On Dec. 7, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s popular 51 family of routes became the new MetroHealth Line at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at The MetroHealth System’s main campus, 2500 MetroHealth Drive.
The MetroHealth Line was developed as part of a naming rights agreement between RTA and The MetroHealth System, executed earlier this year, to rebrand the No. 51 family of routes. Those routes have the second highest bus ridership after the HealthLine.
“The number 51 bus route operates 24/7 and serves 2.1 million customers each year,” said RTA CEO and General Manager Joe Calabrese. “That makes the MetroHealth Line the second highest bus route in the RTA network, right behind the HealthLine.”
“Like the HealthLine, we know that the MetroHealth Line will be a catalyst to the revitalization of the West 25th Street corridor, just like we have seen on Euclid Avenue,” Calabrese said.
