In October alone, TCAT reported 90 missed trips due to bus shortages.
Vanderpool to take over the helm at TCAT
He became interested in public transit in 1983 when he started working as a part-time bus operator for CENTRO.
He became interested in public transit in 1983 when he started working as a part-time bus operator for CENTRO.
Under Joe Turcotte’s watch, the agency was named the best transit agency of its size in 2011 by APTA.
President David Skorton is considering a request from the University Assembly to increase its subsidies to Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, to avoid cutting free bus passes for first-year students. However, Cornell’s Transportation Services department is facing a $700,000 annual budget deficit.
The Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit reportedly sees an annual deficit of more than $700,000, partially caused by an increase in first-year students who use the service, which has driven down the subsidy amount the agency receives per student.
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit operates 34 routes using a fleet of 55 buses, including eight electric diesel hybrid buses. The system originates from three systems operated by the City of Ithaca, Tompkins County and Cornell University, with each stemming as far back as far as a half of a century.
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