Laketran News

Laketran responds to food shortage with FILL THAT BUS food drive

Lake County, OH – With the need for food increasing throughout the community combined with a dramatic decrease in donations to Feed Lake County, United Way of Lake County is partnering with Laketran and City of Willoughby to attempt to Fill-That-Bus at the Earth Day weekend Eco-Fair to increase donations to the nonprofit organization’s annual […]

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Transit agencies having rough ride with unreliable funding for roads, buses

By Devon Turchan, The News-Herald, April 05, 2014 Transportation makes the economy go ’round but funding for the infrastructure on which it relies is increasingly insecure. Each gallon of gas purchased is taxed 18.4 cents, which goes into the Highway Trust Fund that supports repairs to roads and bridges. Those roads and bridges, for 2013, have a […]

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Lake County agencies collaborate to drive message home

LAKE COUNTY, OH — Lake County Ohio Port and Economic Development Authority and Lake County Visitors Bureau are launching a new campaign with the assistance of Laketran to promote tourism and raise awareness of all the great opportunities to “Live. Work.Visit. Lake County.”  The campaign uses five Laketran Park-n-Ride Cleveland Express bus wraps to attract […]

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Laketran evacuates residents with no power

Lake County, OH – Laketran evacuated 52 residents and two pets on Sunday, March 2, 2014 while residents went hours without electricity due to down power lines.  Laketran was called by Lake County’s Emergency Operations Center to be prepared to evacuate any residents in need of warming center. For eight hours, Laketran evacuated residents from […]

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Lake County lakefront access plan earns $75,000 grant

By John Arthur Hutchison, The News-Herald  POSTED: 01/15/14, 1:30 AM EST  The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency has awarded a $75,000 grant to enhance access to the lakefront in central Lake County communities. The Central Lake County Lakefront Connectivity Plan has been proposed by a consortium of agencies seeking to develop a trail to link participating communities […]

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