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Summit County honors Metro Regional Transit Authority; officials highlight mobile shower bus for people experiencing homelessness
Summary
Summit County recognized Metro Regional Transit Authority as APTA's 2025 outstanding public transportation system and highlighted Metro’s converted 'shower bus' that provides showers, laundry and support services for unhoused residents. County officials invited Metro to a facility tour and corrected a typographical error in the proclamation.
Summit County council members presented a proclamation recognizing Metro Regional Transit Authority for being named the American Public Transportation Association’s 2025 outstanding public transportation system.
A county official reading the proclamation noted a typographical error in the printed document but said the county would correct it and deliver the corrected version. The proclamation described Metro — headquartered on Kenmore Boulevard — as Summit County’s public transportation provider since 1969 and praised Metro’s record on efficiency, safety, customer service and community engagement.
The presenter highlighted a recent community service that drew particular attention: Metro converted a former coach into a mobile “shower and laundry” bus in partnership with Forever Our Children to provide showers, haircuts, clothing and counseling services to people experiencing homelessness. “They literally took a former coach, transferred it into a mobile shower and laundry room,” the presenter said, calling the program “extraordinary.”
Council Member Jeff Wilhite joined county officials in applauding Metro and invited representatives to receive the proclamation and to show the council their new facility. County leaders also said counterparts in Canton plan to donate two coaches so the program can expand into Stark County.
The recognition was ceremonial; no formal county appropriation or policy change was announced. The county said it would deliver a corrected proclamation and extend an invitation to Metro for a facility tour.
