Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA)

Barrera-Richards will oversee hiring and all other aspects of workforce management in the agency, in addition to fostering a positive workplace culture.

To be considered for the certification, TARTA employees had to undergo training courses to better understand and accommodate the needs of autistic and sensory-sensitive passengers...

TARTA installed a new bus wash station to replace the one it had utilized since 1971.

The new services coming to the city is the next step in the authority’s TARTA Next redesign and expansion.

Bailey will oversee TARTA’s customer experience efforts and employees, in addition to leading operations for TARPS, TARTA’s paratransit service.

TARTA Flex’s microtransit model will expand access to convenient, equitable and sustainable public transit in Lucas County and Rossford, Ohio.

Koprowski joined TARTA in 2020 and is credited with ‘finding solutions to problems’ and delivering those solutions ‘faster than anticipated.’

The plan is a roadmap to deliver a promise of providing transit to everyone in Lucas County through an improved fleet, technology and customer experience.

The authority is still finalizing what its fare structure will look like in August 2022, but plans to implement a cashless card system no later than 2024.

The transit system says the move will help it meet the growing mobility needs of the region’s residents.