Cleveland RTA plans service cuts, not fare hikes
Actions taken to reduce costs include reducing staff, freezing salaries and eliminating the community circulator service.
Actions taken to reduce costs include reducing staff, freezing salaries and eliminating the community circulator service.
Survey of more than 5,500 customers was conducted in August and has a margin of error of +/- 1.3 percent.
Commitments to reduce costs up to a total of $1 million on current contracts.
Conference highlights included updates on state legislative affairs, tips on low-cost marketing, finding new sources of ad revenue, and offering Google Transit.
Agency's board will cut an additional 8 percent if a sizable amount of state funding doesn't "materialize."
Over the last year, an individual riding public transportation would have saved an additional $255 due to the 41 cent increase of gasoline per gallon since November 2008, the report found.
Costing at least $1.7 billion, the line will provide unprecedented transit opportunities for residents who so far have been under-served by the county's rail network.
Special events at the firm's corporate headquarters this year included a kick-off breakfast with presentations by local United Way agencies, a sandwich sale fundraiser, a basket raffle featuring prizes donated by local merchants and a penny war.
Metro Transit, a service of Metropolitan Council, is operating 19 of the new coaches on express routes that cover longer distances.
Orders are from both current and new customers and are for a variety of vehicle configurations and propulsion systems, including 35-, 40- and 60-foot buses with clean diesel, diesel-electric hybrid, gasoline-electric hybrid and compressed natural gas (CNG) propulsion systems.
Now celebrating its third year, the Cleantech 10 list is compiled annually by Corporate Knights Inc, an independent Canadian-based media company focused on fostering sustainable development in Canada.
Students report concern about cheaper parking, bicycle congestion and transportation safety issues.
New type of U-Pass designed for those who also walk, bike.
Campus shuttle service may come back after being canceled eight years ago for low usage.
Two self-service Zipcars — one Honda Insight Hybrid and one Subaru Impreza — will be available for use 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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