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Lorain County Transit (LCT) is the public transport
Public transport

Public transport comprises passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public, as opposed to modes for private use such as automobiles or vehicles for hire....
ation provider for Lorain County
Lorain County, Ohio

Lorain County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, and is considered to be a part of what is locally referred to as Greater Cleveland....
, Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
. It is a division of the Lorain County Commissioners, and its offices are in Lorain
Lorain, Ohio

Lorain is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in Northeast Ohio Ohio on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Black River , west of Cleveland, Ohio....
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LCT operates a total of 13 fixed bus
Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus can generally seat a maximum of anywhere from 8 to 200 passengers; many more passengers than a minivan....
 routes, the majority of which connect at a transfer point in Elyria
Elyria, Ohio

Elyria is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Lorain County, Ohio. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio at the forks of the Black River founded in 1817....
, the county seat. A secondary transfer hub for the system is in Lorain. LCT also operates connecting paratransit
Paratransit

Paratransit is an alternative mode of flexible passenger transportation that does not follow fixed routes or schedules. Typically vans or mini-buses are used to provide paratransit service, but also share taxis and jitneys are important providers....
 service for the three communities of Oberlin
Oberlin, Ohio

Oberlin is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, to the south and west of Cleveland, Ohio. Oberlin is perhaps best known for being the home of Oberlin College, a liberal arts college and music College or university school of music with approximately 3,000 students....
, Amherst
Amherst, Ohio

Amherst is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is located in Lorain County, Ohio. The population was 11,797 at the United States Census 2000....
 and Avon
Avon, Ohio

Avon is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,446 at the United States Census 2000....
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In addition to servicing the county's various localities, LCT also provides an express route connecting Oberlin to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is a public airport located nine miles southwest of the central business district of Cleveland, Ohio, a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States....
 (from which one can transfer to the RTA Rapid Transit
RTA Rapid Transit

RTA Rapid Transit is a rapid transit and light rail system in Cleveland, Ohio and Cuyahoga County, Ohio owned by the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority ....
 into Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
.) This route is funded primarily by Oberlin College
Oberlin College

Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio. It was founded in 1833 by Presbyterian ministers, and is home to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, making it the only top-ranked Liberal arts colleges in the United States with a top-ranked conservatory....
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Lorain County Transit (LCT) is the public transport
Public transport

Public transport comprises passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public, as opposed to modes for private use such as automobiles or vehicles for hire....
ation provider for Lorain County
Lorain County, Ohio

Lorain County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, and is considered to be a part of what is locally referred to as Greater Cleveland....
, Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
. It is a division of the Lorain County Commissioners, and its offices are in Lorain
Lorain, Ohio

Lorain is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in Northeast Ohio Ohio on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Black River , west of Cleveland, Ohio....
.

LCT operates a total of 13 fixed bus
Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus can generally seat a maximum of anywhere from 8 to 200 passengers; many more passengers than a minivan....
 routes, the majority of which connect at a transfer point in Elyria
Elyria, Ohio

Elyria is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Lorain County, Ohio. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio at the forks of the Black River founded in 1817....
, the county seat. A secondary transfer hub for the system is in Lorain. LCT also operates connecting paratransit
Paratransit

Paratransit is an alternative mode of flexible passenger transportation that does not follow fixed routes or schedules. Typically vans or mini-buses are used to provide paratransit service, but also share taxis and jitneys are important providers....
 service for the three communities of Oberlin
Oberlin, Ohio

Oberlin is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, to the south and west of Cleveland, Ohio. Oberlin is perhaps best known for being the home of Oberlin College, a liberal arts college and music College or university school of music with approximately 3,000 students....
, Amherst
Amherst, Ohio

Amherst is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is located in Lorain County, Ohio. The population was 11,797 at the United States Census 2000....
 and Avon
Avon, Ohio

Avon is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,446 at the United States Census 2000....
.

In addition to servicing the county's various localities, LCT also provides an express route connecting Oberlin to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is a public airport located nine miles southwest of the central business district of Cleveland, Ohio, a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States....
 (from which one can transfer to the RTA Rapid Transit
RTA Rapid Transit

RTA Rapid Transit is a rapid transit and light rail system in Cleveland, Ohio and Cuyahoga County, Ohio owned by the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority ....
 into Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
.) This route is funded primarily by Oberlin College
Oberlin College

Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio. It was founded in 1833 by Presbyterian ministers, and is home to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, making it the only top-ranked Liberal arts colleges in the United States with a top-ranked conservatory....
. Since fall 2005, LCT has provided supplemental service to the airport for the College's vacations and holidays.

LCT also provides an express bus route from Elyria to the Cleveland RTA
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority is the public transport agency for Cleveland, Ohio, United States, and the surrounding suburbs of Cuyahoga County, Ohio....
 park and ride
Park and ride

Park and ride facilities are public transport Bus stations that allow commuting and other people wishing to travel into City Centre to leave their personal vehicles in a parking lot and transfer to a bus, Rail transport system , or carpool for the rest of their trip....
 lot in Westlake
Westlake, Ohio

Westlake is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 31,719 at the United States Census 2000. It is an affluent suburb of Cleveland, Ohio and is located 12 miles from Cleveland's downtown....
. LCT hopes to extend this route to Downtown Cleveland
Downtown Cleveland

Downtown Cleveland is the central business district of the City of Cleveland, Ohio and Northeast Ohio. Reinvestment in the area in the mid-1990s spurred a rebirth that continues to this day, with over $2 billion in capital projects slated to involve the downtown area over the next few years....
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