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Includes nearly $60 million in concessions. A two-year wage freeze will save the agency $19.6 million. A key provision lets the union to void the contract if the state and county don't provide adequate future funding and the authority is forced to lay off employees or close garages.
Read More →Following a competitive procurement process, McDonald Transit was selected to assume responsibility for the fixed-route bus operations and maintenance, formerly provided by StarTran Inc. MV Transportation was selected to assume the MetroAccess operations.
Read More →Under specific circumstances motorcoaches utilizing the double-deck design may be susceptible to exceeding the tire weight limit when loaded with passengers and luggage at full capacity. These risks can be avoided by properly loading passengers and cargo, and increasing pressure in tires on the rear wheels.
Read More →The $188 million grant, providing funding for the new North and Southeast lines to connect the university’s main campus with the Energy Research Park pathway. UH will build a new transit center, which will house Hertz Connect cars, a Metrorail train station, a UH shuttle stop and possibly a bike sharing program.
Read More →University also launches car sharing partnership with Zipcar.
Read More →Repainted the shuttle bus that serves the campus. The bus will begin traveling the Mass Transportation Authority’s Downtown/Campus Route 14.
Read More →Transportation Services posted signs on its off-campus bus routes saying riders need a student or faculty ID from A&M or Blinn College to use the service primarily as a deterrent. Officials say checking every rider’s ID would slow down entry to the buses.
Read More →City officials say the university’s share of the cost of those operations is about $1.15 million for fiscal year 2012-013.
Read More →Even with severe budget issues, the university continues to hold aside $1.6 million from its 2012-2013 budget for construction of the next building in the troubled complex.
Read More →Smartphone users can access wait and ride times through an app, and the buses feature bike racks, accessibility and Wi-Fi.
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