Antonette Shappy: I ride all 3 lines all the time. I'm constantly going from the East side to the West depending on how my connecting bus is running and my time schedule I sometimes will take the green line to tower city and then walk across the turnstiles to the red line to complete my destination. I don't have anything negative to say about the rail system - not to say that RTA isn't flawed (its is) but my experience on the rails have been fine - & I've been riding the rapid for almost 20 years on and off. If the Green & Blue lines are your main transportation then just be sure to make sure of the time each rapid leaves - they alternate blue green every 15 minutes - I have seen many people get on the rapid thinking it was the blue line only to find they are on the green line - the drivers usually don't announce what line it is until after they've pulled out of Tower City - its not that big of a deal only because from Tower City to Shaker Square the Blue and Green rapid! s run the same route. To me the rapid is very convenient because I live very close to a bus line that travels pass all 3 rapid lines and I can get downtown very quickly take care of business and be home in a reasonable amount of time....Show more
Alexandria Popik: OMG im from Cleveland and i love it i wish i could move back sooooooooooooooo bad but yes i really dont like west side market but im sure if you ask people or look up some routes to where you want to go you will find your way !!!! I HOPE YOU LOVE CLEVELAND AS MUCH AS I DO !
Janean Guz: The rail lines won't get you everywhere in Cleveland, let alone Cuyahoga County. RTA is a county mass transportation system. Many bus lines connect to RTA stations, however. If you look at RTA stations on the RTA website, they list connecting buses.If you are asking if there is a free transfer to the Red Line from the Blue or Green line, or from any of the rail lines to the Healthline, the general answer is no. Ther! e generally are no free transfers unless a passenger is using ! a pass or 5-trip fare card. However, persons that rely exclusively on RTA generally buy monthly passes, which cost $85 and $35 for seniors/disabled, so transfers don't matter. There also are $5 day passes.http://www.riderta.com/fares/http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g50207-s303/Clev...http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g50207-d272156/C...Cleveland's mass transportation system is better than the majority of American cities, and much better than any other city in Ohio (e.g., no other Ohio city has rail transit). RTA also operates very convenient free bus trolleys downtown. These are great in bad weather, or if you're going from one side of downtown to another (e.g., from PlayhouseSquare to the Warehouse District), but otherwise sometimes it is easier and more enjoyable just to walk between destinations.Downtown Cleveland is very walkable, with most attractions within, at most, a 15-minute walk of Public Square, where Tower City is located. University Circle, Cleveland's ! cultural center, is even more compact.Probably the biggest thing to note is that many bus lines don't operate or have reduced schedules in the evenings or on weekends. The rail lines also shut down for the early morning hours.BOL!...Show more
Stanton Valdivia: You're asking if you can transfer between trains at Tower City? If so, then yes, you can do that. The station is below ground and the trains all come together there. There's also a major bus stop just outside Tower City, including for the HealthLine bus rapid transit, which will get you to Case Western and the hospital pretty quickly.Overall though, no, you cannot get everywhere by the RTA Rapid alone. For instance, Lakewood isn't served by it and requires a bus transfer, but it's pretty quick. Coventry is almost accessible, but kind of a long walk that should probably not be done at night. The Lakeshore Line is absolutely useless though, unless there's a game going on and they're running more them.Cleveland's ! public transit is better than that of other American cities its size. I! t was the first city to have direct commuter rail access to its airport (before NYC even) and there are a number of express routes that serve the outlying suburbs....Show more
Voncile Slaubaugh: You got some very complete answers. I just wanted to emphasize that it called "the rapid" here in Cleveland (not the rails).
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