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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2014

Cleveland St. buys naming rights for new RTA bus line

The new route will offer commuters an upgraded ride on new, specially-designed vehicles fully branded for CSU. Stations connect commuters traveling from the downtown campus through Cleveland’s West Side along Clifton Boulevard and with branch routes connecting multiple West Shore communities.

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Newsby StaffOctober 9, 2014

Better public transportation could save U.S. $100 trillion by 2050

The study looked at two possibilities for the year 2050 — what would happen if cities continue with business as usual, and what would happen if they start to follow some of the most transit-friendly cities today, like Copenhagen or Tokyo.

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Newsby StaffOctober 8, 2014

MBTA restoring weekend commuter rail service on three lines

The announcement signals a return to the services previously provided to these three lines: Saturday and Sunday service to the Kingston/Plymouth and Greenbush lines and Saturday service to the Needham line. The schedules serving the area will mirror those previously offered.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffOctober 7, 2014

BusCon 2014

A look at 2014's BusCon event.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffOctober 7, 2014

BusCon 2014: The Buses

A look at some of the vehicles on the BusCon show floor.

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Newsby StaffOctober 7, 2014

Facebook drivers call on CEO to help union efforts

In a letter, the top Teamsters official for Northern California urged Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg to press Facebook’s shuttle bus contractor to agree to bargain with the union on behalf of the 40 drivers who ferry Facebook employees to work.

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Newsby StaffOctober 7, 2014

Woman struck, killed by SUV at Minneapolis bus stop

Witnesses of the crash say the woman driving the SUV that hit the shelter was backing out of a McDonald’s parking lot, accelerated, hit a parked car, careened off a tree and then crashed into the bus shelter.

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Newsby StaffOctober 7, 2014

Va. to introduce bus-on-shoulder program on I-66

Expected to start in mid-November, the program is part of a new strategy to improve the commuting experience of transit users in the delay-prone corridor.

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Newsby StaffOctober 6, 2014

Fla. International students unhappy with hot shuttle conditions

The company that runs the shuttle service is using a limousine after its shuttle bus broke down, but the rides have been uncomfortable because up to 25 students are trying to cram into the vehicle at a time.

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Newsby StaffOctober 3, 2014

San Diego MTS investing $54M to rebuild bus facilities

The agency is celebrating the completion of a $30 million facility in the South Bay and groundbreaking on a $24 million facility in East County.

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