Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority

Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority
Overview
Owner	City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
Area served	Hamilton County (in addition provides commuter routes from Butler County, Clermont County, and Warren County into Cincinnati)
Transit type	Bus, Express bus service, Paratransit
Number of lines	26 local 1 limited 20 express
Number of stations	3,800 bus stops[1]
Daily ridership	44,800 (weekdays, Q4 2023)[2]
Annual ridership	13,091,500 (2023)[3]
Chief executive	Darryl Haley
Headquarters	525 Vine Street, Suite 500 Cincinnati, Ohio
Website	go-metro.com[4] Transdev[5]
Operation
Began operation	December 30, 1952 (as Cincinnati Transit Commission)
Number of vehicles	353 transit buses, 46 paratransit vehicles

The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) is the public transport agency serving Cincinnati and its Ohio suburbs. SORTA operates Metro fixed-route buses, bus rapid transit, microtransit, and paratransit services. SORTA's headquarters are located at the Huntington Building in Cincinnati’s Central Business District. The agency is managed by CEO and General Manager Darryl Haley along with a 13-member board of trustees. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 13,091,500, or about 44,800 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.

Downtown Cincinnati is also served by the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK), whose transit services extend over the Ohio River into Northern Kentucky.