BCRTA Receives $120,000 in OKI Funding to Increase Journey Coaching Program

March 23, 2026

The Butler County Regional Transit Authority (BCRTA) has been awarded $120,000 in Section 5310 funding by way of the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) to assist and increase its free journey coaching program. These federal funds are designed to enhance mobility for older adults, people with disabilities, and low-income populations all through Butler County.

BCRTA’s Mobility Management Program supplies each particular person and group journey coaching to assist residents confidently navigate public transit. Services vary from classroom-style instruction to customized, one-on-one coaching classes tailor-made to particular person wants. The extra funding will permit BCRTA to broaden program outreach, develop new journey coaching supplies, and increase printed sources to extend neighborhood consciousness.

BCRTA works carefully with social service companies, healthcare suppliers, and neighborhood organizations whose constituents depend on public transportation to entry important providers. The journey coaching program is on the market to most of the people and performs an essential function in serving to residents connect with employment, medical appointments, schooling, and each day actions.

“We are grateful to OKI for their continued investment in mobility solutions that strengthen access and independence in our community,” stated Shawn Cowan, Director of Customer Care and Public Engagement, BCRTA. “This funding allows us to expand our outreach efforts and deepen partnerships that ensure more residents understand and feel comfortable using public transportation.”