Passenger Bus, Rail and Motorcoach Industry News

The discounted pass is an initiative from the government, TransLink, students and their schools, to help encourage 140,000 students to use public transit.

Like any H3-45, this one is ideal for transporting teams, and their copious amounts of gear, in comfort.

The strategic alliance is an expansion of the program launched in the U.S. in August 2011, and establishes Ford as Zipcar's largest university vehicle partner, reaching students at 11 Canadian campuses in Toronto and Vancouver.

Of three bills passed with the intention of improving campus transportation, one bill asks for an extension of shuttle service to include weekend hours. Some senators argued that the extension, at an estimated $60,000 per month, will be too expensive.

Rates start as low as $8 per hour and $66 per day. Gas, 180 miles per day, insurance, reserved parking spots and roadside assistance are included in the hourly and daily rates.

First Transit has operated the campus shuttle since 2007. More than 3.8 million passengers ride the shuttle annually.

Austin, Texas-based St. Edwards University students find the new passenger rail service's schedule inconvenient and ticket prices high.

Service is one of four fare-free circulator routes operated by transit agency on behalf of Penn State, which links the campus with downtown State College, major concentrations of student housing, and the fraternity district.

To help alleviate the current financial burden on employees and students the planned $100-plus permit hike will not go into effect.

More than four of five campuses (83 percent) reported posting transit system maps or schedules on their websites. Slightly more than one in 10 (11 percent) use bus wraps to help advertise the school’s bus program.