August 23, 201212 yr They could actually tap federal funding from NOACA to run this for three years. But this will only be for six months. I seem to recall this will depart from a temporary park-n-ride lot, possibly at Lorain Community College -- which would allow it to connect with other LCT routes to Lorain and Elyria. At least that's my hope....... LCT will run bus to downtown Cleveland By KAYLEE REMINGTON Posted: 08/23/2012 2:06 AM ELYRIA — After long discussions, the Lorain County commissioners approved a trial run for Lorain County Transit bus route to downtown Cleveland, though a start date has been set. Commissioners Ted Kalo and Lori Kokoski voted yes and Commissioner Tom Williams voted against the bus route because of his concern over the county’s overall financial situation. He said, during yesterday’s meeting, that the money in the general fund can be spent elsewhere. Williams has said before that they need to focus on buildings improvements and buying county vehicles such as for the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office. Kokoski said she spoke to the director of transit and was reassured that if they don’t start using the buses, the county will lose seven buses to another county. The Federal Transportation Administration has pressured the county into finding use for the buses. READ MORE AT: http://m.morningjournal.com/morningjournal/db_/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=3YLQVLnK&full=true#display "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 30, 201212 yr Cleveland bus trips start next week Published: Thursday, August 30, 2012 By KAYLEE REMINGTON [email protected] @MJ_KRemington ELYRIA — Need a ride to Cleveland? The Lorain County Transit’s six-month pilot program for a bus route to Public Square in downtown Cleveland will operate Sept. 4 through Feb. 28 of next year, Mondays through Fridays. The bus stop is at Public Square at Roadway and Ontario. Lorain County commissioners approved the bus route trial run last week. A one-way fare will cost $3.65 for one rider and $7.25 for an all day pass. A surcharge was put on the Cleveland service fare, but is subject to change. For the eastbound route, the buses will depart from the Lorain County Transportation Center and go to the Lorain County Board of Elections for another pickup. They will then go to Public Square. For the westbound route, the buses will depart from Public Square and go to the board of elections and then the transportation center. READ MORE AT: http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2012/08/30/news/doc503eec1c0bf44389933720.txt $7.25 is price for Cleveland and back Filed by Cindy Leise August 30th, 2012 ELYRIA — Beginning Sept. 10, Lorain County residents will be able to hop on a bus in Elyria and Sheffield Township and get a ride to the Horseshoe Casino in downtown Cleveland for just $3.65 a trip. An all-day pass on the Cleveland Commuter Service would cost $7.25. The buses will depart six times a day from two locations: the Lorain County Transportation Center at 40 East Ave., Elyria, and the Lorain County Board of Elections, 1985 North Ridge Road, Sheffield Township. READ MORE AT: http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2012/08/30/7-25-is-price-for-cleveland-and-back/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 30, 201212 yr KJP, I know this is the Lorain County Transit thread, however, is there any plan of running a route out to Medina. THey way it stands right now, Brunswick is the last stop on the 51 at Laurel Square. This year, the city of Medina was added to Cleveland's urbanized area which was reported in the Medina Gazzette. THe article stated that becasue the city was now included in the Greater Cleveland urbanized area, we would be eligible for more transit funding. They did not get into greater detail, so I figured you would be the guy to ask.
August 30, 201212 yr But Medina County is part of the CMSA and a dues-paying member of NOACA. So they can get transit funding through NOACA. But Ohio transit agencies cannot operate beyond their home county unless there is a co-local agreement with another county commission or that county's transit agency. That may sound like a simple action, and sometimes it can be. But it may require a county or another political jurisdiction within that county to provide additional funding depending how long the route is, how many buses are operated, and other activities that incur costs. So Medina County could start their own transit agency at any time they want (many rural counties have transit agencies, but most have no fixed routes). Or they could reach an agreement with GCRTA to extend a route or routes to them. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 30, 201212 yr Medina County does have transit service from GCRTA which goes to Brunswick. Ans there is BARTA (Brunswick) and MCARTA (Median County). I was jus tcurious if there was anything in the works to extend service past Brunswick to Medina.
August 31, 201212 yr Yes, but Brunswick pays GCRTA to provide the service. GCRTA cannot initiate new services in a county other than its own. So unless a political jurisdiction in Medina County is planning an expansion of GCRTA service or that of another transit agency, then nothing is in the works. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 3, 201212 yr Akron Metro RTA expanded its Cleveland service (http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,3709.msg633835.html#msg633835). Lorain County Transit has started a route to downtown Cleveland (http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,16502.msg638467.html#msg638467). And now Laketran is expanding its Cleveland service.... Laketran offers service to Horseshoe, downtown Cleveland By Max Reinhart Posted: 09/02/2012 12:37 AM The idea of parking in downtown Cleveland can be enough to scare off some people from checking out the city's new Horseshoe Casino. With that in mind, Laketran is offering ‘Rock-n-Ride,' a bus service to and from the casino. Julia Schick, Laketran's director of marketing and public relations, said a few months before Horseshoe even opened, Laketran began receiving phone calls requesting service to the casino. READ MORE AT: http://m.news-herald.com/news-herald/db_/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=kByJdL8T&full=true#display "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 4, 201212 yr ^BS. No actual new service, they're just changing the way they market the existing service to downtown.
September 4, 201212 yr Looks like it. I was hoping for some midday trips. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 4, 201212 yr I was hoping for either an evening bus or a UC bus, but I imagine a midday bus would get enough riders to justify itself. As far as evenings go, I'd think that a bus to get people home from evening Indians games, Night classes at CSU/CCC, or a few too many in the warehouse district would probably generate a few riders, but the cost of keeping a dispatcher/maintenance guy on the clock might be the reason they don't consider this. As for University Circle, offering transfers to RTA isn't good enough: If I have to take Laketran to downtown and then transfer to the Healthline, why not just take RTA the whole way and save myself the hassle of getting transfers?
November 5, 201212 yr A reminder -- use it or lose it! Note that LCT offers six weekday round trips between Lorain, Elyria and Cleveland's Public Square/Tower City entrance...... http://www.loraincounty.us/Departments/Lorain-County-Transit/LCT-Bus-Routes/Commuter.aspx "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 24, 201212 yr Wonder what this private service from Lorain and Avon to the casino is (mentioned farther down in the article)? Lorain County Transit adds earlier runs to Cleveland Filed by Steve Fogarty November 24th, 2012 in BREAKING. People who board Lorain County Transit buses weekday mornings to get to work in downtown Cleveland will now be able to make their commute earlier in the day. Starting Monday, LCT will add early-morning times for buses departing weekdays from stops at the Lorain County Board of Elections, Lorain County Transportation Center and the Lorain County Port Authority Complex. Riders who board LCT buses at any of the three stops get off in downtown Cleveland at Public Square. ....The transit service hopes the earlier times will boost ridership, which is key to the long-term survival of the downtown Cleveland commuter route, which is midway through a six-month trial run that began in early September. READ MORE AT: http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2012/11/24/lorain-county-transit-adds-earlier-runs-to-cleveland/#sthash.fJopuqng.uxfs "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 24, 201212 yr Wow, I totally missed this! http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/cleveland_metro/horshoe-casino-cleveland-to-offer-bus-service-tofrom-10-northeast-ohio-cities http://www.horseshoecleveland.com/casinos/horseshoe-cleveland/casino-misc/horseshoe-cleveland-bus-program-detail.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 7, 201312 yr Bus service expands throughout Erie County ANDY OURIEL - SANDUSKY - JAN 7, 2013 http://www.sanduskyregister.com/article/3043516 For less than $3, anyone can board a Sandusky Transit vehicle and zip to any destination in Erie County and as far east as Ohio 58 in Lorain. The one-way trip on the transit’s Demand Response offering includes curbside pickup, allowing people to call in and request a ride. A ride to and from any place in Sandusky is still $2. --------------------------------------------------------------- This is great news for the entire county! But dear God, some of those comments from the local anti-government crowd are disheartening!
January 7, 201312 yr This is great news for the entire county! But dear God, some of those comments from the local anti-government crowd are disheartening! Then shoot back. Tell them to stop swatting at the subsidy flea (transit) instead of ignoring the subsidy elephant (highways and oil companies). Ask them to sell roads to private investors, or to GM or Greyhound. Tell them to ask parking lot owners to charge for each use, or to give discounts to people who use the business but not the parking lot. Tell local governments to charge property owners an impervious surface fee to pay for all the stormwater retention systems needed for all those car-dependent sprawling buildings and parking lots. Read more at: http://allaboardohio.org/2012/09/21/road-air-subsidies-huge-growing-safe-amtraks-are-small-shrinking-attacked/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 29, 201312 yr Changes In The Works For Athens Public Transportation By Olivia BevanLindsey Zimmerman Published Mon, Jan 28, 2013 10:57 pm Dateline Athens, OH Updated Tue, Jan 29, 2013 9:24 am A new logo, routes, and bus are among changes proposed to the Athens Transit system. Athens Transit Transportation Services Manager Michael Lachman presented the plans during Monday night's committee session of the City Council. Lachman said they are looking for a new logo design as a way to modernize the service. "We'd like to give off an image that's modern, that inspires confidence. The status of public transportation in the United States is that it's very slow. It's not something that the mainstream finds useful and I don't think that's the case in other places in the US and other countries around the world," said Lachman. "It's really seen in other places as something the entire spectrum of society can come together to use and so if possible in our logo design and in our marketing we'd like to communicate some of the excitement surrounding this idea." Read more at: http://woub.org/2013/01/28/changes-works-athens-public-transportation
February 2, 201312 yr Lorain County is Ohio's most popoulous without a dedicated funding source for transit. Hopefully that will change this May... County to seek transit levy Filed by Steve Fogarty January 31st, 2013 ELYRIA — The county will put a tax issue on the May ballot in hopes of reviving its public transit system. The commissioners voted unanimously to seek a five-year, 0.4-mill levy, which is expected to generate about $250,000 a year. If approved, voters on average would pay about $2 more a year. “We are the ninth-biggest county in Ohio, and yet we have no dedicated source of funding for a transit system,” county Administrator Jim Cordes said. “The result is a pitiful mass transit system … we need to get back in the game or get out of it.” The levy would be the first for Lorain County Transit in more than 20 years, Cordes said. READ MORE AT: http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2013/01/31/county-to-seek-transit-levy/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 15, 201312 yr Posted: 5:03 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 BUTLER COUNTY TRANSPORTATION BCRTA sees ridership surge Addition of Hamilton-Oxford route partially credited with boosting ridership. By Eric Schwartzberg Staff Writer The Butler County Regional Transit Authority continues to ride a wave of increased popularity, a statistic that could lead to greater federal funding and increased stability for existing routes, according to officials. BCRTA ridership surged from 53,131 rides in 2011 to 77,672 in 2012, a 46.2 percent boost that includes its “on-demand” service and regional route service between Hamilton, Middletown and Oxford. A large portion of the increase is the result of the Hamilton-Oxford Shuttle, a collaboration with Miami University introduced last August. The general public rides the shuttle at a cost of $2 per trip, while Miami University students, faculty and staff members ride the route for free. Thanks to the partnership, the same holds true for BCRTA’s Hamilton-Middletown and Middletown-Oxford routes. READ MORE AT: http://m.middletownjournal.com/news/news/bcrta-sees-ridership-surge/nWDC9/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 13, 201311 yr By this same thinking, if a store gets robbed, should we get rid of the store? BUS SHELTER CAUSES CONTROVERSY IN RAVENNA By Diane Smith | Staff Writer Published: August 13, 2013 4:00AM Ravenna plans to remove a bus shelter from the city's downtown in response to complaints about loitering. Mayor Joseph Bica told members of City Council's community and economic development committee that the problem is not people waiting for the bus in front of 220 W. Main St., but people who use the shelter as a place to loiter. "People sit in that bus stop all day long," he said. "There would still be a bus stop, just not a place to sit." Community Development Director Kerry Macomber said the city received a petition with about 65 signatures, complaining that the shelter on the north side of West Main Street had become a gathering place for "undesirables." Ted Manfrass, who owns the building directly behind the shelter, said people presented with the petition were quick to respond by asking, "Where do I sign?" READ MORE AT: http://www.recordpub.com/news%20local/2013/08/13/bus-shelter-causes-controversy-in-ravenna#.UgpfnJfC31w.email "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 23, 201311 yr City gets revamped bus system By David DeWitt The city of Athens is getting an overhauled bus system with new routes, new stops and a whole new look and feel to boot, officials announced at Mayor Paul Wiehl's press conference Wednesday afternoon. The new system is being coordinated by Michael Lachman of Hocking Athens Perry Community Action. After a year of planning and public input, Lachman and Wiehl together announced the launch of a newly streamlined and expanded Athens Public Transit. Beginning this coming Monday, Aug. 26, the bus system will feature a number of improvements. Fares are being reduced from $1.50 to $1 for riders, while the elderly and people with disabilities fare is going down as well, from 75 cents to 50 cents. READ MORE AT: http://www.athensnews.com/ohio/article-40435-city-gets-revamped-bus-system.html
August 25, 201311 yr :wtf: Just looked at the new 2013 schedules. I am not familliar with the system. It should be good since it is a "college" town. Any comments?
October 14, 201311 yr Ridership growing, but city hits brakes Sandusky officials slammed the brakes on providing any more local tax dollars to the city’s public transportation service. ANDY OURIEL SANDUSKY OCT 14, 2013 City finance officials project Sandusky, by early next year, will have a $1 million deficit in its $16 million everyday operating budget. To maintain the current level of operations, the city will have to find $1 million someplace — raising taxing, perhaps — or reduce services. The latter would include layoffs. A looming fiscal pinch forces city officials to red light funding for all operations outside the general fund, including public transportation. “The plan is to ensure that the Sandusky Transit budget is self-sufficient in 2014,” city engineer Aaron Klein said. Read more at: http://www.sanduskyregister.com/article/sandusky-transit-system/4766846
November 6, 201311 yr Good news! This replaces the old levy that had to be renewed every 10 years with a permanent levy. Now Laketran can do some long-range planning......... Election 2013: Laketran levy approved By David Glasier, The News-Herald POSTED: 11/05/13, 10:19 PM EST | UPDATED: 50 SECS AGO The passage of Issue 2 by a wide margin Tuesday means Laketran has locked in its primary funding stream. Lake County voters approved the issue by a count of 30,259 to 15,613, according to unofficial final returns from the county Elections Board. Issue 2 locks in the .25 percent set aside from the Lake County sales tax that generates 60 percent to 65 percent of the public transit authority’s annual operating budget. Laketran’s budget in 2013 is $12,959,650. Previously, Laketran had to seek approval of the set aside every 10 years. The issue that passed Tuesday is a continuing, or permanent, levy. READ MORE AT: http://www.news-herald.com/general-news/20131105/election-2013-laketran-levy-approved "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 6, 201311 yr :clap: I'm happy about it but it's a little bittersweet knowing what happened in Cincinnati.
November 11, 201311 yr Athens Transit Sees More Than 47K Riders In October By Sara Brumfield - Athens Messenger staff reporter Dateline Athens, OH Updated Mon, Nov 11, 2013 9:48 am The city of Athens has re-designated Hocking Athens Perry Community Action to administer the city’s public transit system and says it's happy with some recent changes the organization has made to the bus system. HAPCAP took over administration of Athens Public Transit last year and has seen ridership grow. Last week, Athens City Council approved an ordinance to allow HAPCAP to continue to operate the system. Athens Public Transit underwent some changes in August including extended hours, expanded routes and bus stops, a new main bus stop on Mulberry Street near Baker University Center and a more modern look to the buses. Athens Transit also reduced its fare. READ MORE AT: http://woub.org/2013/11/11/athens-transit-sees-more-47k-riders-october
December 7, 201311 yr Delaware growth slashes bus subsidy By Laura Arenschield The Columbus Dispatch Saturday December 7, 2013 5:12 AM DELAWARE, Ohio — Samantha Snyder lives in northern Delaware County and doesn’t drive. But she does work. Five days a week, the 24-year-old Ashley resident takes Delaware County’s public transit from her apartment to her job, where she helps prepare food at a nursing home in Delaware. It’s about 24 miles round-trip, and it costs Snyder $16 a day. It’s a lot of money — she earns more than minimum wage, but not by much — but it’s doable on her budget. But because of funding changes at the Delaware Area Transit Agency, her monthly transportation bill is scheduled to go way, way up. The agency is increasing its demand-response fares starting on Jan. 1, in some cases by almost 600 percent. Those fares cover door-to-door pickup and drop-off around Delaware County, rides often used by senior citizens to get to medical appointments or by the disabled or working poor to get to their jobs. READ MORE AT: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/12/07/delaware-growth-slashes-bus-subsidy.html
January 15, 201411 yr SARTA's ridership hits new high in 2013 The Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) provided almost 2.7 million rides last year. By CantonRep.com staff report Posted Jan. 13, 2014 @ 3:36 pm CANTON The Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) provided almost 2.7 million rides between its Fixed Route, Proline and MedLine Services, according to a SARTA press release. The 2,691,025 rides set a record for SARTA as the highest number of rides in a year, breaking last year's record by over 30,000, the release states. According to the release, in 2013, SARTA: Read more: http://www.cantonrep.com/article/20140113/NEWS/140119776#ixzz2qPtsLWMF "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 16, 201411 yr BTW, I saw the SARTA Cleveland bus on East 9th Street today -- that's the midday bus. Looked like a pretty full bus! I was pleasantly surprised. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 28, 201411 yr SPARC in need of some shelters City commissioners want businesses to help share the load. ANDY OURIEL SANDUSKY JAN 27, 2014 Some Sandusky city commissioners want to fast track a plan keeping public transportation affordable and safe. Problem is, they’ll need cooperation from some of the area’s biggest employers and government agencies, all of which benefit from Sandusky Transit services. Several city officials recently urged area businesses and other local government representatives to help invest resources into transit operations. One example lobbied among commissioners at a public meeting involved area businesses installing shuttle shelters near popular stops where buses routinely pick up and drop off passengers for work or leisure. Read more at: http://www.sanduskyregister.com/article/sandusky-transit-system/5218101
February 26, 201411 yr Laketran enters the 21st Century (when will I?? :| :laugh:) Laketran plans technology upgrades, smartphone app for riders By Devon Turchan, The News-Herald Posted: 02/25/14, 1:43 AM EST | Updated: 17 secs ago http://www.news-herald.com/general-news/20140225/laketran-plans-technology-upgrades-smartphone-app-for-riders http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
March 15, 201411 yr There are those in BG who want their transit system to be a real transit system with fixed routes and schedules like the Campus Bus Service that grew into the Portage Area Regional Transit Authority. And then there are those (the city of Bowling Green) who are scared that growing the transit system will somehow threaten their "on-demand" services for disabled persons. I write all this because this article doesn't make the issue very clear... County objects to BG request that could cripple transportation plan WRITTEN BY HAROLD BROWN SENTINEL CITY EDITOR FRIDAY, 14 MARCH 2014 10:07 Wood County Commissioners Thursday morning approved an updated Public-Human Service Transportation plan update, moving a section of the plan that Bowling Green officials do not like to an appendix, rather than removing it completely from the document, as the city requested. The updated plan, when submitted to the Ohio Department of Transportation, helps human service agencies apply for grants to purchase new or replacement vehicles to transport their clients. Tuesday morning commissioners heard city officials ask that a section listing a Transportation Development Plan as a goal be removed from the plan. City officials believe the mention of the TDP could threaten money the city receives for its on-demand transit service and in the long-run expose the city to additional costs. READ MORE AT: http://www.sent-trib.com/front-page/county-objects-to-bg-request-that-could-cripple-transportation-plan "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 15, 201411 yr Thanks for the explanation. I couldn't understand the issue from that article, either. A major handicap for BG and BGSU is lack of reasonably-priced public transportation out of the city. Unless you take a cab or shuttle van, there is no way out of the city.
May 7, 201411 yr Lorain County Transit levy to double bus service fails 58-42%. County is 2nd-most populous in Ohio w/out transit tax https://www.facebook.com/LorainCountyTransitLevyCommittee http://results.ohioboe.com/lorainoh/results.htm "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 29, 201410 yr It's nice to see at least some progress in Lake County--(though I have problems with this much-touted Streetscape project. It's kind of outmoded thinking in planning isn't it? Even for small towns) Laketran to move, improve major hub in Painesville http://www.news-herald.com/general-news/20140728/laketran-to-move-improve-major-hub-in-painesville By Devon Turchan, The News-Herald POSTED: 07/28/14, 9:21 PM EDT | Laketran trustees July 28 approved a face lift to one of the most frequently used of the transit authority’s hubs. By the end of fall, those trustees anticipate a three-shelter transfer station across the street from what is currently a one-shelter stop on St. Clair Street near Main Street in Painesville. Laketran Director of Marketing Julia Schick said the upgrades will improve safety at a location where drivers and pedestrians could experience safety problems. http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
July 29, 201410 yr Sounds like you're thinking of 1970s-era pedestrian malls. Streetscapes are still a proven way to increase the value and vibrancy of business districts. The streetscape projects in Gordon Square, Kamms Corners, Shaker Square, Tremont, etc are all very successful...... Streetscapes Gordon Square: Tremont: Kamm's Corners: "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 29, 201410 yr Sounds like you're thinking of 1970s-era pedestrian malls. actually that's what I was thinking, and this was blamed (at least partially) for screwing up downtown Painesville in the first place in the 70's. They demolished a large block of historic structures and built a shopping mall (below), closing off the portion of Main St in front of it to create a pedestrian mall. Nobody came--again, no doubt attributable to other factors too--but the lack of car access to what was a critical part of the business district was at least partly responsible. They eventually reopened the street--but too little, too late. Maybe this time around it will be different. http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
July 29, 201410 yr or, well, I could just look at it this way-- http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
July 29, 201410 yr Yep, I hated the 1970s ped plazas. Go check out streetscapes in the places I mentioned. Tell me if you like it. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 11, 201410 yr Rumor has it Laketran will be releasing proposed routes/schedules soon for all their routes that go downtown. They're updating to move them off Public Square during the coming construction but trying to keep them focused the Public Square area which gets their highest ridership according to their surveys.
September 23, 201410 yr The News-Herald @newsheraldinoh 14m .@Laketran extends service hours for upcoming holiday season http://bit.ly/1B3Kt1H "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 12, 201410 yr #Laketran Dedicates Painesville Transfer Center on Rosa Parks Day http://t.co/5Mu9g3cwyX "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 1, 201410 yr #Laketran Dedicates Painesville Transfer Center on Rosa Parks Day http://t.co/5Mu9g3cwyX Geez, I guess Laketran is no longer worthy of its own thread :| (and I think the last time I heard of a "Rural transit system" was the --lol). This is a lot of hoopla for what's essentially a 3-bus stop, but good for Lake Co. nonetheless. My chief complaint about Laketran is that there's no direct service (on one bus) from downtown P'ville to Cleveland (that Park-n-Ride thing from P'ville Township doesn't count). I remember the days pre-Laketran when there were at least a couple of commuter buses (Lakefront Lines--maybe 2 or 3 a day) with direct routes to the big city (maybe KJP can make it happen! :wink:) Who knows, maybe eventually actual businesses--you know, like stores and restaurants--will return to town; but Bistro 70 down the street is a nice little place. The picture below shows this exact corner a million years ago before those buildings were demolished. The Cleveland Trust bank had already relocated (as per my era) and was a women's clothing store; but I still remember that Woolworth's, beautifully old-fashioned with lots of woodwork-- http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
December 2, 201410 yr Geez, I guess Laketran is no longer worthy of its own thread :| Not my call. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 2, 201410 yr ^that's okay. I guess Laketran does pass through farmland on its way to Madison. I wonder if the buses have cowcatchers :laugh:... http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
December 4, 201410 yr Geez, I guess Laketran is no longer worthy of its own thread :| Not my call. Yeah, I think I'm the only regular Laketran rider on here and I didn't even notice for a good while. Oh well.
May 28, 201510 yr Laketran @Laketran 53m53 minutes ago 20 millionth rider in history of @Laketran will be surprised at 3:00pm today #bus #laketran #anniversary "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 9, 20159 yr The News-Herald @newsheraldinoh 37s37 seconds ago .@Laketran local bus routes and Dial-a-Ride services will see increased hours from Nov. 9 through Jan. 2 http://bit.ly/1WJ8U1g "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 10, 20159 yr PARTA launches new, user-friendly website By Mike Sever | Staff Writer Published: November 10, 2015 4:00AM http://www.recordpub.com/news%20local/2015/11/10/parta-launches-new-user-friendly-website Also posted by PARTA at: "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 7, 20169 yr Interesting that this, like SARTA’s compressed natural gas station, will be open for public use too. SARTA to break ground for hydrogen fuel station By Shane Hoover CantonRep.com staff writer Posted Jan. 4, 2016 at 7:00 AM CANTON - Clean and quiet hydrogen fuel cell buses are cutting-edge public transportation. The Stark Area Regional Transit Authority plans to start carrying riders on a fuel-cell bus next fall, and will have a seven-bus fleet by the end of 2017. To fuel them, SARTA is building a hydrogen station in front of its Gateway Boulevard SE headquarters. The agency will break ground ceremonially on the new $1.6 million station Tuesday. Actual construction will begin around February and take six to eight months to complete. MORE: http://www.cantonrep.com/article/20160103/NEWS/160109920 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
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