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 29 will provide 60-minute service along S. Main St. There will no longer be service south of Waterloo. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 22 will provide 60-minute service between downtown Akron and Independence Transit Center via Glenwood Ave. and Evans Ave. Ending in the Stow-Kent shopping area. Service: Weekdays & Saturday. Partial routing on Sundays.
- Route 20 will provide 60-minute service between downtown Akron and Independence Transit Center via Tallmadge Ave. and Brittain Rd. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 13 will provide 15-minute service along Grant St. and Brown St. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 29 will provide 60-minute service along S. Main St. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 16 will provide 15-minute service on weekdays during the day along Euclid Ave., Diagonal Rd., Hawkins Ave., and Vernon Odom Blvd. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 3 will continue to provide 30-minute service between downtown Akron and Romig Road Transit Center, but will also continue to Barberton via State Rd., 5th St., and Van Buren Ave. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 8 will continue to provide 30-minute service between downtown Akron and Barberton, with every other trip continuing to Wooster Rd. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 15 will provide 30-minute service along South St., Brown St., Cole Ave., and Inman St. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 25 will provide 60-minute service between downtown Akron and Triplett Blvd. via Inman St., Lovers Lane, and Kelly Ave. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 8 will provide 30-minute service along Thornton St., Dart Ave., Lakeshore Blvd., and Kenmore Blvd. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 29 will provide 60-minute service along S. Main St., Waterloo Rd., Carnegie Ave., and Manchester Rd. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 40 will provide hourly service along W. Thornton St., between Manchester Rd. and S. Broadway St. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 19 will provide 30-minute service between downtown Akron and Independence Transit Center via Eastland Ave. and Brittain Rd. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 23 will provide 60-minute service along E. Market St., N. Forge St., and Hazel St. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 29 will provide 60-minute service along S. Main St. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 8 will provide 30-minute service along Thornton St., Dart Ave., Lakeshore Blvd., and the Summit Lake area. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 26/27 will provide 30-minute service along W. Exchange St. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 26 will provide 60-minute service to White Pond Dr. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 26/27 will provide 30-minute service along W. Exchange St. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 1 will provide 15-minute service on weekdays during the day on W. Market St between downtown Akron and Merriman Rd. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 27 will provide 60-minute service to N. Hawkins Ave., Garman Rd., N. Portage Path, and Merriman Valley. This route includes Saturday & Sunday service. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 23 will provide 60-minute service between downtown Akron, Goodyear Blvd., Darrow Rd., and Eastwood Ave. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 31 will provide 60-minute service between downtown Akron, State Rd., and Wyoga Lake Rd. This route includes Saturday service. Service: Weekdays & Saturday. Partial routing on Sundays.
- Route 20 will provide 60-minute service between downtown Akron and Independence Transit Center via Tallmadge Ave. and Brittain Rd. Service: 7 days a week.
- Route 22 will provide 60-minute service along downtown Akron and Independence Transit Center via Home Ave., Howe Ave., and Brittain Rd. Ending in the Stow-Kent shopping area. Service: Weekdays & Saturday. Partial routing on Sundays.
- Route X61 will continue to provide service between downtown Cleveland, Wade Park VA, and downtown Akron at existing service levels. Service: Weekdays only.
Route 101 > No Service
- Current service along Route 101 will no longer be available.
- Route 31 will provide 60-minute service between downtown Akron, MGM Northfield Park and Bedford/Maple Heights via State Rd. and RT 8. Service: Weekdays & Saturday. Partial routing on Sundays.
- Route 32 will provide 60-minute service between downtown Akron, Twinsburg, MGM Northfield Park and Cuyahoga County via Hudson Aurora Rd. and RT 91. Service: Weekdays & Saturday. Partial routing on Sundays.
- Route 32 will provide 60-minute service between downtown Akron, Twinsburg, MGM Northfield Park and Cuyahoga County via Hudson Aurora Rd. and RT 91. Service: Weekdays & Saturday. Partial routing on Sundays.
Route 110 > No Service
- Current service along Route 111 will no longer be available. Connections to Akron-Canton Airport available with a free transfer to SARTA.
- Route 2 will provide 15-minute service between downtown Akron and the University of Akron. Service: 7 days a week.
