/news/tags/parta PARTA en-US Copyright Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:23:10 GMT /news/community/2022-08-10/parta-readies-new-downtown-kent-trolley-service Service begins Aug. 19. Visitors can park at PARTA's parking garage in downtown Kent and take the trolley to restaurants and breweries where parking is otherwise limited. Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:23:10 GMT /news/community/2022-08-10/parta-readies-new-downtown-kent-trolley-service Anna Huntsman /news/community/2021-06-14/bus-driver-shortage-causes-route-changes-in-portage-county PARTA, Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority, is modifying some of its routes because it cannot find enough drivers. Mon, 14 Jun 2021 17:00:00 GMT /news/community/2021-06-14/bus-driver-shortage-causes-route-changes-in-portage-county Kelsey Paulus /news/economy/2020-05-12/parta-protects-drivers-as-it-begins-to-restore-bus-service When the state issued orders for people to stay home, public transit had to adjust. The Portage Area Regional Transit Authority (PARTA) cut routes,… Tue, 12 May 2020 08:39:44 GMT /news/economy/2020-05-12/parta-protects-drivers-as-it-begins-to-restore-bus-service Sarah Taylor /news/community/2018-10-08/metro-rtas-new-boss-wants-to-make-it-the-best-mid-sized-transit-system-in-the-country She used to be a METRO RTA driver. Now Dawn Distler is the agency's new Executive Director. She’s returning to northeast Ohio after 15 successful years in… Mon, 08 Oct 2018 15:23:43 GMT /news/community/2018-10-08/metro-rtas-new-boss-wants-to-make-it-the-best-mid-sized-transit-system-in-the-country /news/environment-energy/2017-11-06/compressed-natural-gas-buses-come-to-portage-county Portage County is about to join the growing list of Ohio locations using compressed natural gas to fuel part of its bus fleet. PARTA’s addition of CNG… Mon, 06 Nov 2017 20:30:52 GMT /news/environment-energy/2017-11-06/compressed-natural-gas-buses-come-to-portage-county /news/environment-energy/2017-11-05/north-american-fuel-cell-bus-conference-looks-at-the-technologies-green-future-in-stark-county Buses without internal combustion engines have been the topic of discussion for the past two days at the North American Fuel Cell Bus Conference in Stark… Sun, 05 Nov 2017 23:59:41 GMT /news/environment-energy/2017-11-05/north-american-fuel-cell-bus-conference-looks-at-the-technologies-green-future-in-stark-county /news/community/2016-05-05/summit-portage-and-stark-transportation-agencies-discuss-county-to-county-service-with-the-public The Stark, Portage and Summit County transit agencies are holding public meetings on plans to coordinate service across county lines. The latest was today… Fri, 06 May 2016 00:52:14 GMT /news/community/2016-05-05/summit-portage-and-stark-transportation-agencies-discuss-county-to-county-service-with-the-public Kabir Bhatia