With the addition of propane vehicles to its fleet, Laketran has been designated as an Ohio Green Fleet by Clean Fuels Ohio’s statewide program. The Ohio Green Fleets program recognizes fleets efficiency and environmental performance and acknowledges Laketran’s commitment to being environmentally responsibility by improving air quality and reducing Ohio’s dependence on imported petroleum. Laketran […]
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Partnership between two agencies creates efficiencies while improving transportation access for college students
Lake County, OH – Officials from Laketran, the regional public transportation system in Lake County, Ohio, Lakeland Community College, elected officials, and community representatives gathered on September 6 outside the Lakeland Community College’s new Health Technologies Building to commemorate Laketran’s Campus Loop service, the first transit service expansion for Laketran in nearly 15 years. Laketran’s […]
Lakeland, Laketran, numerous officials make new Lakeland Campus Loop shuttle route official with Sept. 6 ceremony
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 […]
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 […]