Public Transportation Contact Info
Metro Regional Transit Authority
416 Kenmore Boulevard
Akron, OH 44301
330-762-7267
Web site
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Akron that have easy access to public transportation.
Easy access is defined as no more than a one-half mile walk from a bus route. Bus stop information is ignored.
In cases of overlapping transit authorities, the transit system in review is shown in light purple and all other transit systems are shown in yellow.
Source: Federal Transit Administration and Synergos Technologies, Inc.
Selected Public Transportation Stats
The following tables and charts give a financial and operations overview of the public transportation network in Akron.
Source: Federal Transit Administration - National Transit Database (1996-1998) and Synergos Technologies, Inc.
System Wide Information
General Information Service Area Statistics Square Miles Population Service Consumption Annual Passenger Miles Annual Unlinked Trips Average Weekday Unlinked Trips Average Saturday Unlinked Trips Average Sunday Unlinked Trips Service Supplied Annual Vehicle Revenue Miles Annual Vehicle Revenue Hours Veh. Available for Max. Service Veh. Operated in Max. Service Base Period Requirement Financial Information Fare Revenues Earned Directly Operated Purchased Transportation Total Fare Revenues Earned Sources of Operating Funds Expended Passenger Fares Local Funds State Funds Federal Assistance Other Funds Total Operating Funds Expended Summary of Operating Expenses Salaries, Wages and Benefits Materials and Supplies Purchased Transportation * Other Operating Expenses Total Operating Expenses Reconciling Cash Expenditures Sources of Capital Funds Local Funds State Funds Federal Assistance Total Sources Uses of Capital Funds Rolling Stock Facilites and Other Total Uses | 1997 420 516,033 20,954,938 5,584,144 19,808 7,697 2,555 5,417,104 373,271 281 223 78 3,096,510 108,776 3,205,286 3,205,286 14,455,987 1,810,756 1,425,878 554,257 21,452,164 15,287,003 2,485,073 1,556,450 1,915,841 21,244,367 207,797 84,282 26,004 3,271,703 3,381,989 1,691,536 1,690,453 3,381,989 | 1998 420 516,033 21,316,233 6,282,887 22,122 9,181 2,912 5,426,190 380,217 312 227 77 3,227,257 113,142 3,340,399 3,340,399 13,026,696 1,856,302 2,923,384 698,172 21,844,953 15,265,243 2,530,456 1,706,943 2,144,248 21,646,890 198,063 86,376 340,578 13,282,345 13,709,299 11,968,490 1,740,809 13,709,299 | Change Over Prior Yr 0 0 361,295 698,743 2,314 1,484 357 9,086 6,946 31 4 (1) 130,747 4,366 135,113 135,113 (1,429,291) 45,546 1,497,506 143,915 392,789 (21,760) 45,383 150,493 228,407 402,523 (9,734) 2,094 314,574 10,010,642 10,327,310 10,276,954 50,356 10,327,310 |    |
Mode of Transportation Breakout Information
Bus | Demand Response | |
| Operating Expense Capital Funding Rolling Stock Facilites and Other Annual Passenger Miles Annual Vehicle Revenue Miles Annual Vehicle Revenue Hours Annual Unlinked Trips Average Weekday Unlinked Trips Fixed Guideway Directional Route Miles Vehicles Available for Maximum Service Vehicles Operated in Maximum Service Directly Operated Purchased Transportation Average Fleet Age in Years Peak to Base Ratio Percent Spares Safety Incidents Injuries Fatalities Performance Measures Service Efficiency Operating Expense per Vehicle Revenue Mile Operating Expense per Vehicle Revenue Hour Cost Effectiveness Operating Expense per Passenger Mile Operating Expense per Unlinked Passenger Trip Service Effectiveness Unlinked Passenger Trips per Vehicle Revenue Mile Unlinked Passenger Trips per Vehicle Revenue Hour | $17,128,109 13,709,299 11,968,490 1,740,809 19,499,977 3,880,727 275,421 5,935,310 20,797 .0 158 128 128 0 6.1 1.6 23% 29 29 0 4.41 62.19 0.88 2.89 1.53 21.55 | $4,518,781 0 0 0 1,816,256 1,545,463 104,796 347,577 1,325 .0 154 99 44 55 4.9 .0 56% 5 3 0 2.92 43.12 2.49 13.00 0.22 3.32 |