RTA has announced changes to be made to its services, this spring.
RTA says its service costs $800,000 a day to run and it’s facing a $20 million budget cut.
Tuesday, RTA announced an effort to cut $55,000 a day from their current budget.
No routes will be cut but at least twenty will run less frequently.
| Route & Time Period | Today | Spring |
| #8 Cedar M-F daytime | 40 | 60 |
| #9 Mayfield AM rush | 15 | 20 |
| #10 E. 105 M-F daytime | 15 | 20 |
| #14 Kinsman M-F daytime | 15 | 20 |
| #16 E. 55 M-F daytime | 30 | 40 |
| #19 B'way-Miles rush hours | 15/30 | 30 |
| #19 B'way-Miles M-F non-rush & Sun. | 30/60 | 40-45 |
| #22 Lorain transition after PM rush | 15 | 30 |
| #26 Detroit AM rush & midday | 15 | 20 |
| #30 Lakeshore AM rush | 15 | 30 |
| Service Frequency (min.) | ||
| Route & Time Period | Today | Spring |
| #48 Univ Cir-E. 131 AM rush | 15/30 | 20/40 |
| #48 Univ Cir-E. 131 M-F midday | 23/45 | 30/60 |
| #51 MetroHealth Line evs & Sunday | 15/60 | 30/60 |
| #55 Cleve State Line before AM rush | 10 | 20/15 |
| #55 Cleve State Line M-F midday | 30 | 40 |
| #66 RedLine before/after rush hrs. | 10 | 15 |
| #67 Blue/Green/Waterfront rush hours | 8/15 | 10/20 |
| #67 Waterfront Line weekends | 15 | 30 |
| #81 Tremont M-F daytime | 30 | 40 |
| #81 Tremont Saturday | 30 | 45 |
RTA says it won’t be replacing retiring drivers and hopes to avoid layoffs. They’ll also be limiting overtime.
The current action only adds up to $4 million out of the $20 million that needs to be cut. A 25 cent fare increase that was approved in 2016 will also take place in August.