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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2012

Transit set to add trips to U. of Washington

The trips come after Community Transit drastically cut service over the past two years in response to declining sales-tax revenue. Much of that service was on local routes.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2012

New contract brings added benefits to Auburn U. drivers

Tiger Transit drivers will now receive an end-of-year bonus and overtime pay, as well as additional personal, holiday and sick days. The new contract meets most, if not all, of the drivers' requests, Groome Transportation officials said.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2012

FTA grants San Francisco $942M for light rail

The first phase of the T-Third Street light rail line went into service in 2007. Once the extension opens, the projected ridership along the entire 6.8-mile T-Third line is estimated to be 43,700 daily boardings per weekday, the highest ridership in the system.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2012

Chicago Transit graduates 36 new bus drivers

Nearly all of the new hires came to the CTA after they attended one of the agency’s three bus driver job fairs this summer, or heard or saw the advertisements for the fairs, all of which were held in the footprint of the Red Line project between Roosevelt Road and 95th Street.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2012

N.Y. unveils proposal to increase fares, tolls

The increases come during an era of successful and unprecedented MTA management actions to cut controllable expenses. In fact, the MTA will spend less in 2012 on its controllable costs than it did in 2011. Year-over-year controllable costs are lower by 0.3%.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2012

Baylor app to track after-hours shuttle

Students can view live GPS data of the location of the After Hours shuttle by downloading the free Ride Systems app for both iPhone and Droid at the school's website. The system provides the location of the shuttle updated every 10 seconds.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2012

O-U Transit reaches ridership record

Ridership reached 81,964 passenger boardings — mostly represented by staff, faculty and students — which is a significant jump from the previous record of 55,428. The system plans to acquire three more used buses.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2012

SORTA, Ky. transit offering discount passes to colleges

Making free and discounted rides available to students and faculty at University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Northern Kentucky University, and Gateway Community & Technical College.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2012

Zipcar U. program adds more schools

Now offers campus car sharing at more than 300 colleges and universities throughout North America.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2012

First Transit secures 3 U. contracts

Will operate fixed-route campus shuttle service for Buffalo State and East Georgia State College. Renewed shuttle service for College of Staten Island.

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