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February 8, 2022

Laketran offers fare free week to celebrate Ohio Loves Transit Week

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November 21, 2021

Governor DeWine Signs New Congressional Districts into Law

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November 18, 2021

Greater Cleveland Names 2021 Employer of the Year!  

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November 15, 2021

Cincinnati Transit Leaders Invited to White House for Signing of Infrastructure Bill

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November 11, 2021

Go-Metro, Cincinnati, Increases Pay, Benefits to Recruit More Drivers

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November 5, 2021

The New TARTA! We Are Ready!

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November 4, 2021

Laketran Honors Veterans Transit Services

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November 4, 2021

Join PARTA - Veterans Day Ceremony at Kent Central Gateway 

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November 4, 2021

 HATS Seeks Director of Transportation

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October 19, 2021

PARTA News & Updates

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October 19, 2021

Metro CEO & General Manager Darryl Haley Receives Prestigious COMTO Award

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October 18, 2021

TARTA Next Community Meeting Announced

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October 15, 2021

Greater Cleveland RTA Announces Women in Rail Honoree 2021 

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October 14, 2021

Laketran Deploys Ohio’s First Battery-Operated Electric Buses in Ohio

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September 29, 2021

Laketran Ridership Recovery Among Top in Nation 

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September 29, 2021

COTA Board Approves New Equitable Faire Policy

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July 29, 2021

COTA Breaks Ground on McKinley Modernization Project

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July 29, 2021

Cleveland, OH – The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) responds to Live Streaming of Board of Trustees Meetings to the Public

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July 27, 2021

Laketran Dedicates Frank J. Polivka Transit Center and Debuts Ohio’s First Battery-Operated Electric Bus 

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July 27, 2021

Laketran Debuts Ohio’s First Battery-Operated Electric Bus with Charging

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July 26, 2021

Greater Cleveland RTA & Cleveland Health Department Launch “You Drive Us to Keep Greater Cleveland Healthy” 

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July 26, 2021

Greater Cleveland RTA CEO India Birdsong to Speak at City Club

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July 22, 2021

COTA to purchase Greyhound station

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July 20, 2021

METRO Employees Honored as Heroes

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June 17, 2021

Laketran & Mentor Public Schools pilot “Cardinal Go” for Students

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June 3, 2021

Laketran News – Lake County Mobile Food Pantry Continues Distributions 

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May 25, 2021

Federal Dollars Ensure Long-Term Stability for Greater Cleveland RTA

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May 17, 2021

Bicycle Commuters Ride FREE on METRO, TANK and BCRTA

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May 10, 2021

Greater Cleveland Introduces NEXT GEN System Redesign

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May 6, 2021

Greater Cleveland RTA NEXT GEN Media Event 

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April 29, 2021

Greater Cleveland RTA Receives Innovation Award

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April 28, 2021

Laketran to Host Hiring Events – Jobs Available! 

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April 28, 2021

Greater Dayton RTA Provides Mobile Vaccination Bus

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April 28, 2021

COTA to Restore Express Line Services

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April 7, 2021

COTA Increases Vaccination Transportation for Underserved Communities

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March 31, 2021

President Biden Releases “The American Jobs Plan” 

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March 31, 2021

Greater Cleveland RTA Ohio Transportation Budget Statement

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March 30, 2021

Greater Cleveland RTA Celebrates Grand Re-opening of East 79 Street Station 

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March 30, 2021

Cincinnati Metro Appoints Steve Anderson, Director of Transit Development and Innovation

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March 17, 2021

Greater Cleveland RTA Provides Free Rides to Vaccination Sites

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March 16, 2021

Cincinnati Metro Offers Free Rides to Vaccination Sites 

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March 16, 2021

Green CATS Public Transit Provides Free Transportation to COVID-19 Vaccination Sites

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March 12, 2021

Laketran Announces Free Service for Vaccinations 

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March 12, 2021

American Rescue Plan Act Signed into Law

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March 10, 2021

COTA Earns Global Biorisk Advisory Council STAR Accreditation

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March 8, 2021

PARTA Leaders Decry Plans to Cut State Funding for Public Transit 

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March 8, 2021

Public Transit Agencies Urge Ohio Lawmakers to Restore Funding

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March 7, 2021

Greater Cleveland RTA Announces Board of Trustees President 

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March 6, 2021

New Corridors Could Land Rapid Transit for Columbus  

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March 6, 2021

Columbus Students Received COTA Passes – Enabling In-Person Classes 

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March 3, 2021

Laketran Announces Winners of Design A Bus Wrap

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March 3, 2021

Laketran WINNING DESIGNS Photo Gallery

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February 24, 2021

TARTABuilding Service to Jobs and Hospitals

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February 22, 2021

Cleveland Plain Dealer Addresses Public Transit and State Funding

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February 22, 2021

Ohio COVID-19 Vaccine Town Halls Announced

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February 19, 2021

RTA Announces Deputy General Manager  

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February 18, 2021

Butler County Regional Transit Authority Works for the Community!

The city of Hamilton has a program call StreetSpark which allows for murals to be painted on large buildings throughout Hamilton. 

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Butler County RTA partnered with The Fitton Center for the Creative Arts who designed murals to wrap three buses.  They look fantastic and the event provided a lot of positive media coverage! 

February 16, 2021

SORTA Announces Board Leadership 2021 

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February 16, 2021

Cincinnati Metro Adds New Buses Into Service

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February 12, 2021

Millions in State Budget Cuts for Public Transit 

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February 12, 2021

FTA Announces $180 Million Funding – Apply Now! 

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February 11, 2021

FTA Hosts Federal Mask Requirement Roundtable

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February 10, 2021

RTA to Address Civil Engineers Ohio Infrastructure Report Card

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February 8, 2021

Laketran Offers Free Rides to Get Vaccinated 

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February 8, 2021

Cleveland RTA Celebrates Ohio Loves Transit 2021 

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February 8, 2021

TARTA Kicks Off Ohio Loves Transit Week 2021

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February 5, 2021

Ohio Loves Transit Celebrated in Columbiana County! 

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February 5, 2021

COTA Leaders Names to ITS America Committees 

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January 22, 2021

Greater Dayton RTA Announces Retirement of Mark Donaghy, CEO

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January 14, 2021

Ohio’s Mobility Management Annual Report The SCOOP

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January 11, 2021

Greene CATS Public Transit  Marks 20 Years with Free Rides! 

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January 4, 2021

Greene CATS Public Transit Celebrates 20 Years with Free Rides

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December 7, 2020

Enter Laketran’s Design a Bus Wrap Art Contest

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December 4, 2020

TARTA COVID-19 Update

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November 27, 2020

Laketran Announces Transit GO! Program for Lake County Employers

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November 25, 2020

TARTA COVID-19 Update

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November 24, 2020

Greater Cleveland RTA Participates in National Health & Safety Program

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November 23, 2020

Greater Cleveland RTA Holiday Trains Are Ready to Roll! 

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November 18, 2020

Pandemic Impacts on Public Transit Demand

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November 13, 2020

COTA Announces Downtown C-Pass Renewal

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November 12, 2020

TARTA Hosts Virtual Customer Forum 

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November 11, 2020

TARTA Announces New Chief Operating Officer

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November 10, 2020

Laketran Announces OPTA Excellence Awards

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November 10, 2020

Laketran Highlights Safety Initiative Ride Easy Ohio Campaign

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November 9, 2020

Election 2020 Supports Public Transit

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November 3, 2020

Laketran Celebrates 25th Year of Veterans Programs

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November 2, 2020

METRO RTA Announces OPTA Excellence Awards

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October 29, 2020

IMPACT OHIO News & Updates

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October 27, 2020

TARTA and Amazon Transit Service Announced

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October 27, 2020

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 411 – Free Registration Open Now!

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October 15, 2020

COTA Partners with Via for Bus on Demand Project

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October 1, 2020

Passage of HR 8337 – Extends Surface Transportation Programs

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September 29, 2020

Ride Easy Ohio with Greater Cleveland RTA  

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September 29, 2020

OPTA Launches Ride Easy Ohio Statewide

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September 28, 2020

Greene CATS Public Transit Launches Ride Easy Ohio

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September 28, 2020

TARTA Launches New Customer Satisfaction Effort

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September 24, 2020

RTA Offers Students Free WIFI Access

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September 24, 2020

Lake Announces New, Safe Way to Pay Fares

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September 21, 2020

Central Ohio Purchases Zero-Emission Buses

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September 17, 2020

COTA Announces Increased Service 

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September 16, 2020

Greater Cleveland RTA Receives $15 Million in Federal Funding

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September 14, 2020

Greater Cleveland RTA Mask Kit Distribution Announced

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August 19, 2020

OPTA Applauds FTA Grant Recipients

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August 13, 2020

OPTA Announces ODOT Grant Awards 2021 

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July 2, 2020

OPTA Issues COVID-19 Guidance

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