Click to learn more about this service alert: Service change begins Sunday, September 20.   Modified Service To continue to improve service, there will be a service change with small time changes to several routes on Sunday, September 20, 2026. Route 5 will end at Walmart and no longer service Flower Hospital. Route 2 will join line up at the top and bottom of the hour Mon-Fri 6a-6p. https://tarta.com/media-center/service-change-september-20-2026/

Click to learn more about this service alert: 18 detour Franklin  Construction Detour Due to Tree maintenance a Detour is needed for the: 18 Detour OB: Woodruff to Ashland right to Collingwood right to regular route.

Click to learn more about this service alert: 15 Detour revised 08/24/2026  Construction Detour Due to a water line project on Summit between New York and Galena a detour will be necessary. Inbound= Via Summit to Pontiac (R), Erie (L), Columbus (R), Chase (L), Galena (L), Erie (R), back to route. / Outbound= From Erie to Galena (L), Chase (R), Columbus (R), Erie (L), Pontiac (R), Summit (L) back to route.

Click to learn more about this service alert: 18 Detour Delaware  Construction Detour Due to a forming sink hole at Delaware Ave. and Parkwood Ave, it has become necessary to create a detour.. Inbound= Central Ave. to Collingwood Blvd (R), Delaware (L) back on route./ Outbound= Collingwood Blvd (R) Central Ave. (L) back on route.

Click to learn more about this service alert: 33 Detour Junction  Construction Detour Due to work being done on the church at Nebraska and Junction it is necessary for a detour for 33 IB from Detroit to Indiana R to back on route OB Indiana to Detroit L to back on route

Click to learn more about this service alert: APT SIDE LINE UP CHANGE begins Monday 7-13-26  Construction Detour Due to Sidewalk construction, the APT side lineups will be moved to Superior. Routes 15, 16, 18, 22, 26, 33 & 34

Click to learn more about this service alert: 10 Detour Glenwood: Outbound Regular Route  Construction Detour Inbound= From 795 to Lime City (L) continue on Lime City back to route. Outbound= Regular Route

Click to learn more about this service alert: Stops in Constructions Zones  Construction Accessibility Issue TARTA does not pick up or drop off in construction zones, or in bus stops with traffic cones in the road.

Click to learn more about this service alert: 33 Detour Arlington  Construction Detour 33 Inbound= Via Detroit, South(R), Spencer (L), back on route. / 33 Outbound= Via Spencer, South (R), Detroit (L), back on route.

Click to learn more about this service alert: Bus stops on detour  Stop Moved Bus stops closed because of detours will be flag down service on the detour route.

Matt Killam Named To TARTA Board of Trustees

TARTA is excited to welcome Matt Killam as a representative of Lucas County on its Board of Trustees.

Killam is the Chief External Relations Officer for Metroparks Toledo, directing strategy for the team behind promoting the area’s 19 award-winning parks on 13,000 acres. His energy, enthusiasm and leadership have been crucial to the launch of the treehouse village at Oak Openings Metropark, the development of the Glass City Metropark and the ongoing Glass City Riverwalk project. Matt is also one of three hosts of the Four Hundred & Nineteen podcast, which also appears on WGTE.

“TARTA provides connections to the community, which is something I’m passionate about, so it’s an honor to join this board of dedicated public servants,” Killam said. “There shouldn’t be a financial barrier preventing anyone from enjoying the Metroparks or anything else that makes northwest Ohio a great place to live.

 

Matt Killam (credit: Metroparks Toledo)

 

“TARTA’s leadership team has made so many positive steps toward making an already affordably system more reliable and able to serve more people. I’m thrilled to be part of charting its path for the future.”

TARTA’s board oversaw an increase in ridership on all services in 2025, with fixed route ridership clearing the two million ride mark. The recent additions of new diesel buses and TARTA’s first 11 full-sized electric vehicles greatly decreased the average age of the buses in TARTA’s fleet, from just over 12 years to just over six years.

In recent years, TARTA’s board has also overseen service expansions, several service changes including the major changes that hit the road this coming Sunday, and a return to financial stability.

“Matt is a great addition to a team of board members that has already helped lead TARTA through one of the most productive periods in its history,” said TARTA Board of Trustees President Kendra Smith. “He is so active as a positive force in this community in so many ways, and we are looking forward to his input as we continue to build on the improvements we have made.

“Skilled and passionate leadership is crucial to not just making TARTA better, but making lives better for the customers who depend on this system every day. Efficient, reliable public transportation can open the door to so many opportunities, and we are so excited to have Matt’s voice with us.”

TARTA’s Board of Trustees also includes:

  • President Kendra Smith, Toledo 
  • Vice President Mary Morrison, Sylvania 
  • Heather Baker, Toledo 
  • Joel Beren, Sylvania Township 
  • Brittany Ford, Ottawa Hills 
  • Gary Gonya, Toledo 
  • Rev. Dr. W.L. Perryman III, Lucas County 
  • Karen Poore, Lucas County 
  • Zach Schmidt, Rossford 
  • Lou Thomson, Maumee 
  • Dr. Tiffany Whitman, Toledo

On January 19, TARTA celebrated the 55th anniversary of its incorporation, and will be hosting events to celebrate throughout 2026. We are proud to have served the area for more than five decades of bringing passengers to new jobs, first Mud Hens games, family reunions and everything in between, and look forward to providing this crucial service for another 55 years.

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