Passenger Bus, Rail and Motorcoach Industry News

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Late-night and off-campus services appear to be the most popular among the systems surveyed. An increase in bus routes ran a close second. One university just unveiled a trolley service and another is planning a parking app.

More than 1,000 new parking spaces were added to the Oakville GO Station to provide better access to public transit for the more than 5,500 commuters who use the station each day. The project created 400 jobs.

The bill applies to any parking facility, including garages, lots, and park-and-ride lots owned or operated by New Jersey Transit or any municipality, authority or other governmental entity.

A recent transportation survey conducted at the University of Hawaii at Manoa shows that, while most students still drive to campus, with promotion of sustainable modes of access to campus, the number of students who took public transit increased to 17 percent.

Despite high gas prices and a slow economy Americans who ride public transportation save, on average, $9,968 annually and $831 per month, based on the July 14, 2011 average national gas price of $3.66 per gallon.

Calls for more efficient passenger loading and unloading, metered parking spaces where buses can wait for customers and a permit system to better manage and enforce tour bus parking and loading.

Highest U.S. commercial business district parking rates found in New York City, Boston and San Francisco. Rates are expected to trend upward in 2011, Colliers reports.

Saying it would help generate revenues for Fiscal Year 2011, officials emphasized that they are still eager to maintain good relations with the industry.

Agency awards Coca Cola and Central Parking Systems new contracts, which will generate approximately $283,000 and $1 million respectively.