Restoring Prosperity
The Greater Ohio Policy Center Blog
This piece is part of a series highlighting transit systems across Ohio who are investing in the future. These projects were made possible through the record-setting annual investments by the state in public transit: $70 million per year over a two-year period.
See the other blogs in this series here.
The Dispatch recognized GOPC for working to rebuild and rejuvenate Ohio’s “legacy cities” that have been hit hard by societal changes. “Cities like Sandusky and Marion and Hamilton don’t carry as great a burden as Portsmouth’s, but they too have struggled with the loss of manufacturing jobs and population. That makes the progress shown in the Greater Ohio Policy Center’s updated report especially encouraging.”
This new technology improves the speed of boarding the bus, reduces the demands on operators and allows integration with other payment options, including college passes. NEORide is also looking into the integration of a smartcard system for those passengers without access to a smartphone or bank account.
