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Newsby StaffApril 9, 2013

Calif. shuttle service renews MV contract

Company will continue to operate and maintain Irvine’s iShuttle. The new contract term began March 31 and will extend four base years with two one-year renewal options.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2013

TransLink awarded $34M for U-Pass program

The discounted pass is an initiative from the government, TransLink, students and their schools, to help encourage 140,000 students to use public transit.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2013

Georgetown U.: Extend D.C. streetcar to main campus

Would mean three Georgetown campuses would be located along the same streetcar line: the law campus, the new Georgetown downtown campus and ideally the main campus in upper northwest D.C.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2013

RTC breaks ground on UNLV transit center

Scheduled to open this fall, the 6,460-square-foot facility is located within walking distance of key facilities, including the Thomas & Mack Center, Cox Pavilion, and various academic and administrative buildings.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2013

Hampton Roads may cut free rides for college students

Because of the agency’s budgetary problems, an APTA review recommended it cut or raise rates on a program that provides free transportation for college students, whose colleges pay an annual fee to participate.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2013

U. of Wis. students pushing for cabs to replace late-night bus

Campus groups are supporting a new city ordinance that allows private cabs more area access. The move follows a student committee's vote to end the SAFEcab program last year due to expense and low usage.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2013

Yale grad students reviewing more transportation options

Responding to concerns that the campus is inaccessible for some of its off-campus graduate students, the Graduate Student Assembly is looking into inexpensive CT Transit passes, rerouting the Yale Shuttle to the neighborhoods or creating a park-and-ride near the Yale Bowl.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2013

Texas St. names new director of transportation

Jane Wilcox will be responsible for the Bobcat Tram and Parking Services starting later this month.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2013

New U. of Ala. express service continues growth

In 2010, a similar busing initiative called the E-Bus was shut down because of a lack of participation.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2013

HopStop launches real-time transit app

Providing door-to-door walking and transit directions, schedules and officially licensed transit maps and, for the first time, real-time crowd-sourced information from fellow transit riders.

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