Sunline Transit Agency’s new zero-emission American Fuel Cell Bus is FTA has invested more than $75 million in the project through the National Fuel Cell Bus Program.
Developed by two faculty members, the free Ride14850 app works with an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch device.
In collaboration with Ryerson University, GO Transit developed the app which is now available on BlackBerry, iPhone and Android devices. The GO Mobile app allows users to view and bookmark GO schedules, see Union Station departure information and set arrival alerts. Text-to-speech functionality allows devices to read departure information aloud to users. The app is available in both English and French.
Served as the New York City's deputy mayor, operations, under Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, where he oversaw day-to-day management of the city and supervised its agencies. He also served as budget director, where he managed the city's $36 billion operating budget and $45 billion capital budget, cut costs, led agency reorganizations and consolidations and implemented performance-based strategic planning.
University representatives on the City of Columbia’s Transit System Task Force advised Mayor McDavid against increasing the student fee for the system. The Mayor says if Columbia Transit does not generate more revenue, the city could be forced to cut $800,000 of funding.
System operators from Florida, Georgia, Illinois and Connecticut tell us about rapidly increasing ridership numbers and raising fees.
Officials are developing a master plan to guide campus growth, which will include more green space, better transit options, mixed land use, improved housing and a community less dependent on vehicles. Planners say the changes will boost UL's regional and national standings.
A proposed task force, funded in part by the University, will study the community’s transit and traffic needs and the effects of the University’s proposed Arts and Transit Neighborhood and other pending developments.
Dan Dipert, owner of Dan Dipert Travel & Transportation Ltd. and his wife, Linda, recently donated $400,000 to the University of Texas at Arlington for its new visitors center in an $80 million retail and residential development.
The university instead encourages faculty to take advantage of a number of other programs including free regional train and bus passes, a free shuttle to the university and free hours in an auto-sharing program such as Zipcar.
The program has, or will make, several area university trips in November, including game day stops in Austin for the University of Texas vs. Texas Tech game; Lubbock for the Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma St. game; and College Station for the Texas A&M vs. Kansas game.
The university has provided the service on and off for about five years, but past providers have not worked out. Feedback on the switch has been favorable thus far.
The spitting incidents, which usually happen on buses, but also on trains, are happening an average of 14 times a month, according to a CBS New York report.
The funds, part of the Obama Administration’s Joining Forces initiative, will support 55 projects in 32 states and Guam to enhance access to local, affordable transportation services for military families and spouses.
The election results bring the total so far in 2011 to 21 victories in 27 public transit elections. The numbers also reflect a long-term trend: since the year 2000, more than 73 percent of public transit ballot measures have passed.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams had encouraged eclipse viewers to take mass transit to their destinations for safety and congestion relief.
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