Beginning Monday, August 17, Laketran’s local bus route, Route 1, will operate every 40 minutes instead of 60 minutes on weekdays. Laketran is adding a third bus to the route so customers can properly distance while onboard to provide a safer space for everyone travelling. Since the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Laketran has […]
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New Transit Routes Aim to Improve Workforce Development along Lake County’s Largest Industrial Boulevard and Serve New Neighborhoods
Laketran’s first new routes in twenty years will serve Tyler Boulevard, Mentor Headlands, Mentor-on-the-Lake Lake County, OH – Laketran board of trustees approved a long awaited bus service to improve transit access along Lake County’s largest employment corridor. City of Mentor’s Tyler Boulevard is the major arterial connecting ten industrial boulevards lined with over 300 […]
Laketran receives $1.9 million for electric bus investment
By Chad Felton | The News-Herald Laketran’s mission of deploying an expanded fleet of alternative-powered vehicles continues to move toward fruition. The Department of Transportation recently awarded the transit agency $1.9 million to purchase a zero-emission electric transit bus and three charging stations. According to Laketran, the addition of the charging stations will allow any of their fixed […]
Laketran seeks public input on new route serving Tyler Boulevard, Mentor High School, Mentor-on-the-Lake and Mentor Headlands
Lake County, OH – Laketran is hosting a series of public hearings to gain public input on a new fixed route bus line that would serve Tyler Boulevard, Mentor-on-the-Lake, Mentor Headlands, and parts of Center Street and Heisley Road as well as connect to Great Lakes Mall and Lakeland Community College. The new route, made […]
Lake County agencies collaboration wins grant from Paradox Prize project
By Chad Felton | The News-Herald Lake County officials recently collaborated with Lincoln Electric’s Mentor facility and Component Repair Technologies to develop an approach to connect people from low-income areas to opportunities at the companies. “What we came up with, to help in the overwhelming initiative to impact our workforce in Lake County, was a combination […]
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