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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2012

Rutgers to tackle traffic with bike lanes

Plans to add bike and bus lanes on campus to enhance transportation on campus and help mitigate rush hour traffic. While the bus lanes may take decades to add, the bike lanes may only take two to three years.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2012

Sound Transit ridership up

Up almost 12% through September compared to last year.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2012

Minn. coach driver helps U. of Wis. launch holiday bus

Campus Connections’ new service helps students get home for the holidays and other breaks. A former motorcoach driver for Northfield Lines who now works for Campus Connections came up with the idea, saying he wanted to help students attending smaller schools in smaller towns.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2012

NJ Transit improves trans-Hudson access

The emergency bus service will provide transportation options for NJ Transit customers, with access to ferries, light rail and employment in Hoboken, Weehawken, Jersey City and Manhattan.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2012

U. of B.C. alumnus allegedly stole, sold U-Passes online

A former student has been charged with two counts of fraud for allegedly buying the passes from students and selling them for a profit on Craigslist. Charges could also be pressed against the students who sold their passes, police say.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2012

LSU asks students to rename shuttle service

The new name for Campus Transit is intended to clear up any confusion between the call-in shuttle service and the university’s bus service Tiger Trails. The name will appear on the shuttles once two new vehicles are added to the fleet.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2012

VCU rolls out 11 new shuttle buses

Virginia Commonwealth University contracted with Groome Transportation to take over the service from GRTC Transit System. The new vehicles are equipped with bike racks and GPS.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2012

FTA releases list of eligible Section 5307 transit agencies

Eligible operators are public entities that operate fixed-route bus service with 100 or fewer buses in maximum peak hour service. This provision does not affect the continued availability of operating assistance for public transportation operators in urbanized areas with populations between 50,000 and 199,999.

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Newsby StaffNovember 2, 2012

Chicago transit systems seeing boost in ridership

The Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace accommodated more than 443.5 million passengers on the region’s rail and bus system, a 3.2% increase above last year and the highest reported ridership through August in the last 10 years.

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Newsby StaffNovember 2, 2012

Feds release $12M in Hurricane Sandy relief for N.J., Conn.

New Jersey will use $10 million to help maintain essential traffic flow and repair sections of highway necessary to prevent further damage. Connecticut will use $2 million for general emergency federal aid highway repairs.

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