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: 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.

Team TARTA Members Honored By OPTA

The Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority’s (TARTA) work to make sensory-sensitive passengers more comfortable and the efforts of a TARTA Information Operator to connect riders to essential destinations were honored Tuesday.

During the Ohio Public Transit Association’s Ohio Needs Transit Conference and Expo at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, TARTA was recognized with two OPTA Excellence Awards:

  • The Collaborative Excellence Award to the TARTA paratransit team for becoming the first transit agency division in Ohio to become a Certified Autism Center
  • The Milestone Award to Information Operator Lynette Stanley, for her more than 28 years of helping customers

The Ohio Public Transit Association (OPTA) is a unified voice for Ohio’s 63 transit agencies. It serves to increase funding opportunities for transit, drive economic growth, and enhance the quality of life for Ohioans who depend on those agencies. The awards were conferred in front of hundreds of attendees at Tuesday’s OPTA Excellence Awards Luncheon.

TARTA Chief Customer Experience and Mobility Officer Rick Bailey (center) with the OPTA Collaborative Excellence Award. He was joined on stage by Destination Toledo President & CEO Lance Woodworth, TARTA CEO Laura Koprowski, and TARTA Trustees Mary Morrison, Kendra Smith and Brittany Ford.

Lynette is the third Team TARTA member in as many years to be recognized with the Milestone Award, following operator Don Glaza in 2022 and mechanic Virgil Wise in 2023. The significant contributions of Lynette and her teammates have led to increased customer service ratings in every ridership poll take since 2020. TARTA’s customer satisfaction rate climbed to 85 percent in a poll conducted this summer. 

We are thrilled to see another team member receive this award, and there is no one more deserving than Lynette, who has demonstrated an immense dedication to the quality experience of our customers...Lynette is a problem-solver whose knowledge, understanding and patience help her make an impact on users of public transportation every day. The Collaborative Excellence recognition and the work to make sensory-sensitive passengers feel welcome on our paratransit vehicles is also something to be very proud of. We want to make sure everyone feels as safe and comfortable as possible. These training courses were one of many steps we are taking to ensure that, and we want to thank the team at Destination Toledo for their continued effort to make Toledo a Certified Autism Destination

Laura Koprowski - TARTA CEO

TARTA worked with Destination Toledo on the certification, as part of a larger effort to make Toledo a Certified Autism Destination.

Everyone should feel at ease when planning to visit the Toledo area that they will be comfortable and that their needs will be met...We are happy to see this effort recognized. TARTA is one of a growing list of partners in this community who are going the extra mile to ensure that the Toledo area provides a welcoming environment for all visitors.

Lance Woodworth - Destination Toledo CEO

The International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards granted TARTA the Certified Autism Center certification this year after paratransit staff underwent specific training courses to better understand and accommodate the needs of autistic and sensory-sensitive passengers.

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