The Ohio Public Transportation Association recently recognized Laketran at their annual Excellence Awards ceremony at the Ohio Needs Transit Conference in Akron. Laketran’s new Lake County Mobile Food Pantry program received the association’s inaugural 2021 Collaborative Excellence award given to a transit system to honor an innovative collaboration to improve lives in their community. “Throughout […]
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Laketran ridership recovery among top in nation
Laketran ridership recovery among top in nation: Passenger safety, service enhancements, and dedicated workforce keeps Laketran on road to recovery Laketran ranked 32nd in a recent Federal Transit Administration report comparing the ridership recovery of 3,000 transit systems nationwide. The report compared ridership data from June 2019 to June 2021, showing a 67% ridership recovery for […]
VAX & RIDE contest announced for transit riders
Ohio Department of Transportation’s Rides to Community Immunity program will fund a VAX & RIDE contest in Lake County to encourage public transit riders to get vaccinated and support the safety of transit drivers. In partnership with ODOT and Lake County General Health District, Laketran announced details for a VAX & RIDE contest to encourage […]
Frank J. Polivka Ribbon Cutting & Dedication – July 29
Frank J. Polivka Transit Center at Lakeland Community College was built to improve access to higher education and training and house charging infrastructure for Laketran’s zero emissions battery-operated electric bus fleet. Dedication of the transit center with charging demonstration will be Thursday, July 29 at 11:00 a.m. at 7601 Clocktower Drive in Kirtland. Lake County, […]
Mentor Public Schools and Laketran pilot “Cardinal Go” to improve access for high school students
Mentor Public Schools was recently awarded a grant that will fully fund a two-year pilot of a new student transit benefit program with Laketran. Cardinal Go is an innovative partnership that will allow Mentor High School students, grades 9-12, to ride Laketran’s Local Route 1-9 free of charge wherever they are traveling – be it to campus, internships, activities, local […]
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