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Riders welcome. Dayton's Regional Transit Authority was granted access to Beavercreek, Ohio despite outcry from residents. The bus service to Beavercreek will start on Sunday.

The Greater Dayton RTA won the battle but will Beavercreek win the war?

The public transit service is scheduled a bus to arrive near The Mall of Fairfield Commons on Sunday beginning a trial run for passengers who want to catch a ride out to area. It gives it a year for RTA to prove that the bus is necessary for the suburb.

The city of Beavercreek is a heavily Republican area. The residents weren't happy about this. They've vocally complained about this and warned that its going to bring nothing but trouble. They plan to rebuke the RTA by calling police upon the bus riders the moment they act inappropriate around the area.

It's a win for the residents who had to walk at least four miles to the mall. It was extremely dangerous for people to walk on North Fairfield Road. The six to eight lane road has limited access to sidewalks and the easternmost side of the road is likely the only access for walkers.

The United States Federal Highway Administration and the Department of Justice warned the Dayton's suburb that if they refuse to get a bus line out there, they would lose funding.

The Greene County Area Transit and RTA have long complained about the city not advocating public transportation in the area.

It's a small step to at equality.

The RTA only serves a portion of Greene and Montgomery County. It serves Dayton and its inner and some of its outer suburbs.

The public transit still has trouble entering areas like Fairborn, Troy, Tipp City and Bellbrook. These suburbs are extremely conservative and have fought against the RTA as well.

Did you know that the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) has buses that serve Columbus and its neighboring communities?

The COTA is hoping to expand its service by adding light rail transit. Columbus population is over 796,000 people.

A win for the RTA.

COTA has buses that cover Franklin, Delaware, Licking and Fairfield Counties respectively. There's COTA buses that serve the Ohio State University, Port Columbus International Airport, Polaris Fashion Mall, Tuttle Crossing Mall, The Easton, Ohio Dominion University, Capital University and the Hollywood Casino.

Did you know that the Southern Ohio Regional Transit Authority (Cincinnati's Metro) has buses that serve Cincinnati and its neighboring communities?

The Metro covers Hamilton, Butler, Clemont, and Warren Counties respectively.

It covers the Kenwood Town Center, Lunken Airport, The Horseshoe Casino, Tri-County Mall, Kings Island, the Eastgate Mall, Paul Brown Stadium, Great American Ballpark and the National Underground Railroad Museum.

The Metro wants to install the controversial streetcar/light rail project. The mayor of Cincinnati is strongly against the idea and wants to drop the streetcar project.

The Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) also serves the city of Cincinnati. The bus service covers Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.

The TANK serves Campbell, Boone and Kenton Counties respectively.

The TANK serves the Northern Kentucky University, the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Turfway Downs, The Newport on The Levee, the Florence Mall and Thomas More College.

TANK and Metro work together often when it serves the needs of its residents.

Cincinnati's population is 293,000. The metro Cincinnati area including Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana is 2.4 million residents.