U. of Wis. students decry bus route changes
Changes were made because of a budget deficit of $1 million and campus area construction have resulted in fewer routes and longer wait times.
Changes were made because of a budget deficit of $1 million and campus area construction have resulted in fewer routes and longer wait times.
Roosevelt University suspended its shuttle service to the Schaumburg campus, which cost $200,000 annually, and is replacing it with PACE bus service.
Part of a $14 million sustainability initiative launched last September. The university unveiled its first four hybrid buses six months ago.
Increase due to completion of a campus parking lot and more student awareness of the services.
The $4.8 million center — the first phase in the James E. Clyburn Transportation Center — was completed last December after 13 years of delays.
The school says the rental program is a response to requests to make the campus more bike-friendly. Bicycles come with a helmet and a lock.
The university and Metro Transit, which will operate the service, currently have a U-Pass program in place, with the agency also offering free rides for students on its Hiawatha Line to the airport.
California State University Long Beach Shuttle Services eliminated one shuttle and changed a route to travel clockwise around campus, saving money and time and making drop-offs safer for students.
Partnered to launch the “WeCar” program, offering students faculty, and campus-approved businesses the option rent hybrid cars by the hour on campus.
Also known as Route 10, Mountain Link has proven to be a successful partnership between Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority, NAU and the City of Flagstaff. Since its inception, Mountain Link has served 576,563 riders.
Today’s public transit vehicles are significantly more advanced than automobiles in their ability to run on clean fuels. For instance, buses on the road powered by alternative fuels rose from 2% in 1992 to 36% in 2011. That compares to the percentage of cars capable of being powered by alternative fuels was only 3.2% in 2011.
A collision between a car driven by an alleged drunk driver and a bus that killed four people standing at a nearby bus stop sparked riders’ concern for their safety as they wait at stops. The bench at the bus stop where the crash took place sat only steps from the curb.
Tulsa city councilors asked Tulsa Transit officials to prepare a plan for review that would shrink the bus system’s coverage area to provide more timely service. The system has an average wait time of 55 minutes between buses.
FY 2012 Clean Fuels Grant Program will help transit agencies purchase and support cleaner, greener buses. Recipients include St. Cloud, Minn., which will receive $3.3 million to renovate its Metro Bus Operations Center, and the Transit Authority of River City in Louisville, Ky., which will receive $4.4 million to replace outdated, high-emission trolley cars with zero-emission buses.
AIDS Walk Los Angeles is protesting Big Blue Bus’s refusal to accept paid notices promoting the organization's fundraiser. The Santa Monica city attorney's office ordered the agency to stop accepting the ads because they violated its policy banning non-commercial advertising.
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