{"id":5512,"date":"2022-07-06T14:02:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T14:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=5512"},"modified":"2022-07-06T14:02:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T14:02:04","slug":"tarta-receives-additional-funds-to-support-future-endeavors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/06\/tarta-receives-additional-funds-to-support-future-endeavors\/","title":{"rendered":"TARTA Receives Additional Funds to Support Future Endeavors"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"By Fletcher Word<\/strong><\/em>
\nSojourner\u2019s Truth Editor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur visited the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority\u2019s Central Avenue headquarters on Friday July 1, to speak about a $410,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation she helped secure and what that grant will mean for the future of transportation in the northwest Ohio.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongresswoman Kaptur is helping us to change the trajectory,\u201d said Laura Koprowski, TARTA CEO, during her introduction of the representative. \u201cShe has been an enthusiastic, longtime advocate for TARTA.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThese funds will help the TARTA transformation that is underway in all areas of our operations, from modernizing our facilities and fleet to creating a more reliable, efficient transit system the people and businesses in this area need and deserve,\u201d Koprowski said in a statement released prior to the press conference.<\/p>\n

In the last year, TARTA has been awarded more than $17 million, primarily from the American Recovery Act. The additional $410,000 will enable TARTA to craft a services plan and support its system redesign TARTA Next.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, part of a goal of delivering for our community is trying to being federal dollars here,\u201d said Kaptur as she began her remarks. \u201cThe TARTA goal of creating TARTA Next is a once in a generation [effort] to retool transit.\u201d<\/p>\n

TARTA Next is a plan for the future that will expand and improve the transit experience for area riders. That vision includes redesigned bus services; expanded and easier service and the creation of mobility opportunities. The plans for the future have been guided by ongoing community input.<\/p>\n

TARTA Next envisions improving and expanding service on several fronts. First, of course, there are the fixed routes, those routes that are ideal for dense population areas. TARTA is looking at ways to improve such routes where they already exist and include fixed routes in densely populated areas not currently served, such as Springfield and Oregon.<\/p>\n

Paratransit service will also be expanded to the fixed route bus services and the vehicles redesigned and replaced.<\/p>\n

TARTA will be adding a microtransit plan \u2013 new curb-to-curb on demand service within less densely populated zones. Microtransit vehicles, which will be available much like Uber or Lyft, will connect riders to TATRA bus service.<\/p>\n

New connecting points will be established where fixed route buses and intersect with microtransit vehicles and, finally, TARTA will be integrating transit services of multiple types \u2013 such as bike\/car share, car pools and scooters to have comprehensive travel service throughout the service area.<\/p>\n

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Kaptur emphasized not only the TARTA effort to enhance transit service within the area but also the prospects of connecting such service to other entities in the regional area \u2013 with both private and public entities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we work together, all things are possible \u2026 there is a way to solve the problem of congestion,\u201d she said of today\u2019s issues with traffic.<\/p>\n

Also speaking at the press conference was Carly Allen, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 697. \u201cThis is what tomorrow is all about \u2026 getting people to work.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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