Talk:Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority

Latest comment: 10 years ago by Ymblanter in topic Factual Updates

history of unreliabilaty

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the tarta system has a know history for being late. maybe we should add that? Lex Martin (talk) 15:50, 3 January 2012 (UTC)Reply


Factual Updates

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In the opening paragraph...

- The second sentence should say that TARTA has more than 30 bus routes in and round the Toledo area... (Currently says more than 50). Source: http://www.tarta.com/how-to-ride/about-us/

- Second sentence also should have number of passengers changed. Remove "almost 5 million" and replace with "approximately 3.5 million"

-After the first paragraph, insert a paragraph about the new TARTA Tracker: "In 2013, TARTA launched TARTA Tracker, which uses satellites and predictive computer software to identify bus locations in real-time and to anticipate arrival times of buses at various stop, also in real-time. TARTA Tracker is available in a desktop/laptop edition, mobile edition - both at www.TARTATracker.com – and a phone edition at 419-243-RIDE (7433)." Source: http://www.toledofreepress.com/2013/09/26/tarta-debuts-computerized-bus-tracking-system/

In the fact box to the right, change the chief executives. Remove James Bohn and Harry Morell. Replace with James Gee, general manager and Bonita Johnson, board president

In "Routes" section...

- remove Perrysburg from first line (source: http://www.toledoblade.com/Our-Town-News/2012/11/07/Perrysburg-voters-reject-transit-levy.html)

- just after "home baseball games," add "and the Huntington Center for all home Toledo Walleye hockey games (source: http://www.tarta.com/rider-services/game-shuttle-walleye/)

- change to Lourdes University

Please remove the route list. This changes several times each year and is currently outdated.

Replace the Biodiesel Study section with a "Green Initiatives" section, which should include several bullet points:

-All TARTA buses fueled by biodiesel

-Participated in a study conducted by the Intermodal Transportation Institute at The University of Toledo to investigate the impacts of using a mixture of renewable biofuel and diesel fuel

-TARPS facility features solar and geothermal technology

-Sustainability Commitment with the American Public Transportation Association

-Member of the Toledo-Lucas County Sustainability Commission (Source for all of above: http://www.tarta.com/alerts-news/sustainability-commitment/)

Finally, in the External Links section, please add a bullet for TARTA Tracker, www.TARTATracker.com Kellyhancock (talk) 14:09, 8 November 2013 (UTC)Reply

This has been outstanding for more than two weeks; please advise on next steps. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kellyhancock (talkcontribs) 21:55, 25 November 2013 (UTC)Reply
I think the proposed changes are reasonable. Could you introduce them and refer to the talk page in the edit summary?--Ymblanter (talk) 06:49, 17 January 2014 (UTC)Reply
On the secont thought, I better do it myself.--Ymblanter (talk) 06:49, 17 January 2014 (UTC)Reply
  Done--Ymblanter (talk) 20:39, 17 January 2014 (UTC)Reply