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SARTA joins Generation Zero, new group will push for ramped-up adoption of hydrogen fuel cell, other zero emissions technology by transit systems

CEO Kirt Conrad announced today that the Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) which operates one of the largest fleets of hydrogen fuel cell-powered transit vehicles in the United States has agreed to participate in the “Generation Zero” pledge program…

Jul 14, 2021

Reopening Day: Mask Mandate Gone, With Exceptions

COLUMBUS, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – It’s Reopening Day in Ohio. Progressive Field and the Palace Theatre are among the venues opening back up to full capacity. The coronavirus mask mandate has been taken off as of 12:01 a.m.…

Jun 04, 2021

2 hydrogen fuel cell buses at the fueling station.

SARTA’s ‘Borrow a Bus Zero-Emissions Tour’ Embarks on Week-Long, Eight-Stop Swing Through California

RIVERSIDE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After being sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Stark Area Regional Transit Authority’s (SARTA) award-winning Borrow a Bus (BaB) Zero-Emissions Tour resumes on Thursday, June 4, 2021, when one of the transit authority’s state-of-the-art hydrogen fuel cell-powered (HFC)…

Jun 04, 2021

SARTA driver assisting a Proline rider off the bus.

SARTA plans to eliminate unlimited ProLine pass, add Smart Card

CANTON – The Stark Area Regional Transit Authority plans to eliminate the 31-day unlimited ProLine pass and free bus transfers by January. “We want our (ProLine) riders to pay for each ride versus the 31-day pass," said SARTA CEO Kirt Conrad.…

Jun 04, 2021

Graphic of SARTA Mask Mandate requirements Informing passengers that, in compliance with the Federal Mask Mandate, masks or face coverings are required on all SARTA services and in all SARTA Transit Centers.

Reopening Day: Mask Mandate Gone, With Exceptions

COLUMBUS, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – It’s Reopening Day in Ohio. Progressive Field and the Palace Theatre are among the venues opening back up to full capacity. The coronavirus mask mandate has been taken off as of 12:01 a.m.…

Jun 04, 2021

A hydrogen fuel cell bus leaving the Massillontransit center.

SARTA riders will still have to wear masks

CANTON – The public will still have to wear masks on Stark Area Regional Transit Authority vehicles even though the state of Ohio’s mask mandate expires Wednesday, SARTA CEO Kirt Conrad said. He issued the reminder Tuesday because people may believe…

Jun 02, 2021

A nurse giving a COVID-19 vaccination on the SARTA bus.

Big Mac, fries and COVID-19 protection: Stark, SARTA, McDonald’s hold mobile vax clinic

HARTVILLE – McDonald's restaurants in Stark County offered a side of COVID-19 immunity with their burgers and fries on Tuesday. The Stark County Health Department and SARTA teamed up for walk-in mobile vaccine clinics in the parking lot of eight McDonald's franchises overseen by…

Jun 02, 2021

Invitation to a public meetings on revisions to the SARTA's fare structure and its new ticketing system.

Area news in brief for June 2

SARTA HEARINGS – Officials from Stark County’s public transit agency will discuss revisions to the system’s fare structure and its new ticketing system during two virtual public meetings June 16. The meetings will be 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and can…

Jun 02, 2021

Big Mac, fries and COVID-19 protection: Stark, SARTA, McDonald’s hold mobile vax clinic

HARTVILLE - McDonald's restaurants in Stark County offered a side of COVID-19 immunity with their burgers and fries on Tuesday. The Stark County Health Department and SARTA teamed up for walk-in mobile vaccine clinics in the parking lot of eight…

Jun 02, 2021