By Chad Felton | The News-Herald The Lake County commissioners have appointed Jon P. Marten of Concord Township to the Laketran Board of Trustees. Marten is a retired chief financial officer of Parker Hannifin, where he had a 30-year career helping grow the company to become a world leader in manufacturing motion and control technologies and systems. He […]
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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. […]
Laketran CEO delivers Meals on Wheels to raise awareness
Chad Felton | The News-Herald Laketran Dial-a-Ride drivers typically take seniors and people with disabilities around Lake County to get to work, medical appointments or shopping. However, on March 18, the start of Community Champions Week, Laketran CEO Ben Capelle took the driver’s seat, and with the help of Lake County Council on Aging volunteer […]
Laketran to build transit center on Lakeland Community College campus
By Chad Felton, The News-Herald | Saturday, February 23, 2019 Lakeland Community College is expanding its partnership with Laketran to build an intermodal transit center on its campus. The new structure will serve the 65,000 annual passengers using Laketran’s Local Routes, Park-n-Ride service to Cleveland and the recently added Campus Loop – Route 7 shuttle service at Lakeland. […]
Laketran launches new service between Cleveland, Lake County
Laketran launches new transit service to spur workforce development between Cleveland and Lake County By Chad Felton | The News-Herald After years of planning, Laketran has officially launched transit service along Lake County’s largest manufacturing corridor, adding to the connectivity its Park-n-Ride service provides between Lake County and downtown Cleveland. The agency transports 700 commuters between Lake […]