WRTA is the Western Reserve Transit Authority. WRTA
has been created as a countywide public transit authority,
under authority of the Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 306, by the
City of Youngstown and the Mahoning County Commissioners. WRTA
provides bus services to residents and others in Mahoning
County.
WRTA, like public transportation
systems across the country, provides its services with the
assistance of local, state and federal funding. Fares paid
by riders are not sufficient to cover the costs of operation
or the capital facilities and equipment required. WRTA receives
local funding from a ¼% sales tax approved by voters
in November 2008. This tax became effective on April 1, 2009.
WRTA is governed by a publicly-appointed Board of Trustees
and managed by professional staff.
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