Stark Area Regional Transit Authority
Transit agency in Stark County, Ohio / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) is a public sector transit agency servicing Stark County, a county in Ohio containing Canton, Alliance, and Massillon. 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 5,400 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
Founded | 1997 |
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Headquarters | 1600 Gateway Blvd SE Canton, Ohio |
Service area | Stark County, Ohio |
Service type | bus service, paratransit |
Routes | 32 |
Stops | 1,554 |
Stations | 4 |
Fleet | 80 |
Daily ridership | 5,400 (weekdays, Q4 2023)[1] |
Annual ridership | 1,371,600 (2023)[2] |
Fuel type | Diesel, Diesel-electric hybrid, CNG, Hydrogen Fuel Cell |
Chief executive | Kirt Conrad |
Website | sartaonline.com |
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]