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Toledo, Ohio ‑ The Toledo Area Regional Paratransit Service, TARPS, already is the nation’s second fastest growing transit service specifically for persons with disabilities and the fastest growing such service in Ohio. Plans and activities in place will advance this heavily used service even more.
Changes Caused By Continuing Financial Pressure, Property
Tax Receipts And State And Federal Tax Revenues Will Be Lower
What/When
Sweeping changes become effective Sunday, December 27, for Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority’s (TARTA) regularly scheduled service, including elimination of some routes, and changes in frequency for Call-A-Ride and Toledo Area Regional Paratransit Service (TARPS).
The changes impact all of TARTA’s nine service areas and involve the majority of its fixed-line service routes.
Toledo, Ohio ‑ Changes reducing the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority’s service by 12 percent have been approved by the TARTA Board of Trustees’ Routes and Schedules Committee. The changes will take effect on Sunday, December 27.
“No organization providing a vital public service wants to reduce its offerings; but, in TARTA’s case, we had no choice,” said James K. Gee, TARTA’s General Manager. “If we want to continue delivering service to our nine member communities, we have to cut service. It’s as simple as that.”
BEA JENNINGS AND OTHER DISABLED RIDERS RECORD 20 YEARS OF MOBILITY FREEDOM AS TARPS MARKS TWO DECADES OF SERVICE
Toledo Area Regional Paratransit Service Started October 2, 1989
Toledo, Ohio ‑ Twenty years ago, Mrs. Bea Jennings was the second person to become eligible to ride the Toledo Area Regional Paratransit System’s small buses.
Monclova says "No", Tarta says "Yo". See both here.
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On May 11, Monclova Twp. officials sent a letter to Toledo and the nine community members of TARTA asking them to oppose a reported countywide sales tax to support the transportation system. Monclova Twp. trustees voted 3-0 to oppose the tax on May 4. That resolution and the letter to TARTA community members are posted at http://www.toledofreepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/tarta-tax-oppo... .
Read more:
http://www.toledofreepress.com/2009/05/11/monclova-asks-toledo-to-oppose...
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TARTA's response:
Buses Running Exclusively on Biodiesel Increased to 64
Toledo, Ohio ‑ For the third consecutive year, the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority will observe Earth Day (April 22) by operating its fleet completely on regionally purchased biodiesel fuel. This involves TARTA’s four services: fixed-line, Call-A-Ride, Toledo Area Paratransit Service and the Muddy™ Shuttle.
TARTA’s General Manager James K. Gee estimated Tuesday’s fleet will number 180 vehicles.
Marge Brown is cool to the TARTA tax.
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Oregon Mayor Marge Brown and some members of city council last Monday said they were against a proposal to expand the TARTA bus system for all of Lucas County that would be funded by a sales tax instead of the current property tax,
A study from a consultant hired by TARTA recommended in February that a half-cent sales tax would provide service expansion and financial stability to Lucas County, including Oregon.
At this morning’s Toledo Area Regional Transportation Authority’s Board of Trustees monthly meeting, the trustees were told that the first six months of TARTA’s direct management of the Toledo Area Regional Paratransit Service have been a success.
TARPS, which previously was operated by an outside contractor, had record ridership during that six month period and March’s 15,293 riders were an all-time TARPS record.
The following news release recounts the first six months and looks forward to TARPS plans for the remainder of 2009.
Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority bus service would be reduced by about 7 percent, primarily affecting suburban routes, under a cost-cutting plan developed by agency staff members that will be the subject of public hearings next week.
TARTA Facts:
TARTA Funding Sources:
2007
Passenger Income
5,458,117
20%
Federal Assistance
4,928,261
18%
Property Tax
15,302,228
57%
State Assistance
837,036
3%
Other Revenue
525,027
2%
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$27,050,669 100%
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