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Newsby StaffAugust 19, 2013

U. of Minn. testing roundabout

Officials monitoring the experiment to see the effectiveness of a permanent roundabout when buses return to Washington Avenue Southeast after Central Corridor light-rail construction concludes.

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Newsby StaffAugust 19, 2013

BusCon unveils University Transit track

Attendees will also have the opportunity to compare an unprecedented number of motorcoach, transit, shuttle, paratransit, trolley and electric buses side-by-side.

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Newsby StaffAugust 19, 2013

Kansas university unveils shuttle service

Wichita State University contracted with Overland Charters to provide students, faculty, staff and visitors with a free shuttle bus service. Buses will run on weekdays when classes are in session.

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Newsby StaffAugust 19, 2013

U. of Ala., Tuscaloosa adds bus route

The new route was built through a partnership between the campus transit system and Tuscaloosa Transit.

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2013

Man who stole N.Y. bus sentenced

Jailed since his 2010 arrest, Darius McCollum faced 15 years but will now be almost immediately eligible for parole.

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2013

FMCSA orders S.C. operator out of business

Federal investigators found that The People’s Choice, which provides charter services primarily in the southeastern U.S., failed to properly inspect, repair, or maintain its vehicles and allowed vehicles that had failed safety inspections to transport passengers.

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2013

MCI delivers Commuter Coaches to Toronto, J4500s to Mass.

Toronto-based transit system GO Transit has added 18 new Motor Coach Industries MCI D4505 Commuter Coaches. Meanwhile, Tauton, Mass.-based Bloom’s Bus Lines received two J4500 coaches.

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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2013

Iowa’s DART wants anti-transit ads banned from benches

After ads that encouraged transit riders to drive instead of taking the bus appeared on area bus stop benches, the transit authority asked city officials to update city code to ban such messages. The system’s GM argued that they send conflicting messages.

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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2013

AC Transit rolls out New Flyer artics

Designed to handle our heaviest passenger loads, the agency will deploy 23 of these streamlined buses in August and September.

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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2013

BusCon Expo adds bonus seminars for motorcoach, transit professionals

Monday sessions are open to all attendees and brought to you by the United Motorcoach Association and its Bus & Motorcoach Academy.

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