by - December 17, 2025 12:44 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit has announced that it reached record ridership in 2025, exceeding the previous high set in 2016. ORT exceeded the 2016 record of 319,060 on…
by - October 2, 2025 3:36 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) continues to see passenger growth as it aims for record ridership levels in 2025, according to data released Wednesday (Oct. 1). Ridership increased…
by - January 15, 2025 10:12 am
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit posted total annual ridership exceeding 300,000 passengers for the first time since 2016, a record year. In 2024, ridership rose by 15.8% to 315,027…
by - August 6, 2024 11:42 am
The Walton Family Foundation works to support initiatives that help entities collaborate regionally on multi-modal transportation options, a senior program officer said. This will allow residents to choose whether to…
by - February 7, 2024 12:51 pm
Springdale-based Ozark Regional Transit saw ridership rise to a seven-year high as ORT’s on-demand transit service more than doubled its passengers last year. The transit provider’s ridership rose by 34.6%…
by - March 9, 2023 2:52 pm
Springdale-based Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) recently received more than $1.62 million in grants from the Walton Family Foundation to expand on-demand service in Northwest Arkansas as the transit provider works…
by - November 29, 2022 9:12 am
The Walton Family Foundation has provided a $135,789 grant to allow Springdale-based Ozark Regional Transit to extend its zero-fare program through 2023 as ridership continues to rise. Between January and…
by - August 28, 2022 10:50 am
Consultants with Olsson, a Nebraska-based engineering and design firm, recently recommended about $3.63 million in improvements to bus stops of Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) as part of…
by - August 15, 2022 3:18 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) has seen demand for its on-demand service triple since launching earlier this year on the Via platform. Ride requests have risen from about…
by - March 17, 2022 9:00 am
The U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will make available $1.47 billion for U.S. bus fleets and facilities as a result of the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure…
by - February 18, 2022 3:32 pm
Springdale-based public transit provider Ozark Regional Transit Authority (ORT) announced Friday (Feb. 18) establishing on-demand transit service in Bentonville and Fayetteville starting Feb. 22 as it builds on the growing…
by - November 16, 2021 12:15 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) will use a nearly $1 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation to support multiple initiatives, including the extension of its zero-fare service…
by - August 26, 2021 3:18 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit Authority (ORT) has started to work with a consultant to help implement a new board structure and a 10-year transit plan. Meanwhile, the transit…
by - October 22, 2020 1:30 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) announced Thursday (Oct. 22) a $144,269 grant from the Walton Family Foundation will allow ORT to continue to provide zero-fare service through 2021….
by - August 3, 2020 2:48 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) continues to expand its on-demand transit service in Rogers as Northwest Arkansas ridership remains down through the first half of the year. ORT…
by - July 1, 2020 2:10 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit will continue to remain fare-free in light of the COVID-19 pandemic as ridership fell 53% in May, from the same month in 2019. ORT…
by - June 17, 2020 11:26 am
Joel Gardner, executive director for Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit, looked at a brown spot in the ceiling tile above his desk and said that’s probably not a water…
by - June 2, 2020 1:04 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit reported a 58% decline in total ridership in April, and fixed-route ridership fell 52.8% amid the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Total ridership, which includes charter…
by - May 8, 2020 4:06 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit announced all passengers will be required to wear a face covering starting May 18. All passengers, with exceptions for those 2 years and younger,…
by - April 23, 2020 7:13 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) has applied to receive $4.25 million in federal funding to pay for expenses related to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. ORT executive director Joel…
