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 […]
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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 […]
Laketran to provide Campus Loop service for Lakeland Community College
Lake County, Ohio – Two anchor institutions in Lake County, Laketran and Lakeland Community College, have collaborated for decades to create transportation solutions for the college campus and the community. Their longstanding partnership includes a student transit benefit program that provides students enrolled in credit classes free transit access on Laketran’s Local Routes and dedicated […]
Auditor of State recognizes Laketran’s financial stewardship
Lake County, OH – Lake County taxpayers can take pride in Laketran’s continuous commitment to fiscal responsibility. Laketran’s was presented the “Ohio Auditor of State Award with Distinction” on Monday, July 23, 2018 by Dave Yost, Auditor of State staff representative Michelle Stys. It is the 23rd consecutive year Laketran has received an unqualified opinion […]
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