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 […]
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Lake County agencies distributing 15,000 pounds of food weekly to feed 450-plus senior households
By Chad Felton cfelton@news-herald.com Laketran’s Mentor Park-n-Ride location was transformed into a grocery delivery destination June 17 where over 450 Lake County seniors in need received boxes of produce and dairy items. Offering a completely contactless pickup process, Laketran employees, community volunteers and elected officials alike, all equipped with personal protective equipment, worked together placing groceries in […]
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 board reappointments provide ongoing stability for the agency
At the Monday, May 18, 2020 Laketran Board of Trustees Meeting, board members Jon P. Marten and Lane H. Sheets, along with board president Brian Falkowski, were all sworn in to serve an additional three-year term expiring May 15, 2023. First appointed in May of 2017, this appointment marks Sheets’ second term serving Laketran. Marten’s […]
Senior Produce Pick-Up program extended to Aug 12
Beginning Wednesday May 20, Laketran is partnering with Lake County Council on Aging, Board of Lake County Commissioners Senior Services, Lifeline, RSVP of Lake County, and Greater Cleveland Food Bank. to launch a Produce Pick-Up program for Lake County Seniors. Lake Humane Society is also providing free pet food. How does the program work? Fresh produce will be available on […]
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