greater dayton regional transit authority slogan it s time to ride founded 1972 headquarters 4 south main st dayton ohio service area montgomery county and greene county ohio service type bus service express bus paratransit routes 29 stops 3 300 hubs eastown shopping center westown shopping center northwest south dayton mall wright stop plaza downtown dayton stations maintenance facilities 600 longworth st dayton fleet 284 annual ridership 11.6 million 1 fuel type diesel electric and hybrid operator 350 website gdrta the greater dayton regional transit authority formerly known as the miami valley rta is a public transit agency that generally serves the greater dayton ohio area . the gdrta serves communities within montgomery county and parts of greene county ohio usa . there are 31 routes . the buses operate seven days a week 21 hours a day and provide services to many citizens within the area . rta s current executive director is mark donaghy . 2 greater dayton rta is ohio s fourth largest public transit system 3 serving dayton and 23 surrounding communities in montgomery county and parts of greene county . rta provides more than 11 million passenger trips per year on its buses . 4 contents 1 history 1.1 trolley buses 2 hybrid buses 3 rate structure 4 hubs 5 operation 6 contributions 7 regular route list 8 references 9 external links history edit this section needs expansion . you can help by adding to it . august 2011 former gdrta logo the miami valley regional transit authority now the greater dayton regional transit authority or rta took over public transit operations in november 1972 . trolley buses edit main article trolleybuses in dayton one of the first of rta s eti trolley buses in 1996 . one notable feature of the gdrta system is its use of electric trolley buses . only five cities in the united states currently have electric trolley buses boston dayton philadelphia san francisco and seattle . 5 the first electric trolley bus etb operation in ohio occurred in dayton on april 23 1933 when the linden salem line was converted from streetcars to trackless trolleys or trolley buses as they are most commonly known today . the rta renewed its commitment to electric transit with a board of trustees vote to continue the trolley bus service in 1991 and the purchase of a new fleet of etbs from electric transit inc. a joint venture of the czech company skoda and the u.s. company aai corporation based on skoda s model 14tr . final assembly of the vehicles took place in dayton in 1995 98 . electric streetcar service in dayton had started in 1888 and it continued through to and indeed beyond the start of trolley bus service . therefore electric transit service has been operated continuously in dayton since 1888 which is longer than in any other city in the united states . 5 hybrid buses edit with the addition of environmentally friendly diesel buses in 2009 and 2010 to the gdrta s fleet the gdrta is ohio s greenest transit fleet . 6 not in citation given in september 2010 rta was designated the only 5 star ohio green fleet by clean fuels ohio . rate structure edit on august 1 2009 fares were raised to 1.75 in cash for adults and 0.85 for children at least 45 in height the disabled and the elderly . 10 fare tokens for adults can be bought for 15 an adult weekly pass is 19 while an adult monthly pass is 55 . for children up to age 12 & over 45 in height the elderly and the disabled 10 fare tokens are 8.50 and the monthly pass rate is 32 . these items are reduced for students at some area colleges according to school policies . a family all day pass good for 2 adults & 2 kids under 13 and over 45 tall costs 8 . an individual all day pass costs 5 for all riders . no fare to kids below 6 and 45 inches 110 cm limit 2 per fare paying rider . transfers cost 0.25 for all riders and can be used once round trips & stopovers prohibited within 1 hr . 30 mins . project mobility fares are 3.50 . hubs edit the rta operates five bus hubs or transit centers . each hub serves as a connection to many suburban bus routes around dayton . operation edit the rta operates with diesel and electric trolley buses . dayton is the smallest city in the united states to still operate electric trolley buses . 5 the trolley buses travel at least five miles on rta routes serving dayton and some neighboring suburbs . the routes include route 1 route 2 route 3 route 4 route 5 route 7 and route 8 . bus service to dayton international airport from downtown dayton began on 11 august 2013 . service was expanded to stops on pentagon boulevard in beavercreek allowing access to the fairfield commons mall and soin medical center on january 12 2014 . contributions edit the rta has been involved in helping the city of dayton through its contributions to the dayton dragons the schuster center and the dayton aviation heritage national historical park . in addition rta passed a resolution to make easier connections to its regional hubs and prevent misuse of transfers . in january 2007 rta created an established proposal to make all buses serve regional businesses establish transfer points in designated areas and streamline previously neighborhood routes . the rta added two routes to serve areas frequently used by passengers . rta discontinued eight routes in response to overlapping and low passenger counts . regular route list edit 1 pentagon blvd wright state university third st westown tc drexel 2 linden ave eastown tc otterbein lexington northwest tc 3 weekday only wayne ave. eastown 4 townview hoover delphos xenia ave. linden ave. eastown tc westown tc 5 weekday only valley st children s medical center downtown dayton far hills 7 north main st shiloh downtown dayton watervliet 8 northwest tc salem ave lakeview westown tc 9 northwest tc greenwich village derby rd westown 11 kettering to woodman downtown dayton wpafb gate 1b kettering to stroop kettering medical center kettering rec . center the greene 12 five oaks valerie arms forrer blvd dorothy lane 14 northwest tc trotwood centerville 16 union englewood kettering whipp & bigger clyo rd. 17 vandalia south tc 18 huber heights moraine west carrollton miamisburg 19 huber heights moraine miamisburg south tc 22 keowee northridge job center miller ln gateway 23 eastown tc kettering centerville dayton mall south tc 24 garber rd northwest tc westown tc south tc 34 miller ln . northwest tc westbrook rd. mvctc 40 weekday only brookville 41 weekday only new lebanon montg . co. area 1 court downtown dayton 42 weekday only farmersville germantown miamisburg south tc 43 dayton international airport vandalia 60 dayton mall south tc miamisburg 61 villages of miami dayton mall austin landing south tc 64 senior e z ride fridays only 65 senior e z ride tues. and thurs. 66 senior e z ride mon. and wed. x1a downtown dayton wpafb express area a x1b downtown dayton wpafb express area b x5 dayton mall express downtown dayton south tc references edit gdrta profile pdf . retrieved 2014 03 14 . mark donaghy executive director . gdrta . retrieved 2009 06 05 . alcoa wheel and transportation products announces partnership with greater dayton regional transit authority . business wire . september 29 2008 . retrieved 2009 10 02 . gdrta profile pdf . retrieved 2014 03 14 . a b c a brief history of electric transit in dayton . archived from the original on october 10 2007 . retrieved september 3 2011 . dayton becomes ohio s greenest fleet . retrieved 2010 04 21 . external links edit greater dayton regional transit authority city of dayton official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title greater dayton regional transit authority & oldid 740598159 categories bus transportation in ohiotransportation in montgomery county ohiotransportation in greene county ohiowright state universitytransportation in dayton ohiotrolleybus transport in the united statestransit agencies in ohiohidden categories articles to be expanded from august 2011all 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