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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Painesville City Local Schools and Laketran launch “Raiders GO” to improve access for Harvey High School students

Painesville City Local Schools has recently collaborated with Laketran to provide a new student transit benefit program. Raiders GO is a partnership that will allow Harvey High School students, grades 9-12, to ride Laketran’s Local Route 1-9 free of charge wherever they are traveling – be it to campus, internships, activities, local resources, or after […]

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Laketran ridership recovery among top in nation

Laketran ridership recovery among top in nation: Passenger safety, service enhancements, and dedicated workforce keeps Laketran on road to recovery Laketran ranked 32nd in a recent Federal Transit Administration report comparing the ridership recovery of 3,000 transit systems nationwide. The report compared ridership data from June 2019 to June 2021, showing a 67% ridership recovery for […]

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Frank J. Polivka Ribbon Cutting & Dedication – July 29

Frank J. Polivka Transit Center at Lakeland Community College was built to improve access to higher education and training and house charging infrastructure for Laketran’s zero emissions battery-operated electric bus fleet. Dedication of the transit center with charging demonstration will be Thursday, July 29 at 11:00 a.m. at 7601 Clocktower Drive in Kirtland. Lake County, […]

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Mentor Public Schools and Laketran pilot “Cardinal Go” to improve access for high school students

Mentor Public Schools was recently awarded a grant that will fully fund a two-year pilot of a new student transit benefit program with Laketran. Cardinal Go is an innovative partnership that will allow Mentor High School students, grades 9-12, to ride Laketran’s Local Route 1-9 free of charge wherever they are traveling – be it to campus, internships, activities, local […]

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