Gov. Mike DeWine announced a new round of public transit funding aimed at helping Ohioans get to work.
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“It will come in in phases,” said RTA Executive Director Brian Wildermuth. “We’ll probably start off with our demand response, which we do all over now anyway, and then probably look into a micro transit, which is like a zone area type thing. And then if everything goes well through a grant that we will be applying for — probably late next summer, early fall — then we’d look into a fixed route also.”
“You're not legally required to have an infant in a car seat on a bus. You can hold your baby, while it's still best practice,” said Megan Kinnear, Public Outreach & Community Program Planner at LACRPC. “We still want everyone to know — if you have a carrier available, that's always the best way to have your child, even on a bus. But if you don't have that, this is an alternative option, or if you just need alternative transportation.”
People in Lima can now count on public transportation to get around for their Saturday errands.
Today marks the first Saturday since 2018 that the Allen County RTA has offered Saturday bus routes. Back in 2018, they stopped doing night and weekend routes because of a lack of funding. Now, over 300 people that used the bus on Saturday before they cut the route will be able to ride once again. The riders and even the drivers are happy to see the change.
The Area Agency on Aging 3 held a meeting Wednesday morning to discuss transportation solutions in our area. Members of the public as well as transportation providers and other organizations within Allen, Auglaize, Mercer, and Van Wert counties met in Lima to talk about some of the unmet transportation needs in the area.