The solar cells capture sunlight during the day and convert it to electricity to recharge batteries located in each lighting unit. The batteries can hold enough charge to light the shelter for the better part of a night.
In place for nearly two years, the student pass program has boosted ridership for the transit agency.
Through Twitter, Merced County Transit followers will receive real-time updates on their cell phones and computers regarding route delays, service changes, and special announcements.
Report is based on a survey of 98 APTA transit system members representing more than one-half of the nation's transit riders, and includes 10 of the top 15 agencies in terms of annual ridership.
The $1.7 million grant will be used to replace four aging compressed natural gas vehicles with four new buses.
Augusta State University students will have access to more frequent service and be able to track vehicles via cell phones.
Project cost is estimated at $16.2 million, which includes the purchase of 12 hybrid buses. Annual operating cost is expected to be $3.3 million, and all funding will come from a local half-cent sales tax approved by voters.
Two new vehicles join the current vehicles located on campus (two) and in the communities of Champaign and Urbana (two each).
London subway strike ends. SF Muni to limit bus stops. Families of Hurricane Rita coach victims reach settlement.
The board's decision enables the agency to purchase an additional nine ALP-46A electric locomotives and spare parts for $72 million.
The LFS Artic buses feature a stainless steel structure, a particulate filter that reduces emissions and a time-tested front door access ramp for mobility impaired passengers.
The proposal enables the authority to address a significant budget deficit and avoid making drastic cuts in service to balance its Fiscal Year 2010 budget. MARTA, in turn, will reallocate $25 million of the authority's capital dollars to fund transit-related projects in the MARTA service area.
Installation and testing of AT&T's base equipment - comprised of amplifiers, transmitters and receivers - within the subway will take place over the next several months.
Transit data for the region will be available as both Web services and downloadable data sets.
The federal dollars announced Wednesday will be used to purchase new equipment, including streetcars, buses, ferries, paratransit vans, clean fuel vehicles and railcars, as well as pay for the construction of new transit facilities, bus shelters, repair and maintenance of transit systems and safety and security equipment.
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