Lake County, OH – On January 26, 2015, Laketran’s Board of Trustees voted to restore local, in-county fixed route bus service on Saturdays for Lake County residents. The service will begin Saturday, May 2, 2015 and operate from 8:00 am until 7:00 pm. Restoring local fixed route service on Saturdays was not planned when Laketran […]
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Editorial: Laketran going strong as it marks 40 years
The News-Herald Editorial Staff | Sunday, January 11, 2015 People don’t always look forward to turning 40. We can imagine, though, it was a happy occasion at Laketran when the bus system recently marked its 40th anniversary. After all, Laketran enters its fourth decade of service as a vibrant public transportation provider, and like a […]
Laketran celebrates 40 Years
By Matt Skrajner, The News-Herald | POSTED: 01/06/15, 8:35 AM EST Laketran recently celebrated four decades of providing transportation to Lake County residents. On Dec. 23, 1974, Lake County Commissioners Robert Martin, John Platz and Michael Coffey founded Laketran, although the name was not adopted until 1979. What started out as a few borrowed buses, including a double-decker […]
Laketran celebrates 40 years of service to Lake County
Lake County, OH – Established on December 23, 1974, Laketran celebrated their 40th Anniversary with an event hosted by Friends of Laketran, honoring the work of key visionaries and leaders that have helped the shape the agency. The Grand Visionary Award recipients included: The 1974 Board of Lake County Commissioners: John F. Platz, Michael Coffey (posthumanously) and […]
Laketran dedicates new transfer center in Painesville
By John Arthur Hutchison, The News-Herald POSTED: 12/01/14, 6:25 PM EST The new Julie A. Cunningham Painesville Transfer Center aims to serve more than 130,000 annual riders who use Laketran’s Routes 1, 4, and 5. A dedication ceremony was held Dec. 1 and coincided with the 59th anniversary of civil rights activist Rosa Parks refusing to give […]
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