From NOACA | CLEVELAND (February 1, 2024) – Discover the joys of taking transit this Leap-Year February by participating in Gohio Commute’s 2024 Northeast Ohio Loves Transit Challenge, hosted by the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA). The challenge is open to individuals in Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, and Medina counties. Participation is simple. Participants log all their […]
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Laketran board votes to return $12 million to taxpayers
Laketran Announces Temporary Suspension on Sales Tax Following Surplus in COVID Relief Funds Lake County, OH – The Laketran Board of Trustees has voted to temporarily pause the agency’s quarter of one percent sales tax, previously approved by Lake County voters in November 2019. This decision, fueled by a surplus in COVID relief dollars, is […]
Laketran officials reflect on services and 2023, look ahead to 2024
by Chad Felton | News-Herald Laketran officials have noted that one of the agency’s biggest highlights in 2023 has been the sustained hours-of-operation increase, which includes Local Routes 1-9 and its door-to-door Dial-a-Ride service. Under the new, extended hours, the transit agency now runs weekdays from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 […]
Michael Pizmoht sworn in to the Laketran board
Laketran announces the swearing-in of Michael Pizmoht, of Willoughby Hills, as the newest member of the board. Appointed earlier this month by Lake County Board of Commissioners, Mr. Pizmoht was sworn in at the November 20 Laketran Board of Trustees meeting. Pizmoht serves as the Director of Data Architecture at Sherwin Williams in Cleveland. Noteworthy, […]
Laketran ridership up 32% after service expansion
Laketran is excited to announce a remarkable increase in ridership following the expansion of services earlier this year. Last May, Laketran expanded their Local Route and Dial-a-Ride hours to 5:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., as well as the doubling of service on Saturdays from two-hour headways to hourly service. Laketran saw a 32% ridership increase […]