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Newsby StaffAugust 17, 2009

NCTD develops 'free rides to college' promo

Sprinter light rail and Breeze bus transit services help alleviate parking and traffic congestion at the three North County colleges.

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Newsby StaffAugust 17, 2009

Program cost forces two schools to drop transit service

Five schools that did renew the service committed to three more years, through 2012, at an estimated cost of $916,000 per school per year or $15 per full-time student.

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Newsby StaffAugust 17, 2009

Augusta State U. debuts Jaguar shuttle service

One shuttle seats 32 passengers and has a wheel chair lift, while the other bus will seat 24 passengers. Each bus can also have 12 standing passengers if needed.

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Newsby StaffAugust 17, 2009

BART, ATU reach tentative four-year agreement

BART is working to eliminate an estimated $310 million, four-year deficit amid a decline in ridership, state transit funding and sales tax revenue.

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Newsby StaffAugust 17, 2009

NJ Transit receives $298.7M in ARRA funds

In addition to the Mass Transit Tunnel Project, money will also pay for bus, van and railcar purchases, as well as facility, track, and safety and bridge improvements throughout the system.

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Newsby StaffAugust 14, 2009

Utah transit chooses AT&T for wireless

System will facilitate real-time fare collection — which reduces passenger boarding times — and simplifies fare payment.

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Newsby StaffAugust 14, 2009

CTA outlines new fare collection project

Contact-less fare payment system would reduce the need for customers to carry cash or have the right denomination or currency to ride the system.

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Newsby StaffAugust 14, 2009

METRO Briefs

Canadian motorcoach groups get TV ad pulled. Mich. MTA to operators: Damage equipment and be fired. ATU sets BART strike for Monday.

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Newsby StaffAugust 14, 2009

Coach driver honored for life-saving actions

Lorenzo Moody, Sr. is credited with helping to save the life of fellow coach driver from Spirit Coach based in Madison, Ala.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2009

Veolia wins Napa Valley contract renewal

Will introduce real-time electronic messages, Google Transit and WiFi, which are all scheduled for the transit system beginning in early 2010.

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