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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Yahoo
Memorial Day travel plans? RTA offering free rides
The Greater Dayton RTA will offer free rides throughout Montgomery County this Memorial Day. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Memorial Day is celebrated on Monday, May 26. The RTA will be offering free rides systemwide Monday to help riders 'attend the various ceremonies' going on around the area, according to a media release from RTA. TRENDING STORIES: System-wide issues at major healthcare network impacting fire, EMS services in Miami Valley Major hospital network targeted by cyberattack, experiencing system-wide issues Savannah Chrisley says family was 'unfairly targeted' because of their celebrity status The free rides include fixed-route buses and rides on RTA Connect, the agency's ADA paratransit service, according to the release. The RTA call center will also be open during regular hours from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. during the federal holiday. The RTA will be offering free rides every federal holiday throughout the year. The remaining holidays in 2025 include: Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving Christmas New Year's Day [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Dayton RTA adjusts bus routes for NATO spring session
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – To accommodate the 2025 NATO Parliamentary Spring Session, the Greater Dayton RTA will be rerouting all routes from the Wright Stop Plaza Transit Center. The rerouting will run from Tuesday, May 20, through Tuesday, May 27. This will accommodate the security perimeter. RTA's downtown transit center will stay open for its regular business hours. The reroutes are as follows: East and northbound routes Eastbound Routes 1, 2 and 4 Northbound Routes 6, 17, 18, 19 and 22 Northbound Route 7 Northbound Routes 8, 9 and 12 Northbound Route 16 Northbound Routes 43 and 44 West and southbound routes Westbound Routes 1, 2 and 4 Southbound Routes 6, 18 and 19 Southbound Routes 7, 8 and 12 Southbound Route 9 Southbound Route 16 Southbound Routes 17 and 22 Southbound Routes 43 and 44 The Flyer will also be rerouted through Wright Stop Plaza from Jefferson Street to Main Street. RTA said all passengers who get off at the bus stop outside of The Arcade should utilize the stop in bay 'A' at the transit center. To learn more about Flyer services during the NATO event, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
RTA announces reroutes for upcoming NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways The Greater Dayton RTA will be rerouting all of its routes that stop at the Wright Stop Plaza Transit Center during the upcoming NATO Parliamentary Assembly. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] News Center 7's Amber Jenkins will have more on the reroutes tonight on News Center 7 at 5:00. TRENDING STORIES: The changes will be in effect from Tuesday, May 20, through Tuesday, May 27. Here are the reroutes riders should expect: Eastbound Routes 1, 2, and 4 - From West Third Street, they will turn right onto Ludlow Street, left onto Fourth Street, and then left onto Main Street into Wright Stop Plaza. When exiting Wright Stop Plaza, they turn right onto Jefferson Street, left onto Fourth Street, left onto Patterson Boulevard, and then right onto Third Street back to the designated routes. Northbound Routes 6, 17,18, 19, and 22 - From South Main Street, they will turn right into Wright Stop Plaza. When exiting, they will turn right onto Jefferson Street, left onto Fourth Street, left onto Patterson Boulevard, and then right onto First Street back to the designated routes. Northbound Route 7 - From South Main Street, it will turn right into Wright Stop Plaza. When exiting, it will turn right onto Jefferson Street, left onto Fourth Street, left onto Patterson Boulevard, which turns into Riverside Drive, then left onto Babbit Street and right onto Main Street back to the designated route. Northbound Routes 8, 9, and 12 - From South Main Street, they will turn right into Wright Stop Plaza. When exiting Wright Stop Plaza, they will turn right onto Jefferson Street, left onto Fourth Street, left onto Patterson Boulevard, which turns into Riverside Drive, left onto Babbit Street, left onto Main Street, and then right onto Riverview Avenue back to the designated routes. Northbound Route 16 - From South Main Street, it will turn right into Wright Stop Plaza. When exiting, it will turn right onto Jefferson Street, left onto Fourth Street, and then left onto Patterson Boulevard, which turns into Riverside Drive, back to the designated route. Northbound Routes 43 and 44 - From Wright Stop Plaza, they will turn right onto Jefferson Street, left onto Fourth Street, left onto Patterson Boulevard, which turns into Riverside Drive, left onto Babbit Street, and then right onto Main Street back to the designated routes. Westbound Routes 1, 2, and 4 - From East Third Street, they will turn left onto St. Clair Street, right onto Fourth Street, right onto Jefferson Street, and enter Wright Stop Plaza. When exiting, they will turn left onto Main Street back to the designated routes. Southbound Routes 6, 18, and 19 – From Monument Avenue, they will turn left onto Webster Street, right onto Third Street, left onto St. Clair Street, right onto Fourth Street, right onto Jefferson Street, and enter Wright Stop Plaza. When exiting, they will all turn left onto Main Street back to the designated routes. Southbound Routes 7, 8, and 12 - From North Main Street, they will turn right onto Monument Avenue, left onto Perry Street, left onto Fourth Street, left onto Jefferson Street, and enter Wright Stop Plaza. When exiting, they will turn left onto Main Street back to the designated routes. Southbound Route 9 - From West Third Street, it will turn right onto Ludlow Street, left onto Fourth Street, left onto Jefferson Street, and enter Wright Stop Plaza. When exiting, it will turn left onto Main Street back to the designated route. Southbound Route 16 - From Riverside Drive, it will continue onto Patterson Boulevard, then turn left onto First Street, right onto Webster Street, right onto Third Street, left onto St. Clair Street, right onto Fourth Street, right onto Jefferson Street, and enter Wright Stop Plaza. When exiting, it will turn left onto Main Street back to the designated route. Southbound Routes 17 and 22 - From Webster Street, they will turn right onto Third Street, left onto St. Clair Street, right onto Fourth Street, right onto Jefferson Street, and enter Wright Stop Plaza. When exiting, they will turn left onto Main Street back to the designated routes. Southbound Routes 43 and 44 - From Monument Avenue, they will turn left onto Perry Street, left onto Fourth Street, left onto Main Street, and enter Wright Stop Plaza. RTA's downtown transit center, call center, and lobby will be open regular business hours during the 2025 Spring Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Greater Dayton RTA to extend Flyer hours during NATO assembly
The Greater Dayton RTA announced that it is extending its weekend hours for the Flyer during the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The Flyer will run from 8 a.m. to midnight on May 24 to May 25, according to a Greater Dayton RTA spokesperson. TRENDING STORIES: 2 dead after crash near regional airport Pope Francis dies: Vatican releases cause of death 1 treated for smoke inhalation, several units damaged after fire at apartment complex This extension will help increase access to local businesses and restaurants in the downtown Dayton area. >>RELATED: NATO team visits Dayton in preparation for summit in May The Flyer will be rerouted starting May 20 through May 26 due to the NATO security perimeter, according to the spokesperson. It will travel through Wright Stop Plaza from Jefferson Street to Main Street, instead of turning left down Third Street. 'All passengers who normally get off at the bus stop outside of The Arcade should utilize the stop at the hub,' the spokesperson said. >>RELATED: Parts of downtown Dayton becoming 'NATO Village'; businesses worry it will have negative impact RTA's downtown hub will remain open, and services will continue to run with minor re-routes around the security perimeter during the NATO conference. Additional details on the re-routes will be announced closer to the event. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Dayton-area lawmakers in political spat over violence, crime at downtown RTA hub
Mar. 31—As Ohio's governor prepares to sign a new transportation budget, an argument is playing out locally over a provision that specifically requires the Greater Dayton RTA to contract law enforcement to provide security at its downtown transportation hub. The provision at question singles out the Greater Dayton RTA in all but name. It specifies that any centralized transportation hub in Ohio with six or more service lines, within counties with populations between 535,000 and 540,000 people, must "enter into and maintain a contract with one or more local law enforcement entities to enforce laws and ensure safety at or in the vicinity of the hub." The provision, backed by former Montgomery County sheriff and current state Rep. Phil Plummer, R-Butler Twp., is meant to clamp down on violence and illegal activities that he said have long occurred at the Greater Dayton RTA hub downtown. The problem, Dayton Democratic lawmakers argue, is that the Greater Dayton RTA already contracts security with the Dayton Police Department, thus making the provision "duplicative." That's the central point of a letter Dayton Democratic lawmakers Sen. Willis Blackshear, Jr., and Rep. Desiree Tims wrote to Gov. Mike DeWine, urging the Republican to line-item veto the provision. "The Montgomery County RTA has indicated to me that it currently contracts with the Dayton Police Department to provide safety services at its transportation transfer hubs. Because the Montgomery County RTA already has a contract with local law enforcement, it is unclear what the inclusion of this language would actually address," the letter reads. In an interview with this outlet, Blackshear said he sees police at the RTA hub frequently. For Plummer, whatever solution the Greater Dayton RTA has worked out with police is not done enough to quell the frustrations he hears from downtown businesses. He said there are about 25 entrepreneurs who have come to him for help. "(Democrats) say they have contracts. Well, I don't see the cops," Plummer said in an interview with the Dayton Daily News. "I was just down there the other day, and the business community is complaining." "The business community is very frustrated," Plummer said. "Caveat is, RTA does contract with Dayton, but every time I go down there, I don't see a cop." Neither Blackshear nor Plummer have the actual contract that the RTA supposedly has with Dayton Police Department. This news outlet reached out to both the RTA and police department for details but did not hear back before publication. It's unclear what immediate impact the provision would have if it became law. Both Plummer and Blackshear noted that it seems as though the Greater Dayton RTA is already engaging in a contract that would meet the specifications of the provision. But Plummer framed the provision as a tool to up the pressure after being rebuffed by city leaders. "They're going to say, 'We do it.' Well, I'm gonna say, 'You don't do it enough,'" Plummer told this outlet. "So I'm getting their attention. If I have to amend it into this (forthcoming operating) budget for specific amounts, we can, because it's just not working." Plummer said the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office used to have a contract with the RTA "years ago" when he was sheriff. He said he'd place the same officers in the vicinity of the hub so that they could build rapport and familiarity with the situation. "We had the same officers there every day who knew the troublemakers," Plummer said. "...(Without that), they just don't know who belongs there and who doesn't; who's selling dope down there every day to our kids." Blackshear questioned the purpose of the provision and called it unhelpful. "I've heard from businesses, of course, who are frustrated about some of the things that are happening at the hub," Blackshear said. "I just feel like, if the issue is that what's currently going on right now isn't working, let's put together a plan besides essentially having RTA's back against the wall." Both Plummer and Blackshear said they intend to argue their case to DeWine, who has 10 business days to make his veto decisions. The bill was sent to the governor on March 25. ------ For more stories like this, sign up for our Ohio Politics newsletter. It's free, curated, and delivered straight to your inbox every Thursday evening. Avery Kreemer can be reached at 614-981-1422, on X, via email, or you can drop him a comment/tip with the survey below.
