Public Transit
The success of any city is measured in part by the variety of
viable transportation options it can provide its employees and
residents. While Downtown Cleveland is serviced by a superior
network of highways, it is the service provided by RTA (Greater
Cleveland Regional Transit Authority) that really gives downtown
residents, employees and visitors a diverse set of transit
options.
Whether you are commuting into Downtown or you need a way to get
around once you are Downtown, RTA has you covered:
The HealthLine
RTA's newest transit line serves one of the city's busiest
routes, the Euclid Avenue Corridor. Completed in 2008, the
HealthLine is a state of the art Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system
that features dedicated lanes along Euclid and off-board fare
collection, which dramatically increases the speed of a commute
into and out of Downtown. The sleek 60-foot articulated buses run
on a diesel-electric hybrid motor system that produce 90% less
emissions than regular buses. Best of all, the HealthLine operates
24/7 and is very easy to catch. During rush hour, you can catch the
HealthLine as frequently as every 5 minutes. Click here for
route map (PDF) and schedule.
Free Downtown Trolleys
One of the most successful additions to RTA's system was the
creation of the E-Line and B-Line trolleys that serve Downtown.
These free trolleys routes provide downtown employees, residents
and visitors a quick way to get to the most popular destination of
the city. The two routes operate from 7:00am - 7:00pm
Monday-Friday. Each line runs with a 10-minute service interval, so
you're never far away from quick, easy, and FREE downtown
transportation! To help those who need to apply for ADA
certification, each route also serves RTA's Main Office Building,
1240 W 6 Street.
E-Line
serves the Warehouse District on W 9 and W 6 streets, Public Square
and Tower City, the Entertainment District on E 4 Street, the
theatres in PlayhouseSquare, Cleveland State University, and other
commercial spots on Lower Euclid Avenue. Click here for
route map (PDF) and schedule.
B-Line
circles Superior and Lakeside Avenues between W 6 Street in the
Warehouse District and E 12 Street. It serves the State Office
Building, Public Square and Tower City, Cleveland Public Library,
the Convention Center, Cleveland City Hall, the Federal Office
Building, Cuyahoga County offices and many other commercial
locations. Click
here for route map (PDF) and schedule.
Rail/Rapid Transit
The center of the city is also serviced by 3 major rail lines
and 1 special service rail line (the Waterfront Line) that carry
people into and throughout Downtown. All rail lines meet at the
main terminal at Tower City Center. From there it is merely a
matter of minutes to anywhere in Downtown thanks to dozens of
connecting bus routes, trolleys and the HealthLine. No matter what
the traffic or the weather is like outside, your commute into
Downtown will be a breeze. Even getting to the airport from
Downtown is a breeze with the RTA's Red Line, which drops you off
right inside the terminal (one of only a handful of cities in the
country that provide direct rail access from the city to the
airport).
- The Red Line stretches from the
east side of the city all the way to the west side and Cleveland
Hopkins International Airport. Click here for route
map (PDF) and schedule.
- The Blue Line is a light rail
line that serves the east side of the city by raveling through
Shaker Square, down Van Aken Boulevard and ending at Warrensville
Road. Click here
for route map (PDF) and schedule.
- The Green Line is RTA's second
east side light rail line that connects to Shaker Square. From
Shaker Square, the Green Line travels down Shaker Boulevard to
Green Road. Click
here for route map (PDF) and schedule.
- The Waterfront Line is a special
service light rail route that connects Tower City Center, Cleveland
Browns Stadium, the Greate Lakes Science Center and the Rock &
Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. This line is only operational on the
weekends during major events or Browns home games. Click here for route
map (PDF) and schedule.
Bus Routes
Dozens of bus routes travel through Downtown everyday. In order
to create a more efficient flow of bus routes into and out of
Downtown, RTA created the new Stephanie
Tubbs Jones Transit Center located at Prospect and E. 21st near
CSU's Wolstien Center. The new center provides a safe and
clean "airport-like" environment for RTA customers to wait for and
to transfer between bus services. For a complete
list of bus routes and schedules click here.