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SORTA/Metro Data Terms of Use

The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA/Metro) hereby grants you (Licensee) non-exclusive, limited and revocable rights to use, reproduce, and redistribute SORTA/Metro’s transit route schedules, pricing, and other associated data (“Data”) subject to the following Terms:

• SORTA/Metro trademarks and copyrighted materials, including any confusingly similar variants, may not be used in association with Data unless approved in writing by SORTA/Metro.
• Data is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Any modification, alteration, combination or arrangement of the Data is solely at your own risk. SORTA/METRO MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE DATA.  SORTA/METRO DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SORTA/METRO DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE DATA, THE SERVICE OR SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY GIVEN TIME, SECURE, ACCURATE OR FREE FROM ERROR.  SORTA/Metro and its employees, officers, directors and agents will not be liable for damages of any kind arising from the use of Data including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, punitive and consequential damages.
• SORTA/Metro reserves the right to alter and/or no longer provide Data at any time without prior notice.
• SORTA/Metro maintains title, ownership, rights and interest in and to Data.

By downloading or using the Data, you agree to be bound by all of the Terms and Conditions set forth in this Agreement.

Applicable Law
The laws of the State of Ohio shall govern all rights and obligations under this Agreement, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws.

Entire Agreement
This Agreement constitutes the complete and exclusive agreement between SORTA/Metro and Licensee with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written understandings, communications, or agreements not specifically incorporated herein. SORTA/Metro reserves the right to modify or revoke this agreement at any time.

Schedules and Trip Planning Data (GTFS)

GTFS, or the General Transit Feed Specification, is the standard format used by many transit agencies to release schedule and trip planning information.  

Please note that this data will be updated at least quarterly.

Metro GTFS data - March 2013 (posted Feb. 26, 2013)

Metro GTFS data - December 2012 (posted November 29, 2012)

Metro GTFS data - August 2012 (posted August 9, 2012)

Metro GTFS data - June 2012 (posted May 31, 2012)

Metro GTFS data - March 2012 (posted April 20, 2012)

General Transit Feed Specification Reference

 If you've developed an app with Metro's GTFS data, please let us know. Send us an email here.

Visit our User -Created Resources page to see this data in action.