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Founded | 1971 |
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Headquarters | Toledo, Ohio |
Service area | Greater Toledo. U.S. |
Service type | bus service, paratransit |
Destinations | Lucas County and Rossford, Ohio |
Hubs | Cherry and Huron |
Annual ridership | 1,874,162 (2022) |
Chief executive | Mary Morrison, president Kendra Smith, vice president Laura Koprowski, Chief Executive Officer |
Website | TARTA.com |
Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) is a public transit agency that has been operating in Toledo, Ohio since 1971. TARTA services 32 bus routes [1] in and around the Toledo metropolitan area and carries close to 2 million passengers each year. Every TARTA fixed-route bus is equipped with a bicycle rack. [2] The transit authority has special buses designed especially for disabled riders called TARPS (Toledo Area Regional Paratransit Service), which acts along the lines of the Americans with Disabilities Act. [3]
In summer 2009, TARTA added 40 new buses to its fleet, including 10 mini-sized buses and 18 full-sized buses, in addition to 11 expanded buses for its TARPS fleet. The new buses were purchased with $7 million in federal money. [4]
In August 2022, fare collection resumed at pre-COVID rates systemwide. [5]
TARTA fixed-route buses have routes in Toledo, including Maumee, Ottawa Hills, Rossford, Sylvania, Sylvania Township, Holland, and Springfield Township. TARTA offers coverage to much of the rest of Lucas County through its on-demand service, TARTA Flex. Flex provides rides in accessible vans within transit zones, including:
TARTA also offers Special Event Transportation from certain locations to and from several events, including Toledo Mud Hens games, Toledo Jeep Fest, Glass City JazzFest, and the Glass City Marathon.
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