Laketran provides free rides to polls to vote in August 8 special election

Lake County residents can take Laketran’s Local Routes 1-9 or schedule a door-to-door Dial-a-Ride free to their polling location for the August 8 election. Free rides are also available for early voting before Election Day at the Lake County Board of Elections at 105 Main Street in Painesville. Painesville resident Paul Tirpak, recently took advantage of […]

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Laketran extends service hours beginning May 22

Starting May 22, Laketran will increase its hours of operation on its Local Routes 1-9 and door-to-door Dial-a-Ride service. Under the new extended service hours, Laketran will operate Monday – Friday from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. with new hourly service.  Laketran’s Route 4 that connects Madison […]

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Laketran Mobile Food Pantry receives state award

The Ohio Public Transportation Association recently recognized Laketran at their annual Excellence Awards ceremony at the Ohio Needs Transit Conference in Akron. Laketran’s new Lake County Mobile Food Pantry program received the association’s inaugural 2021 Collaborative Excellence award given to a transit system to honor an innovative collaboration to improve lives in their community. “Throughout […]

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Laketran celebrates 25 years of serving Lake County veterans, offers free rides on Veterans Day

For 25 years, Laketran has operated a special Veterans Medical Transportation service, in partnership with Lake County Veterans Service Commission and Lake County Board of Commissioners. The program guarantees Lake County veterans have access to VA appointments, healthcare and adult daycare centers by providing free door-to-door transportation to veterans and their spouses. Veterans can travel […]

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Laketran pilots Next Day Dial-a-Ride to improve access to service

On August 3, Laketran began a pilot program offering Next Day Dial-a-Ride reservations to customers who use the agency’s door-to-door transportation service. Dial-a-Ride is an assisted transportation service primarily used by seniors and people with disabilities who cannot access the agency’s Local Route service. Laketran provides the service throughout Lake County and to limited Cuyahoga […]

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