STATUS OF PUBLIC TRANSIT IN OHIO October 2008 *Information in this report based on 2007 data. Prepared by: Ohio Department of Transportation Office of Transit www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Local/Transit/ Ted Strickland James G. Beasley, P.E., P.S. Governor Director ODOT is an Equal Opportunity Employer TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1 Section One: System Profiles for Urban Transit Program ........................................................................7 Allen County Regional Transit Authority (ACRTA) ...........................................................8 Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) .......................................................................... 10 Clermont Transportation Connection (CTC) ..................................................................12 Eastern Ohio Regional Transit Authority (EORTA) ..........................................................14 Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) .................................................16 Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (GDRTA) .....................................................18 Greene County Transit Board (Greene CATS) ..................................................................20 Laketran ............................................................................................................................ 22 Licking County Transit Services (LCTS) ...........................................................................24 Lorain County Transit (LCT) ............................................................................................26 METRO Regional Transit Authority (Akron) ....................................................................28 Miami County Transit System ..........................................................................................30 Middletown Transit System (MTS) ...................................................................................32 Newark-Heath Taxi Token Program ................................................................................. 34 Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (PARTA) .............................................. 36 Richland County Transit (RCT) ........................................................................................38 Sandusky Transit System (STS) .........................................................................................40 Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) .....................................................42 Springfield City Area Transit (SCAT) ................................................................................44 Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) ............................................................... 46 Steel Valley Regional Transit Authority (SVRTA) .............................................................48 Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) ............................................................ 50 Washington County/Community Action Bus Lines (CABL) ...........................................52 Western Reserve Transit Authority (WRTA) .....................................................................54 Section Two: System Profiles for Rural Transit Program ...................................................................... 57 Ashland Public Transit ......................................................................................................58 Ashtabula County Transportation System (ACTS) ...........................................................60 Athens Transit ...................................................................................................................62 Bowling Green Transit ......................................................................................................64 Carroll County Transit ..................................................................................................... 66 Champaign Transit System .............................................................................................. 68 Chillicothe Transit System ............................................................................................... 70 Columbiana County/Community Action Rural Transit System (CARTS) .......................72 Crawford County Transportation Program ......................................................................74 Delaware Area Transit Agency (DATA) .............................................................................76 Fayette County Transportation Program ......................................................................... 78 Geauga County Transit .....................................................................................................80 Greenville Transit System .................................................................................................82 Hancock Area Transportation Services (HATS) ................................................................ 84 Harrison County Rural Transit (HCRT) ............................................................................86 Huron County Transit ......................................................................................................88 Lancaster Public Transit System .......................................................................................90 Logan County/Transportation for Logan County (TLC) .................................................92 Logan Transit System (City of Logan) ..............................................................................94 Marion Area Transit (MAT)............................................................................................... 96 Medina County Transit .................................................................................................... 98 i TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTINUED Mid-Ohio Transit Authority (MOTA) .............................................................................. 100 Monroe County Public Transportation ...........................................................................102 Morgan County Transit ................................................................................................... 104 Ottawa County Transportation Agency (OCTA) .............................................................106 Perry County Transit (PCT) ............................................................................................. 108 Pickaway Area Rural Transit ............................................................................................ 110 Pike County/Community Action Transit System (CATS) ............................................... 112 Transportation Resources for Independent People of Sandusky County (TRIPS) ......................................................................................114 Scioto County/Access Scioto County (ASC) ....................................................................116 Seneca County Agency Transportation (SCAT)............................................................... 118 Shelby Public Transit ....................................................................................................... 120 South East Area Transit (SEAT) ........................................................................................ 122 Warren County Transit Service ....................................................................................... 124 Wilmington City Cab Service ......................................................................................... 126 Section Three: Ohio Coordination Program ........................................................................................... 129 Adams County Transportation ........................................................................................130 Agency Transportation Advisory Committee (ATAC) .....................................................131 Ashland Community Coordination Transit (ACCT) ...................................................... 132 COLT Transportation System .......................................................................................... 133 Community Area Transportation Services (CATS) ..........................................................134 Coshocton County Coordinated Transportation ........................................................... 135 Hardin County Transportation Project ........................................................................... 136 Henry County Transportation Network ..........................................................................137 Highland Area Rural Transportation System (HARTS) ....................................................138 Holmes Wayne Tuscarawas Transportation .................................................................... 139 Madison County Ride ......................................................................................................140 Morrow County Transportation Collaborative (MCTC) .................................................141 RossGo ............................................................................................................................. 142 Senior Transportation Connection (STC) ....................................................................... 143 Transit Alliance of Butler County ................................................................................... 144 Union County Agency Transportation Service (UCATS) ...............................................