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2009 City of Akron NEWS Releases
from the desk of Mark Williamson

THE NEW METRO RTA CENTER OPENS SOON

(01/05/09) -

IMAGE: Ribbon cutting ceremony -- click image to enlarge.
Mayor Don Plusquellic joins in ribbon cutting at the new METRO Regional Transit Authority transit center on South Broadway. The official opening will be January 18.

The 'green' project boasts a the roof of 432 solar panels, the largest single array in Ohio, which will provide about 33 percent of the facility's annual needs. A geothermal heating and cooling system includes 45 wells.

IMAGE: Metro RTA Transit Center aerial view.
Metro RTA Transit Center aerial view. Courtesy, Metro RTA

 

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