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…
by - April 22, 2020 1:16 pm
The Federal Transit Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation, will give a total of $25 billion to help public transportation systems respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and…
by - March 26, 2020 6:37 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit announced Thursday (March 26) it will comply with a state directive on social distancing and limit the number of people on its buses to…
