Stark Area Regional Transit Authority

Stark Area Regional Transit Authority
A SARTA bus in downtown Cleveland
Founded1997
Headquarters1600 Gateway Blvd SE
Canton, Ohio
Service areaStark County, Ohio
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes32
Stops1,554
Stations4
Fleet80
Daily ridership4,800 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[1]
Annual ridership1,371,600 (2023)[2]
Fuel typeDiesel, Diesel-electric hybrid, CNG, Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Chief executiveKirt Conrad
Websitesartaonline.com

Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) is a public sector transit agency servicing Stark County, Ohio. In addition to its regular line service within Stark County, SARTA runs one bus route (with multiple times) between Canton and downtown Akron, connecting to Akron's METRO RTA bus system and also serving the Akron-Canton Regional Airport from both cities and one route to Cleveland[3] starting March 4, 2013. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 1,371,600, or about 4,800 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.

SARTA's administrative office and bus garage are located in Canton. It is managed by CEO/Executive Director Kirt Conrad, as well as a 9-member board of trustees.[4] SARTA is primarily funded by a county 0.25% sales tax which was first approved in 1997 and renewed in 2002, 2006 and 2011.[5]

  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
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