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The 36 projects set to receive funding include improvements like street reconstruction, bus stops, new sidewalks and fiber optics.

Reading and Hamilton were selected for Rapid Transit because of current and potential ridership, connections to destinations and other transit options, as well as community input.

Rapid transit and on-demand service are two of the changes from Reinventing Metro that are on the agency's schedule for the new year.

Right now, Metro is working on a study about which routes would be best for BRT. It is also seeking public comment in a series of in-person and virtual meetings about which routes should get the service.

With a little more than two weeks before the start of the 2022-23 school year, Cincinnati Public Schools' board announced it had reached an agreement with SORTA to resume subsidized Metro bus rides for students. Last year, the agreement had abruptly ended just weeks before the start of school.

The Federal Transit Administration requires a review every three years for policies under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which offers protections for minority and low-income populations. It requires Metro to make sure service changes don’t have a disproportionate effect on those communities.

Students discussed the challenges they've faced over the previous year, possible solutions going forward, and what's working now.

Treasurer and CFO Jennifer Wagner says if the levy were to stay on its current five-year course, voters would have to deal with voting on three separate levies in a four-year period.

External Affairs Manager Pat LaFleur says the week-long initiative aims to aid citizens affected by high gas prices and introduce new riders to the bus system.

The Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education discussed late arrivals of Metro buses to schools, the future of school resource officers in the district and gave thanks to outgoing board members during Wednesday's meeting.