Category: SORTA News

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Metro would like to invite Hamilton County communities to “go green” this Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, by choosing public transportation.

Members of Metro’s governing body, the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) Board of Trustees, swore in four new members at its monthly meeting Tuesday morning.

Metro is thrilled to partner with the Reds to offer fare-free service to their home opener as well as to weekend home games throughout April and May.

We are proud to announce Metro’s second annual Golden Bus Award recipients, who consistently embodied Metro’s mission to go above and beyond in service to our community and fellow employees.

Metro was proud to host a signing ceremony celebrating the second round of Transit Infrastructure Fund (TIF) grants, which awarded $39.2 million to infrastructure improvement projects.

Access operators provide on-demand, ride-share service for people whose disabilities prevent them from using Metro’s fixed-route service. MetroNow! will provide on-demand ride-share service within MetroNow!’s two pilot zones.

Thirty-seven new bus stop benches have been installed across Hamilton County over the last month, and 12 routes will see schedule and run-time adjustments on Sunday, March 5, 2023.

Metro provided more than 1 million trips in the month of January, marking the first time the transit agency has reached the ridership milestone since early 2020.

All Metro fixed-route and Access paratransit service will operate regular weekday schedules on President’s Day, Monday, Feb. 20th, as part of the agency’s new and more robust holiday service.