CLEVELAND – RTA bus routes through Public Square will re-open Monday, RTA announced Thursday. Four bus routes will make stops on Superior Avenue, which has been closed to traffic for months. Those routes are the 3, 26, 38 and 81. RTA was granted an extension last month to reopen Public Square to buses, meaning RTA […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority has received a “final extension” to either repay the Federal Transit Administration $12 million or to reopen Public Square to public transportation. A letter from the FTA, date stamped Friday, granted a “final extension” to March 7 so the city of Cleveland and the GCRTA […]

CLEVELAND, Ohio– A day away from the deadline, RTA found out they will have a little extra time to figure out what to do about bus traffic through Public Square. The federal government gave the Regional Transit Authority until Tuesday, Feb. 21; Monday morning, RTA learned the Federal Transit Administration gave the City of Cleveland a […]

DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – An extensive study, requested by Mayor Frank Jackson regarding bus traffic through Public Square is in, and it backs up RTA’s contention that reopening Superior to bus traffic will not impact safety on the Square and will save money. “The study said Public Square, from a safety perspective, is safer […]

CLEVELAND – When Public Square reopened in June after a 15-month, $50 million renovation, it included bus shelters and traffic signals along a newly-paved portion of Superior Avenue that was meant to serve as a bus lane through the heart of the square. The city of Cleveland announced Tuesday plans to keep the roadway closed […]

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland Police say that the renovation of downtown’s Public Square will get underway Monday, March 9. Police have issued a Public Square Renovation traffic advisory that, during the renovation, Superior Avenue and Ontario Street within the square will be closed to all traffic. RELATED | Public Square makeover on the fast track […]

  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The frigid blast of winter weather caused major problems for the RTA on Tuesday. By Tuesday’s evening rush hour, Red Line Red Line East Side service is running between Windermere to Tower City. Buses continue to serve Red Line WESTBOUND for the time being. The Waterfront Line is now served […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – From Saturday through Wednesday, Oct. 8-12, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) will close the Cuyahoga River Viaduct for track maintenance. The viaduct carries Red Line passengers from the West 25th Street Rapid Station to Tower City. Replacement buses will transport all Red Line passengers between West 25th and Tower […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Filming of the movie I Alex Cross continues here. A major downtown street will be closed next week. From 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, through Saturday, Sept. 10, Lakeside Avenue will be closed from West Third Street to East Sixth Street. The closure will cause these buses to be rerouted by […]