By Tyler Rigg | The News-Herald | Saturday, May 4, 2019 After a recent incident at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and Robinhood Drive, a Willoughby man is reminding fellow residents of the importance of crosswalk safety. Through social media, resident Terry McCann, who is blind, highlighted that drivers should be cautious when turning through […]
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Growing Dial-a-Ride demand for seniors drives need for Laketran levy
Laketran’s Board of Trustees approved a resolution proposing a new one-quarter of one percent local sales tax levy. A resolution will be filed with Lake County Board of Elections for the general election this November. Laketran has continued to operate prudently on a one-quarter of one percent sales tax levy since 1988 and has consistently […]
Laketran drivers recognized for safety efforts by state association
Laketran drivers Lee Raimey and Vickie Williams were two of the three drivers recognized during the Ohio Public Transit Association (OPTA) awards ceremony at the association’s annual meeting this month in Columbus. Bus driver Lee Raimey received the 2019 OPTA Milestone Award for 30 years of accident-free driving at Laketran. He has never had an […]
Where the jobs are: Laketran now takes Cleveland workers to Mentor industrial hub
By Grant Segall, The Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio–Bri’anna Cooper and Michael Dudley stand under a downtown streetlight every weekday before dawn and wait for the 6:20 a.m. to Mentor. Why Mentor, 26 miles from Cleveland? Because that’s where the jobs are. Cooper and Dudley were placed by temporary agencies a couple months ago in factories […]
NOACA awards $100,000 planning grant for Vine Street Corridor
Kristi Garabrandt – The News-Herald The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Association has awarded a $100,000 Transportation for Livable Communities Initiative Grant to Laketran to be used for the planning of the Vine Street Corridor. The grant was announced recently by Mayors Dennis Morley of Eastlake, Rich Regovich of Willowick and Bob Fiala of Willoughby along with Laketran CEO Ben Capelle. […]
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