Ben Capelle News Today

State Rep. Dan Troy, D-Willowick, recently announced that the state of Ohio will provide the village of Timberlake with $1,136,793 in funding for sidewalk installation along the north side of state Route 283 (Lake Shore Boulevard) and three enhanced crossings for transit stop access.“I am just thrilled that a small village like Timberlake was able […]

Laketran is making service modifications and encouraging residents who typically rely on its door-to-door Dial-a-Ride service to avoid traveling April 8 due to “substantial traffic congestion” expected from solar eclipse visitors and additional areawide activities. Moreover, being in the path of totality for the eclipse, Lake County is expected to double in population for the […]

Lake County residents can take Laketran’s Local Routes 1-9 or schedule a door-to-door Dial-a-Ride free to polling locations for the March 19 primary election. Free rides are also available for early voting before Election Day at the Lake County Elections Board at 105 Main St. in Painesville. Early voting is underway and continues until March […]

The Laketran Board of Trustees recently voted 5-4 to temporarily pause the agency’s quarter-of-one-percent sales tax which was approved by Lake County voters in 2019. This decision, fueled by a surplus in COVID relief dollars, will be in effect throughout the year, officials confirmed. As a result, taxpayers are expected to save “a substantial $12 […]

Laketran and Geauga Transit, in partnership with the NAACP of Lake County, have continued honoring the life and legacy of Rosa Parks, the civil rights icon who sparked the Montgomery bus boycott, by reserving a front seat on its transit vehicles. Born on Feb. 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama, Parks became a symbol of resistance […]

Laketran officials have noted that one of the agency’s biggest highlights in 2023 has been the sustained hours-of-operation increase, which includes Local Routes 1-9 and its door-to-door Dial-a-Ride service.

A shooting at a trailer park in Mentor resulting in three deaths and a fire that damaged a popular Euclid restaurant were among the subjects of major stories in The News-Herald during 2023.

Lakeland Community College and Laketran recently announced the launch of “Lakers Go,” a digital bus pass aimed at increasing student access to Laketran’s Local Routes 1-9. The new pass can be opened through the EZfare transit app on any mobile device and continues to allow students to ride the routes, free of charge, to travel […]

Laketran officials this week announced the successful acquisition of the first federal grant for “Geauga Transit” since assuming management of the neighboring transit system.

Laketran has announced “a remarkable increase in ridership” following the expansion of its services earlier this year.