Category: SORTA News

Metro is pleased to announce we are celebrating this year’s holiday season with two fare-free weekends in support of local small businesses and to promote access to the COVID-19 vaccine, as family holiday gatherings draw near. CINCINNATI – Metro is pleased to announce we are celebrating this year’s holiday season with two fare-free weekends in support…

Metro CEO and General Manager Darryl Haley and other Cincinnati leaders will be guests at the White House Monday afternoon to witness as President Biden signs the largest federal investment in the history of public transit. CINCINNATI – Cincinnati transit leaders are going to Washington. Metro CEO and General Manager Darryl Haley, Amalgamated Transit Union…

A job application could result in paid training, a competitive starting wage, and a signing bonus at Metro’s upcoming career fair this Saturday, Nov. 13, in Queensgate. CINCINNATI – A job application could result in paid training, a competitive starting wage, and a signing bonus at Metro’s upcoming career fair this Saturday, Nov. 13, in…

Metro is continuing its tradition of honoring Veterans Day by making all rides free for veterans and active-duty military, including the National Guard and Reserves, on Metro’s fixed bus routes and on Access paratransit on Thursday, Nov. 11. CINCINNATI – Metro is continuing its tradition of honoring Veterans Day by making all rides free for veterans…

The federal funds will go toward a variety of improvements to Metro’s service and facilities. CINCINNATI – Metro is pleased to announce it is the recipient of $12 million in grant funding from the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI). The federal funds will go toward a variety…

Several Metro routes will be on detour due to street closures planned for the 2021 Flying Pig Marathon/Queen Bee Half Marathon weekend, starting Thursday, Oct. 28 and extending through Sunday, Oct. 31. CINCINNATI – Several Metro routes will be on detour due to street closures planned for the 2021 Flying Pig Marathon/Queen Bee Half Marathon…

Thirty transit-related infrastructure projects in 22 communities throughout Hamilton County will receive funding from SORTA’s Transit Infrastructure Fund. CINCINNATI – Thirty transit-related infrastructure projects in 22 communities throughout Hamilton County will receive funding from SORTA’s Transit Infrastructure Fund. The Transit Infrastructure Fund was created as a result of the successful passage of Issue 7 in…

Metro CEO and General Manager Darryl Haley has been awarded the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials’ highest honor. CINCINNATI – Metro CEO and General Manager Darryl Haley has been awarded the prestigious Thomas G. Neusom Founders’ Leadership Award by the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO). The Thomas G. Neusom Founders’ Leadership Award is COMTO’s…

Virtual meeting scheduled for 5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 21 CINCINNATI – Metro will hold a virtual public meeting on Thursday, Oct. 21 from 5-7 p.m., to inform and receive comments from the community regarding upcoming service changes to multiple routes. The planned changes will impact 23 Metro routes and will go into effect on Dec.5,…

Fountain Square event on Sept. 22 to feature live music, pizza, and vendors CINCINNATI – Metro is proud to introduce Cincinnati’s first Car Free Day on Sept. 22, joining an international movement that encourages motorists to give up their automobiles for a day and promotes public transit, bicycling, walking, carpooling and telecommuting. In honor of…