In light of the current economic situation, OCTA has also changed the credit minimum to qualify for a pass from 12 to nine credits to accommodate students who are unable to enroll full-time.
Some area residents have complained about late-night noise from UDASH buses driving down their streets and have requested a route change. Student leaders argue that will take away access for disabled students, and have proposed only running new, less noisy buses at night.
Columbia Mayor Bob McDavid will appoint a student task force, which will focus on designing new cost-efficient, student-friendly routes for the transit system.
The acquisition of talent comes at a time when the company is focused on penetrating the market and growing business, according to officials.
Significant damage to the line identified last week following Hurricane Irene by an aerial inspection includes up to 40 washout locations, including three washouts each at least a thousand feet long near Sloatsburg, a 400-foot section of track washed out just south of Sloatsburg, significant damage to several railroad bridges and exposure of what had been a subterranean signal cable.
Funds will help the the Minnesota Department of Transportation complete preliminary engineering and environmental reviews for the 155-mile Northern Lights high-speed rail project between Minneapolis and Duluth.
A federal judge ruled that the Arizona Legislature's 2010 move to end the Local Transportation Assistance Fund was illegal because the Legislature does not have the authority to change federal Clean Air Act requirements without federal approval, and the funds are part of Phoenix's federally approved plan to fight air pollution.