By Jonathan Tressler, The News-Herald |Thursday, September 6, 2018 A group of Northeast Ohio lawmakers and community leaders joined Lakeland Community College and Laketran officials Sept. 6 for a presentation officially launching the county transit system’s first new route in 15 years. Route 7, dubbed the Campus Loop, is the latest collaboration between Lakeland and Laketran and is intended to make commuting […]
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Proterra applauds Laketran, among recipients of FTA Low-No grant funding for zero-emission battery-electric buses
Proterra News | August 27th, 2018 – Secures over $35 million for 23 communities in 18 states across the U.S. – Announces 18 new transit partners – Reinforces its position as transit agency partner of choice Burlingame, Calif. – Aug. 27, 2018 – Today, Proterra, a leading innovator in heavy-duty electric transportation, announced that 23 transit agencies have won […]
US Senator Brown announces more than $2.2 million for electric buses in Lake County
Funds to Help Laketran’s Plan to Become One of the First Transit Agencies in Ohio to Have All of It’s Fixed-Route Buses Run with Zero-Emission Technology Brown Pushed for Investment, Fought for Funds Going Toward Purchase WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $2,290,000 to […]
Laketran general manager bringing ‘innovative ideas’ in moving agency forward
By Chad Felton, The News-Herald, Thursday, August 16, 2018 When Ben Capelle was hired as general manager of Laketran in July of 2017, he knew he wanted to continue to do big things with the agency, and the transition has been productive yet challenging. Bringing 17 years of transit experience from working as a student bus driver, […]
Partnership with Laketran, donations from local businesses yield new trash receptacles for Euclid Corridor
By Chad Felton, The News-Herald | Tuesday, August 7, 2018 Thanks to a partnership with Laketran and generous donations from Wickliffe businesses, the city has recently received 16 new concrete trash cans for its Euclid Avenue corridor. Businesses donating to the improvement project include the Lubrizol Corp. and Parker Hannifin (Hose Products Division). Mayor John Barbish and the Keep […]
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