Stark Area Regional Transit Authority
A SARTA bus in downtown Cleveland | |
| Founded | 1997 |
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| Headquarters | 1600 Gateway Blvd SE Canton, Ohio |
| Service area | Stark County, Ohio |
| Service type | bus service, paratransit |
| Routes | 32 |
| Stops | 1,554 |
| Stations | 4 |
| Fleet | 80 |
| Daily ridership | 4,500 (weekdays, Q4 2025) |
| Annual ridership | 1,406,800 (2025) |
| Fuel type | Diesel, Diesel-electric hybrid, CNG, Hydrogen Fuel Cell |
| Chief executive | Ralph Lee |
| Website | sartaonline.com |
Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) is a public sector transit agency servicing Stark County, Ohio. In addition to its regular line service within Stark County, SARTA runs one bus route (with multiple times) between Canton and downtown Akron, connecting to Akron's METRO RTA bus system and also serving the Akron-Canton Regional Airport from both cities and one route to Cleveland starting March 4, 2013. In 2025, the system had a ridership of 1,406,800, or about 4,500 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2025.
SARTA's administrative office and bus garage are located in Canton. It is managed by CEO/Executive Director Ralph Lee, as well as a 9-member board of trustees. SARTA is primarily funded by a county 0.25% sales tax which was first approved in 1997 and renewed in 2002, 2006 and 2011.