Oneonta-Cooperstown Bus Changes Oneonta Public Transit this week consolidates four bus runs into two, addressing a driver shortage, overlapping existing routes, and changing ridership data. OPT Director David Hotaling told the Oneonta Common Council in December that existing “East End” and “Cooperstown” routes overlap, and “West End” and “River Street” routes faced dwindling ridership. The Council unanimously approved the plan.…
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Getting A Vaccination? OPT Will Take You There For Free ONEONTA – Oneonta Public Transit is offering free rides on all its buses to the SUNY Oneonta mass-vaccination site to the Dewar Arena. Simply show your vaccination appointment card to the bus driver for access; if you need to transfer, simply show your card again. The mass-vaccination site has been operating since last Thursday, 12 hours a day, seven days a week, and had administered the anti-COVID virus to 7,000…
‘We’re Onta Something’ Buses Roll Out in Downtown Oneonta…
College Student Charged For Breaking OPT Door ONEONTA – A Hartwick College student was arrested after allegedly kicking and breaking the glass door of the Oneonta Public Transit offices over Labor Day weekend, Police Chief Doug Brenner said today. Ellis Hancox, 20, was arrested by Oneonta Police after surveillance footage from the OPT showed him trying to board the Hillside Commons bus at 2:10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, before turning away from the bus and allegedly kicking the glass door,…
Nader Towers Seniors Tour The Bright Side Of Oneonta For the second year in a row, seniors of Nader Towers enjoyed a free tour of Oneonta’s Christmas lights this evening courtesy of Carla Balnis and Oneonta Public Transit. The bus toured the streets from East End to West End enjoying holiday light displays while Oneonta’s DJ Wooden and Judy Pitel, above, led the riders in singing Christmas songs. When the bus reached 10 Tilley Ave, home owner John Hayen, (seen…
Snow Emergencies Declared In Oneonta, Cooperstown ONEONTA – Street parking and bus services in Oneonta and Cooperstown will be suspended this afternoon due to snowfall, according to releases sent by the City and the Village.…
‘app’ In Hand, VIPs Take Inaugural Trolley e-Ride COOPERSTOWN – A press conference this morning on the Baseball Hall of Fame steps launched a new “app” that allows tourists to check how soon the Cooperstown Trolley will be showing up at any one stop. Mayor Jeff Katz, who was on the scene with trustees and county, City of Oneonta and Birnie Bus officials, gave credit to tech-savvy Village Trustee Jim Dean with proposing the app idea for the trolley system.…
OPT Model For Handicapped Applauded At Two-State Transportation Conference By LIBBY CUDMORE • HOMETOWN ONEONTA Edition of Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 Every morning, Karen Schrader leaves her house, gets a bagel at the Latte Lounge, and gets on the OPT West End bus to go to work. “She’s just like everybody else,” said Paul Patterson, Oneonta Public Transit director. But Schrader isn’t like everybody else – she’s a shining example of how public transportation can help special needs citizens become…
OPT Rolls Out 2 Energy-Efficient Buses For Oneonta-To-Cooperstown Route…