All Aboard! RTA’ss New High-Tech, Low Emissions HealthLine Bus Fleet!

FreshWaterCleveland.com, Posted March 21st 2022

**RTA’S NEW ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PASSENGER BUS**

The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) introduced 16 new environmentally-friendly passenger and buses along the HealthLine bus-rapid (BRT) system, which runs along Euclid Avenue and connects Public Square to Louis Stokes Station at Windermere Rapid station in East Cleveland.

Additionally, the 16 buses are environmentally friendly. “The buses are powered by low emission technology and meets both EPA and NHTSA program goals to reduce harmful emission and fuel consumption,” GCRTA general manager and CEO India Birdsong said in a statement.

Technical features include a communication system the connects with the traffic lights along the route—reducing time stopped at intersections—interior and exterior cameras for rider safety, and a turn warning system to alert surrounding pedestrians.

The $200 million HealthLine is Cleveland’s first BRT system and is considered the world-class standard for BRT—being named the ‘Best’ Bus Rapid Transit in North America by the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy.