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 […]
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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 […]
Ride free fare February 14 – 19 to celebrate Ohio Loves Transit Week
Public transportation is essential to every segment of the community including businesses, health and human service agencies, municipalities, individuals and their families. This has proved even truer throughout the pandemic. Laketran has continued to find safe ways to provide transportation so essential workers can get to work, homebound seniors can get food and be vaccinated, […]
EZfare app expands benefits to transit riders and agency
Laketran offers pass sales at local retail stores Laketran riders can now purchase bus passes at over 70 retail stores throughout the county by adding cash to their EZfare account, the agency’s mobile fare payment app. This new payment option provides a convenient way for riders who have the app, but want or need to […]
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