The Metro Board of Trustees has approved a new fare structure that will take effect on July 16, 2025. The fare increase averages approximately 10% across all service types. Under the new structure, local fares will be $2.20, and express route fares will be $3.00. New Child Fare Policy There
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Shared by Cincinnati Metro June 6, 2025
Beginning June 8th, residents in the Forest Park and Pleasant Run communities will have access to the MetroNow! transportation service. Instead of using full size Metro buses, the MetroNow! service uses shuttle-style vehicles to provide flexible, on-demand service—within these available zones of service. MetroNow! currently operates in the communities of
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Shared by United Resource Connection May 30, 2025
Starting May 25th, 2025, thirteen Metro fixed routes will see minor schedule and or route adjustments. Many of these changes occur annually, corresponding to the shifts in traffic patterns that occur when school is out. Schedule Changes The following routes will have new schedules: Routes 4, 11, 17, 22, 24, 28,
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Detours for the annual Taste of Cincinnati events begin downtown on Wednesday May 22nd at 6 AM and will last until Tuesday May 28th at 5 PM. 5th Street will be closed from Walnut to Columbia Parkway. Consequently there are several changes in boarding locations. The following routes will board
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Thinking about giving commuting by bike a try? Friday, May 16th, is the perfect time to start. In celebration of National Bike-to-Work Day, Metro is offering free rides to bus riders who bring a bike. Anyone who loads a bike onto a bus’s front-mounted bike rack will ride for free
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The Hamilton County 5 1 3 Relief Bus is a mobile medical and social service bus, providing health screenings and application assistance to connect to social services and economic relief. The bus is equipped with the technology that allows this assistance to occur on site. The bus travels to local
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The Flying Pig Marathon takes place this weekend, May 4th and 5th, with many Metro routes operating on detour. This can result in longer than usual delays for those reliant on the bus for transportation needs this weekend. The following is a list of known detours taking place this weekend due
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There is a project in the works, called EZConnect, to improve interregional transportation services. The project aims to provide individuals with disabilities a way to travel between counties that have different transit agency service areas– For instance, a trip from the Butler County Courthouse, in Butler County, to the VA
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Metro will have fare-free rides on Opening Day, Thursday, March 27th. Metro’s fixed routes and Access paratransit will be FREE of charge. Opening Day Parade Metro Detours include the following. From noon on Thursday, March 27th, Government Square and other Downtown stops throughout the morning and early afternoon will be temporarily
Read More Shared by United Resource Connection March 24, 2025
Metro Bus Service maps and schedules are available on the Metro website for download. Effective Sunday, March 2nd, 2025, seven Metro routes have updated schedules. PDFs of the new spring route schedules are available for the following: Route 6 Queen City – serving City Hall, Downtown, Gamble High School, Music Hall,
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As a round of winter weather moves through the region Sunday morning into Tuesday, Metro is reminding the public of various procedures and resources available in the event that snow or ice disrupts their normal bus service. In the event of significant ice or snow, Metro will still run service,
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During the holidays, Metro’s fixed-route, MetroNow! and Access paratransit services will operate on the normal schedule, except on Christmas and New Years day. Instead of following the regular Wednesday schedule on these days, these Metro transit services will follow what is normally the Sunday schedule. Metro’s administrative offices and the
Read More Shared by United Resource Connection December 16, 2024
Hamilton County Job and Family services operates a program for Medicaid-eligible customers called the Non-Emergency Transportation program, or NET. This program provides transportation for any Medicaid eligible individual traveling to and from medical appointments that can be billed to Medicaid. Transportation can be in the form of bus passes, van
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