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MEMORIAL DAY 2025

Please be advised that WRTA will be closed on Monday, May 27th in observance of  the Memorial Day holiday. There will be no bus service on Memorial Day, however, regular bus service will resume on Tuesday, May 27th. WHY CELEBRATE MEMORIAL DAY? Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the …

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WRTA’s 2025 Small Business of the Year Announced!

Pictured above are this year’s Top 12 Small Businesses Last Wednesday, (April 30th), WRTA held it’s 4th annual “Give Small Biz a Lift” event and it was well-attended. The awardees and their families along with WRTA staff, Sponsors and Campaign Co-Chairs gathered to celebrate this year’s event. This annual event …

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Voting has closed for Small Business of the Year

WRTA 2025 TOP TWELVE SMALL BUSINESSES Selected by a panel of business and community leaders from more than 100 nominations. These businesses will be honored April 30, 2025 at a special event. All Star Driving School Basinger Auction Service Concrete Queen LLC Financial Security Management GC Laminate Solutions, LLC Gunner …

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2025 WRTA Give Small Business a Lift Campaign Has Begun. Nominate Your Business

Western Reserve Transit Authority (WRTA) has announced the start of the WRTA Give Small Business A Lift campaign. The campaign, now in its fourth year, promotes and honors local small businesses, their owners and employees. WRTA provides transportation for the workforce of many of local businesses and wants to recognize …

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KEEP YOUR BUS STOP

Property owners grant WRTA permission to put in a bus stop. When trash and store carts are left at a bus stop, the property owner can revoke permission for the stop. We’ve already lost TWO bus stops because of trash.  If the bus stop you use is convenient, the best way …

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Washington and Columbus Come to Youngstown and WRTA

Representatives from the offices of United States Senator Bernie Moreno, U.S. Congressman Dave Joyce and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine paid special visits to Western Reserve Transit Authority (WRTA) this past week.  These introductory meetings were casual but informative. Youngstown-based WRTA had aimed to impress and appears to have accomplished that …

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Board Meeting Canceled

March Board Meeting Cancelled

Please be advised that the March Board of Trustees Meeting set for Thursday, March 27 at 10:00 a.m. has been cancelled.

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WRTA Bus Stop Removed and Location Changed at Austintown Walmart Location 

AUSTINTOWN — At the request of the property owner, the WRTA bus stop located in front of Dollar Tree in near Walmart in Austintown is being removed. “This is a well-used stop and we hate to inconvenience our passengers, but we don’t own the property. We must comply with the …

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FREE FARES CONTINUE!

Western Reserve Transit Authority  (WRTA) is pleased to announce its free fare policy will continue until at least Dec. 31, 2027.  Free fares were temporarily instituted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and have since extended each year since then.  Valley residents can ride free on any WRTA bus. ##

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Board Meeting Canceled

February Board Meeting Cancelled

Please be advised that the February Board of Trustees Meeting set for Thursday, February 27 at 10:00 a.m. has been cancelled.

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