We are excited to share that Licking County Transit has launched two fixed routes, with a third planned for 2024.That means that anyone interested in traveling to any stop along the routes can follow a schedule and catch the bus at their convenience. This is a huge step for public transit in Licking County and will help people we support and their staff get to work, medical appointments and places they enjoy. For the rest of 2023, rides on these routes are FREE to all riders.

How to ride the bus:

• Find nearby bus stops using the Deviated Fixed Route map (see text and image below.)
• Check the schedule – find out what time your stop is (see text and image below.)
• Get to the bus stop five minutes early.
• Reach out to our Dispatch Team for questions – 740-670-5185 (option #2.)

Each bus on the route will have a bike rack and a wheelchair lift available.

Fixed route schedule:

The schedule runs from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Fridays. At stops with assigned times (such at the Licking County Library), the bus will stop and wait until the scheduled departure (which would be :14 after the hour.) The bus will only stop at “soft stops” if someone is standing at the stop or is on the bus and requests to get off there.

Please be at the stops below five minutes early:

Main Street Route

• 1717 W. Main St.: Top of the hour
• Messimer Drive: :04 after the hour
  • 28th Street: soft stop
• Williams Street: :09 after the hour
  • Newark Station eastbound: soft stop
• Licking County Library eastbound: :14 after the hour
  • Licking County Courthouse south: soft stop
  • First Street eastbound: soft stop
• LMH Family Practice: :21 after the hour
  • Dairy Isle: soft stop
  • Licking County Transit: soft stop
• LCAP Heritage Hall: :25 after the hour
  • O’Bannon Avenue: soft stop
  • Wing Street: soft stop
• Merridy Way: :30 after the hour
  • First Street westbound: soft stop
  • Licking County Courthouse north: soft stop
• Licking County Library westbound: :35 after the hour
  • Newark Station westbound: soft stop
• Day Avenue: :40 after the hour
  • Licking County Library, Miller branch, soft stop
  • LMH Doctor’s Park: soft stop
• Licking Memorial Hospital main entrance: :46 after the hour
• Tamarack Medical: :51 after the hour
  • Tamarack business: soft stop

21st Street Route

• 1717 West Main: Top of the hour
  • Licking Memorial Hospital: soft stop
  • West Main Street and 28th Street: soft stop
• North 21st Street and Camp Street northbound: :05 after the hour
  • North 21st Streer and Columbia Street northbound: soft stop
• OSU-N/COTC- Warner Library: :12 after the hour
• Moull Street at the Sheetz entrance: :16 after the hour
  • North 21st Street and Pierson Drive: soft stop
  • North 21st Street and Log Pond Drive: soft stop
• Licking Memorial Hospital- Goosepond Road: :22 after the hour
  • Goosepond Road and Independence Drive: soft stop
• Licking County Health Department: :26 after the hour
  • Price Road and Churchill Downs: soft stop
  • Price Road and Stanhope Drive: soft stop
• Walmart: :33 after the hour
• Kroger: :37 after the hours
  • North 21st Street and Jackson Boulevard: soft stop
  • North 21st Street and Moull Street: soft stop
• North 21st Street and Columbia Street southbound: :44 after the hour
  • North 21st Street and Camp Street southbound: soft stop
  • Miller branch of Licking County Library westbound: soft stop
  • Licking Memorial Hospital westbound: soft stop

Tips:

• Stand near the bus stop sign.
• Check the vehicle’s sign to ensure you are boarding the right bus
• LCT does not charge a fare during the first phase of the deviated fixed route pilot. Beginning 2024, the deviated fixed route will have a fare.
• Pay attention to stops being announced ahead of time
• Prior to your destination, inform the operator of which stop you want to be dropped off at

Scheduled rides:

Licking County Transit continues to offer on-demand rides. Here’s how to use that service

1. Call 740-670-5185 (option #1) or 1-800-350-7071.
2. Give the scheduler the following information:
   • Day you want to travel
   • Your full name and those of any other passengers traveling with you.
   • Your address and phone number.
   • Mobility needs (wheelchair, cane, service animal, personal care attendant, etc.)
   • Pick up and drop off addresses – Please provide complete street address to assure we arrive at the correct location.
   • Time you need to be at your destination
   • Time you need picked up to return home.

Source: Licking County Transit: https://lickingcounty.gov/depts/public/default.htm