By MARAH MORRISON | mmorrison@news-herald.com | The News-Herald The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency, or NOACA, recently approved a $1.5 million grant for Willowick, Eastlake and Willoughby for the Vine Street Corridor project. The grant will go toward enhancing multimodal connectivity between the three cities and enhancing the streetscape along the corridor. To make the corridor friendlier for pedestrians and […]
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Laketran unveils winning design of student Bus Wrap Art Contest
Laketran is proud to announce the winners of their 2023 Design a Bus Wrap art contest. Kaitlin Barninger, a senior at Mentor High School, won first prize for her design entry themed, “Live Green, Live in Lake County.” As the top winner, Barninger’s design will be displayed on one of Laketran’s propane powered Dial-a-Ride buses […]
Laketran Wins $25,000 Paradox Prize Grand Prize
Laketran’s new transit benefit program – Transit GO – earns top achievement in Fund for Our Economic Future’s The Paradox Prize competition PAINESVILLE, OH—The Fund for Our Economic Future announced Laketran as the Grand Prize winner of The Paradox Prize, a $1 million competition launched in 2019 that supported eight transportation pilots, which collectively helped […]
Federal Investment provides $32.6 million to Upgrade Transit Systems across the State
Lake County, OH – U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded five competitive Buses and Bus Facilities Grants (FY 2021) totaling $32,639,029 to transit authorities across Ohio. This funding will allow many Northeast Ohio communities to make necessary upgrades to their existing facilities, and replace older buses that have reached the end […]
Laketran 2022 Art Contest Winners Announced
Laketran is pleased to announce the winners of our annual Design a Bus Wrap Art Contest. Area students were encouraged to design a bus wrap showcasing the theme “Building a Greener Lake County” and could include iconic images of Lake County and/or promote public transportation. Leland Kranz, a sophomore at Mentor High School, won first […]
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