
<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">In addition to weekends Saturday and Sunday free rides on regular line buses and SCAT/ADA in Summit County, more news for this week!<div dir="ltr"></div><div><br></div><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em_anc" id="gnt_atomsnc" data-g-r="lazy" data-gl-method="loadAnc" aria-label="Newsletter signup form" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; contain: content; clear: both; min-height: 181px;"><p class="gnt_ar_b_p" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 14px 0px;">The <a href="https://www.akronmetro.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a" style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48); text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 152, 254); text-decoration-thickness: 2px; text-underline-offset: 2px;">Akron Metro Regional Transit Authority</a> is providing free fares for all passengers from Aug. 14-20 in recognition of Metro passengers winning the Community Champion Award from the Akron Urban League.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 14px 0px;">All Metro services, including fixed-route and demand response, will be free.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 14px 0px;">Metro RTA said that the annual nominations allow for community members to receive recognition for making a difference in Summit County, and the public transportation provider said it was "proud beyond measure to nominate a group of persons who kept the community moving through the numerous challenges of the pandemic — their riders."</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__mbl gnt_x__mb" style="margin: 18px -20px; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248); padding-bottom: 13px;"><div data-g-r="lazy" data-gl-method="lazyLoadX" id="ad-slot-7103-oh-akron-C6682-mobileweb-banner_top-news-local-1" class="gnt_x_sl gnt_x_mb" data-google-query-id="CIKXzu2rzvkCFfD0yAodom4OFQ" style="contain: content; transform: translate3d(0px, 0px, 0px); width: 414px; min-height: 250px; margin: auto; position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;"><div id="google_ads_iframe_7103/oh-akron-mobile-C6682/mobileweb-banner_top/news/local_0__container__" class="gnt_x_sl_gpt" style="border: 0pt none; min-width: 250px; min-height: 50px;"><MailScannerIFrame1315 iframe id="google_ads_iframe_7103/oh-akron-mobile-C6682/mobileweb-banner_top/news/local_0" name="google_ads_iframe_7103/oh-akron-mobile-C6682/mobileweb-banner_top/news/local_0" title="3rd party ad content" width="300" height="250" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" role="region" aria-label="Advertisement" tabindex="0" sandbox="allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" data-load-complete="true" data-google-container-id="1" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"></MailScannerIFrame1315></div></div></aside><p class="gnt_ar_b_p" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 14px 0px;">“We recognize that safe, accessible, reliable and equitable transportation is necessary for our riders to get where they need to keep our community thriving and moving forward,” Metro CEO Dawn Distler said in a statement. “It’s a privilege to provide essential services to essential people. Thank you for your trust in us, it does not go unnoticed.”</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__mbl gnt_x__mb" style="margin: 18px -20px; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248); padding-bottom: 13px;"><div data-g-r="lazy" data-gl-method="lazyLoadX" id="ad-slot-7103-oh-akron-C6682-mobileweb-banner_bottom-news-local-2" class="gnt_x_sl gnt_x_mb" data-google-query-id="CPXZ0_6rzvkCFYynyAodxUcL3w" style="contain: content; transform: translate3d(0px, 0px, 0px); width: 414px; min-height: 250px; margin: auto; position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;"><div id="google_ads_iframe_7103/oh-akron-mobile-C6682/mobileweb-banner_bottom/news/local_0__container__" class="gnt_x_sl_gpt" style="border: 0pt none; min-width: 250px; min-height: 50px; display: inline-block; width: 300px; height: 250px;"><MailScannerIFrame1315 iframe frameborder="0" src="https://14f35a895016dd0acc5e8c331d089bd9.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html" id="google_ads_iframe_7103/oh-akron-mobile-C6682/mobileweb-banner_bottom/news/local_0" title="3rd party ad content" name="" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" width="300" height="250" data-is-safeframe="true" sandbox="allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" role="region" aria-label="Advertisement" tabindex="0" data-google-container-id="2" data-load-complete="true" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"></MailScannerIFrame1315></div></div></aside><p class="gnt_ar_b_p" style="overflow-wr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