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Marsha Garcia, the first to hold the newly created position, is emphasizing use of transportation and carpooling. She also is focusing on energy saving projects to reduce carbon emissions and is reviewing curriculum to find opportunities for students to learn about sustainability.
Read More →The College of William & Mary’s Office of Parking & Transportation parking enforcement officers are using Segways to travel around campus to be greener and save on fuel costs.
Read More →Record enrollment of freshmen, most of whom are required to live on campus, will push other students off-campus, forcing them to commute. University officials are looking for ways to encourage students not to bring their cars to campus and to take the bus instead.
Read More →The new facility will serve local residents, students and visitors to the Henry Ford Museum/Greenfield Village, Dearborn’s largest tourist attraction. It will be designed for the planned Ann Arbor–Detroit commuter rail as well as future high-speed intercity passenger rail service.
Read More →A St. Louis-bound bus struck a concrete barrier and overturned on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and sent 14 people to the hospital. Both state police and Greyhound officials are continuing to investigate the accident.
Read More →Targeted the agency for the second time, posting personal information of more than 100 transit police officers on the website operated by The Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Officers' Association.
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Transit systems in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston do poorest job of reaching no-car households.
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Implementation is mandated for all rail providers by 2015 by the federal Rail Safety Improvement Act.
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Will be available in either gasoline or CNG powertrains. Production of its fully certified vehicle has officially begun and deliveries to customers will begin by the end of September 2011.
Read More →Conductors will use Apple iPhone 4s equipped with a device that enables train crews to make credit and debit-as-credit sales and print out tickets in one transaction. The device will also be used to process onboard cash sales. The pilot is scheduled to run through Oct. 9.
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