
Cleveland RTA Overview
- RTA operates 356 buses. There are 70 regular routes.
- 2 Rapid Transit Rail Systems. 68 Railcars run 4 regular routes.
- 11 Downtown Trolleys run 2 regular routes.
- The Bus Rapid Transit Service is operated with 20 buses in bus only lanes throughout downtown Cleveland.
- Over 17.7 million annual service miles.
- RTA provides 44.7 million passenger trips per year.
- RTA owns 84 paratransit vehicles.
- Paratransit ridership is 541,553
Reach thousands of consumers on the RTA Rapid Transit Service
The Cleveland RTA Rapid Transit service is a great way to reach thousands of consumers that use the service to come downtown and to move around Greater Cleveland. Advertise on the service to reach consumers that work and play downtown. You will find a steady stream of consumer using the system everyday with spike occurring for various reasons:
- Cleveland Cavaliers home games
- Cleveland Indians home games
- Cleveland Browns home games
- City events and festivals
- Over 17.7 million annual service miles.
- AM and PM Rush Hour
Advertising Vehicles will work with you to find an advertising package that works to meet your needs. The Rapid is just one more reason that makes the Cleveland RTA a great value in advertising.
Cleveland Market

- Cleveland MSA Population: 1.32 million
- Number of Households: 620,275
- Cuyahoga County Population: 1.28 million
- Median Age: 33
- Mean Household Income: $46,021
- Ethnic Composition: 33.4% White, 53.3% African American, 1.8% Asian, 10% Hispanic
- Pro Sports: Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Cavaliers
- Major Colleges and Universities: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University, John Carroll University, Ursuline College, Oberlin College, University of Akron, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cuyahoga Community College, and Baldwin-Wallace College
Cleveland is proud of its history and attractions:
- Cuyahoga County is the most populous county in the state of Ohio.
- Cleveland is home to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame.
- Cleveland is home to one of the top Hospital systems in the country: The Cleveland Clinic.
- Cleveland is the 33rd largest city in the United States.
- Residents of Cleveland are called “Clevelanders”.
- The most commonly used nickname for the city of Cleveland is “The Rock n Roll Capital of the World”.
- Cleveland borders Lake Erie, the fourth largest Great Lake
Contact our Cleveland sales office at 216-961-6000.