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Newsby StaffMarch 3, 2011

San Diego selects First Transit for fixed-route service

Will include the operation of 29 vehicles by 37 drivers. First Transit has worked with MTS for 11 years and also operates the system’s paratransit service.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 15, 2011

Kitsap Transit may contract out bus driver jobs

The agency is citing terms of labor agreements that allow it to contract out bus driving on some routes to keep costs down. The operators’ union argues that the agreement does not give the agency that right.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 25, 2011

Utah Transit revamps website, adds customer tools

Upgrades include an improved trip planner, with a mobile trip planning application; simplified navigation; greater emphasis on rider information; a social media hub and a carpool matching database.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2011

Colorado U.- Boulder sees fewer freshmen cars

This year, 20 percent fewer freshmen bought parking permits than last year. As a result, campus sustainability officials have held back on a planned ban on freshmen bringing cars to campus.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2010

Web Extra: Cal State Long Beach shuttle solves transportation, safety issues

Eight shuttles provide transportation services to 40,000 students, faculty and staff throughout the 324-acre campus as well as transportation to and from the Residential Learning College, which is located one and a half miles west of the main campus.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2010

APTA: PT users save $9,581 monthly

APTA releases the monthly report to examine how an individual in a two-person household can save money by taking public transportation and living with one less car.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2010

Caltech honored for ridesharing program

The California Institute of Technology’s commuter programs received the Blue Diamond Award from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Every year, the award is given to a leader in ridesharing.

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2010

Minnesota receives $35M renovations grant

The money will pay for the renovation of the multimodal transit hub in the heart of downtown Saint Paul and for the restoration of tracks, driveways and sidewalks.

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Newsby StaffOctober 27, 2010

Rhode Island opens airport multi-modal facility

The $267 million InterLink provides for the area's first-ever connection between local bus service and the airport, rail service and rental cars. The FHWA provided $124.6 million in direct funding and the U.S. DOT provided a $42 million loan from its TIFIA program.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2010

Web Extra: LSU unveils iPhone bus tracking app for on-demand service

The Transloc application recently added route information for Campus Transit to its fixed-route tracking system.

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