| Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Owner | City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County |
| Area served | Hamilton County (in addition provides commuter routes from Butler County, Clermont County, and Warren County into Cincinnati) |
| Transit type | Bus, Express bus service, Paratransit |
| Number of lines |
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| Number of stations | 3,800 bus stops[1] |
| Daily ridership | 44,600 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[2] |
| Annual ridership | 13,091,500 (2023)[3] |
| Chief executive | Darryl Haley |
| Headquarters | 525 Vine Street, Suite 500 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Website | go-metro Transdev[5] |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | December 30, 1952 (as Cincinnati Transit Commission) |
| Number of vehicles | 353 transit buses, 46 paratransit vehicles |
The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) is the public transport agency serving Cincinnati and its Ohio suburbs. SORTA operates Metro fixed-route buses, bus rapid transit, microtransit, and paratransit services. SORTA's headquarters are located at the Huntington Building in Cincinnati’s Central Business District. The agency is managed by CEO and General Manager Darryl Haley along with a 13-member board of trustees. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 13,091,500, or about 44,600 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
Downtown Cincinnati is also served by the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK), whose transit services extend over the Ohio River into Northern Kentucky.
- ^ "SORTA's current GTFS feed data". Go-Metro.com. SORTA. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ "Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2013" (PDF). Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority. 2014. p. 19. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ Coolidge, Sharon (October 6, 2016). "Full speed ahead: Streetcar operator will run more streetcars". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved October 7, 2016.