OPTA New Member Application 2023
OPTA New Member Application 2022
OPTA New Member Application 2022
OPTA MILESTONES
Awarded to individuals or transit agencies reaching significant milestones in the transit industry.
Thirty Years of Service
Reginald Brown, Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, Transit Operator (view video)
Steven Rolfes, Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, Transit Operator (view video)
Cheryl Brady, Laketran, Transit Operator (view video)
Jodi Zilke, Laketran, Lead Dispatcher (view video)
Fifty Years of Service
METRO Regional Transit Authority
50 Years on the Road, 100 Years of Experience (view video)
Three feature presentation general sessions will be hosted.
Wednesday, September 15
OPTA Annual Meeting
Thursday, September 16
Feature Presentation & Luncheon
Friday, September 17
9:45 am - 10:45 am
Mobility Matters – Why Sustainable Transportation is Essential to Our Future (details)
Why Public Transit is Key
Presented by Dr. Harvey J. Miller, The Ohio State University
Friday, September 17
12:15 pm - 2:00 pm
OPTA Excellence Awards & Luncheon (details)
Courtyard by Marriott Availability:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
September 14, 15, 16, 2021
Room Rate:
$129.00 + Tax
Single or Double as available
Complimentary WiFi
Rate honored September 12 – 18
Cut-Off Date:
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Sheraton Suites Availability:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
September 14, 15, 16, 2021
Room Rate:
$139.00 + Tax
Single or Double as available
Restaurant
Indoor Pool & Fitness Center
Rate Honored September 14 – 17
Cut-Off Date:
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Hilton Garden Inn Availability:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
September 14, 15, 16, 2021
Room Rate:
$139.00 + Tax
Single or Double as available
Complimentary WiFi
Restaurant
Indoor Pool & Fitness Center
Rate honored September 14 - 17
Cut-Off Date:
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Reserve On-line:
Hilton Garden Inn
Request Special Rate:
Ohio Public Transit Association (OPTA)
Contact Your Ohio Senators
Hilton Garden Inn Availability:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
September 14, 15, 16, 2021
Room Rate:
$139.00 + Tax
Double or King as available
Complimentary WiFi
Restaurant
Indoor Pool & Fitness Center
Rate honored September 12 - 18
Cut-Off Date:
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Reserve On-line:
330.867.5000
Request Special Rate:
Ohio Public Transit Association (OPTA)
Contact Your Ohio House Representatives
Together, we WILL make a difference!
Human Resources Committee
Maintenance Committee - Chair Daron Brown
Marketing Committee - Chair Jessica Olson
Membership Committee - Chair Emille Williams
Paratransit Peers Committee - Chair Bambi Miller
Planning Committee - Co-Chairs Valerie Shea and Andrew Neutzling
Security Committee - Chair Michael Gettings
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEES
Learn more about getting involved in one of OPTA's Committees. Meet new people, develop your professional skills and contribute to the transit industry.
OPTA MOBILITY MANAGER MEMBERS
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STATE FUNDING NEWS & INFO
Join the thousands of Ohioans who are asking Gov. Kasich and the members of the General Assembly to fully fund public transit. Simply fill out and submit the form below and we'll add your name to our petition.
February 18, 2021
Transit Officials Waiting to Testify on HB 74!
#ProtectPublicTransit #FundPublicTransit
FEDERAL FUNDING NEWS & INFO
Join the millions of Americans who are asking Pres. Trump and the members of Congress to invest in the future of the United States by investing in and fully funding critical transit and infrastructure projects. Fill out the form below and we'll add your name to our petition.
LEGISLATIVE NEWS & INFO
ACTION CENTER
Ohio's public transit systems are facing severe funding cuts due to decisions made by the state and federal governments.
In Ohio, the loss of local sales tax revenue generated from health care services provided by Medicaid Managed Care Organizations will erase more than $38 million in funding for transit annually beginning in 2019. Read more here.
In Washington, the Trump administration has released a "skinny" budget that will reduce spending on public transit by hundreds of millions of dollars. The cuts will eliminate the Federal Transit Administration's New Starts program that funds capital projects and slash TIGER grants, which have been used to plan and construct transit projects across Ohio, by a half-billion dollars. Read more here.
CONTACT YOUR STATE LEGISLATOR
Join the thousands of Ohioans who are asking the members of the General Assembly to fully fund public transit. Simply fill out and submit the form below and we'll add your name to our communications and updates.
OPTA is asking the members of the General Assembly to work with us to find a way to replace the millions in MCO sales tax dollars transit will lose beginning in 2019 and to provide affected systems with additional "bridge" funding that will enable them to avoid service cuts and fare increases while a solution is developed and implemented.
You can help us deliver the message by signing our online petition or by contacting the governor and your state legislators directly via phone or email. To look up and contact your legislator click here.
CONTACT YOUR SENATOR &
CONGRESSPERSON
Join the millions of Americans who are asking Pres. Trump and the members of Congress to invest in the future of the United States by investing in and fully funding critical transit and infrastructure projects. Fill out the form below and we will add your name to our communications and updates.
OPTA, the American Public Transit Association, other state associations, and public interest groups are asking the Trump Administration and Congress to reject the steep cuts called for in the "skinny" federal budget outline, to appropriate the additional funding needed to ensure that systems across the country can meet the ever-growing demand for transit service, and to invest in a much-needed and long overdue infrastructure revitalization program that will strengthen public transit and create millions of good paying jobs.
Send a loud and clear message to D.C. by signing our online petition or by contacting federal officials directly via phone or email. To look up and contact your member of Congress click here. Contact Senator Brown here, Senator Portman here, and President Trump here.
Ohio Public Transit Association
605 N. High St., #175
Columbus, OH 43215
Laura Koprowski, Executive Director
lkoprowski@ohioneedstransit.org
614.626.1116 Office/Mobile
JOIN OPTA NOW! Visit OHIO NEEDS TRANSIT website for details on the work statewide that the leadership and members are doing and how your business can benefit. The Association provides leadership, resources, training, government relations and advocacy services to public and private transit agencies and transit service providers across the state.
If you work in – or just love transit – there are many ways to get involved with a passionate group of state-wide leadership who are working to transform mobility and redesign the future of transit.
Contact Laura Koprowski