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How NE Ohio communities are building small transit solutions to solve big issue of sprawl

NewsBy Sara McCarthyJune 9, 2022Leave a comment

How NE Ohio communities are building small transit solutions to solve big issue of sprawl

MOVE Lorain County Highlights Successes, Solutions

NewsBy Sara McCarthyMay 19, 2022Leave a comment

MOVE Lorain County highlights successes, solutions

Pandemic aid will keep Oberlin’s expanded bus service running through 2023

NewsBy Sara McCarthyDecember 9, 2021Leave a comment

Its hours and service area were expanded in 2021 after Oberlin won a $100,000 Paradox Prize grant from The Fund for Our Economic Future. Now rides are available 15 hours each weekday, carrying passengers north to state Route 254 and east to Abbe Road and state Route 57. Continue the full story here.

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Working families battling worsening transportation barriers, which drive away employment interest

NewsBy Sara McCarthyDecember 8, 2021Leave a comment

More and more jobs throughout Northeast Ohio are hiring but for many, the struggle of finding applicants remains. While incentives are helping get new hires through the door, getting to and from the job may be the biggest barrier in keeping employees.

Transportation pilot makes case for greater fare equity

NewsBy Sara McCarthyDecember 5, 2021Leave a comment

A joint project between the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) and The Centers for Families and Children provided 12 months of free monthly transit passes to workforce development program participants.

Workplace access pilot spawns first public transit program in Wayne County

NewsBy Sara McCarthyNovember 7, 2021Leave a comment

WCT is a direct outgrowth of Community Action Wayne/Medina’s participation in the Fund for Our Economic Future’s Paradox Prize. After winning a $100,000 Paradox Prize grant, the agency kicked off a pilot program in December 2019 to provide on-demand van transportation to low-income Wayne County residents needing a lift to work.

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2021 Vibrant NEO Regional Champion Awards Set for Nov. 18

NewsBy Sara McCarthyNovember 2, 2021Leave a comment

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — The Vibrant NEO Board – also known as the Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities Consortium – has scheduled its virtual 2021 Campion Awards for Nov. 18. The event to be held from noon to 1 p.m. recognizes top stewards in northeastern Ohio who are leading the region to be more equitable, sustainable and…

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MetroHealth pilots free RTA passes for employees alongside community wellness push

NewsBy Sara McCarthyOctober 17, 2021Leave a comment

MetroHealth is developing “healthy living” supports for its employees too, O’Keeffe said, most recently by subsidizing the commutes of participants in a two-pronged public transit pilot.

These Cleveland Church Vans Will Drive You to Work

NewsBy Sara McCarthyOctober 12, 2021Leave a comment

The church vans have connected 100 workers, who are mostly Black and live in Cleveland’s mid-to-south side, to well-paying manufacturing jobs in the suburbs.

Laketran’s Transit GO links talent to reliable transportation

NewsBy Sara McCarthySeptember 27, 2021Leave a comment

The program — one of eight winning pilots recognized as part of the Fund for Our Economic Future’s Paradox Prize — enables companies to provide transit passes to employees so they can travel to and from work for free using either Laktran’s fixed bus routes or Dial-a-Ride, its Uber-like, on-demand, door-to-door service.

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Recent Posts
  • How NE Ohio communities are building small transit solutions to solve big issue of sprawl
  • MOVE Lorain County Highlights Successes, Solutions
  • Pandemic aid will keep Oberlin’s expanded bus service running through 2023
  • Working families battling worsening transportation barriers, which drive away employment interest
  • Transportation pilot makes case for greater fare equity
  • Workplace access pilot spawns first public transit program in Wayne County
  • 2021 Vibrant NEO Regional Champion Awards Set for Nov. 18
  • MetroHealth pilots free RTA passes for employees alongside community wellness push
  • These Cleveland Church Vans Will Drive You to Work
  • Laketran’s Transit GO links talent to reliable transportation

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