Survey: Americans view transit as better option than driving
Higher gas prices and convenience are the biggest factors when making public transit decisions, according to HNTB's latest America THINKS survey.
Higher gas prices and convenience are the biggest factors when making public transit decisions, according to HNTB's latest America THINKS survey.
The addition of the Atlanta-area firm further develops Stantec's existing transportation practice in Georgia and the southeastern U.S.
RITA provides $81 million in annual funding to 136 colleges and universities conducting transportation research and providing the training needed to manage today's transportation infrastructure through the UTC program.
Officials believe the agency needs more qualified union mechanics to do the work on its buses. Too much of the maintenance work is being done by outside vendors, they claim.
With nearly $50 billion invested each year by the federal government in transportation programs — equaling approximately 868,000 jobs — OCTA is advocating a three-pronged approached called “Breaking Down Barriers.”
After meeting with some of his Cabinet secretaries, along with a bipartisan group of former secretaries of Transportation, mayors and governors who have come together in support of infrastructure investment, President Obama spoke both on the depth of the problem and value of the solution.
The president said that his six-year, $50 billion initiative would not only repair and modernize U.S. roads, rails and air systems, but also create jobs.
Rates start as low as $8 per hour and $66 per day. Gas, 180 miles per day, insurance, reserved parking spots and roadside assistance are included in the hourly and daily rates.
The Transloc application recently added route information for Campus Transit to its fixed-route tracking system.
First Transit has operated the campus shuttle since 2007. More than 3.8 million passengers ride the shuttle annually.
With choices ranging from on-campus car sharing services to fare-free public transportation, more and more Spartans are choosing to try alternative means of getting to and from campus.
Officials hope GPS will help make van shuttle more efficient. Students complained of long wait times and unpredictable service.
The university selected NuRide to implement the carpooling site after hearing increased interest in carpooling from students and faculty.
Students are selling their subsidized bus passes on such sites as Craigslist to buyers with a slight resemblance to the photo on the pass.
The conversion of Yale's shuttle buses and vans from steel wheels to aluminum wheels is expected to save the fleet of 30 vehicles nearly 1,000 gallons of fuel and reduce CO2 output by 10 metric tons per year.
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