By Chad Felton, The News Herald | Monday, December 31, 2018 While Laketran’s traditional sources of revenue have been lagging or uncertain, such as state and federal funding, the regional transit system has been able to depend on continued savings from a fuel consortium led by Akron METRO RTA to keep service operating. “This past year alone, Laketran […]
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Laketran’s Campus Loop service a useful amenity for Lakeland
By Chad Felton, The News Herald | Friday, December 21, 2018 With one semester under its belt operating the new Campus Loop “Route 7″ service at Lakeland Community College, officials say Laketran has proved to be a beneficial campus amenity to students, faculty and visitors alike. “We’re averaging about 1,000 monthly riders using the Campus Loop service,” […]
Partnership between two agencies creates efficiencies while improving transportation access for college students
Lake County, OH – Officials from Laketran, the regional public transportation system in Lake County, Ohio, Lakeland Community College, elected officials, and community representatives gathered on September 6 outside the Lakeland Community College’s new Health Technologies Building to commemorate Laketran’s Campus Loop service, the first transit service expansion for Laketran in nearly 15 years. Laketran’s […]
Lakeland, Laketran, numerous officials make new Lakeland Campus Loop shuttle route official with Sept. 6 ceremony
By Jonathan Tressler, The News-Herald |Thursday, September 6, 2018 A group of Northeast Ohio lawmakers and community leaders joined Lakeland Community College and Laketran officials Sept. 6 for a presentation officially launching the county transit system’s first new route in 15 years. Route 7, dubbed the Campus Loop, is the latest collaboration between Lakeland and Laketran and is intended to make commuting […]
US Senator Brown announces more than $2.2 million for electric buses in Lake County
Funds to Help Laketran’s Plan to Become One of the First Transit Agencies in Ohio to Have All of It’s Fixed-Route Buses Run with Zero-Emission Technology Brown Pushed for Investment, Fought for Funds Going Toward Purchase WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $2,290,000 to […]
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