CLEVELAND — The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) on Wednesday rolled out 16 new buses it calls “passenger and environmental friendly.” 

What You Need To Know

  • Greater Cleveland RTA has 16 new buses for its HealthLine bus rapid transit system

  • The new buses come with free Wi-Fi and LCD screens

  • The buses also come equipped with a communications system that will prevent buses from being stuck at red lights

  • The RTA says the new buses are environmentally friendly as they use compressed natural gas

The new buses will be used on the RTA’s HealthLine bus rapid transit system. 

RTA said that the buses use compressed natural gas, which the organization said is a “clean-burning fuel that has very low emissions.” 

“All of the buses come with features that will be of great service to our passengers, such as free Wi-Fi, and LCD screens that display real time route updates, along with news and weather reports,” said GCRTA General Manager and CEO India Birdsong. “The buses are powered by low emission technology and meets both EPA and NHTSA program goals to reduce harmful emission and fuel consumption.”

The bus has hand sanitizer dispensers located at the front, middle and rear doors. The seats are also made of plastic and easier to disinfect, RTA said. 

The buses also come equipped with a communication system that interacts with traffic lights to reduce the amount of time waiting in traffic. 

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