A public hearing will be held in the Council Chamber at the City Administrative Building, 304 N. Church St., Bowling Green on Aug. 16, at 1:15 p.m. for public comment. The City of Bowling Green is applying to the Ohio Department of Transportation for an operating and capital assistance grant from the Ohio Public Transportation Grant Program.
The operating grant will provide financial assistance for public transportation service within the city limits of Bowling Green in 2017. The service currently operates Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is recommended that all passengers, including wheelchair users, schedule their ride one hour in advance. For rides originating and ending in Bowling Green’s corporation limits, fares are $3.50 per one-way trip; elderly, disabled and children ages 4 to 13 ride for $1.75 per one-way trip (with a city-issued transit ID card), and package fare is $1.75. For those rides originating and/or ending outside the corporation limits (up to one mile outside city limits), fares will be $4 per one-way trip; elderly, disabled and children ages 4 to 13 ride for $2 with a city-issued transit ID card (package fare is $2). Children under 4, passengers’ language interpreters and personal care attendants ride free regardless of where the rides originate or end. No service changes are proposed.
For more information call 419-354-6203.
