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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2010

U. of Oregon seeking ways to fund public transit

Students make new proposal following Athletics and Contracts Finance Committee proposed taking Lane Transit District bus service off of its budget.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2010

U. of Richmond adds transportation alternatives

The university will now will now partner with Groome Transportation, Zimride and Zipcar.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2010

U. of Utah adds texting feature to online bus tracker

The new cell phone texting feature added to the "Live Shuttle Tracker" features a Global Positioning System, allowing access to a real-time shuttle map to anyone with a cell phone.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2010

Northern Calif. college to use student IDs for bus passes

Shasta College and the Redding Area Bus Authority plan to start a pilot program during the spring semester allowing students to use identification cards to ride the bus system for free.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2010

Florida college students call for unlimited bus service

Gainesville-based Santa Fe College student government members are requesting to be able to pay a fee to have unlimited bus service to campus.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2010

Caltech honored for ridesharing program

The California Institute of Technology’s commuter programs received the Blue Diamond Award from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Every year, the award is given to a leader in ridesharing.

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Newsby StaffNovember 22, 2010

Prevost delivers H3-45 coaches to Fla.

Matt Brown, operations manager, explains that much of Astro Travel & Tours' business comes from school groups and sports teams, "especially Florida State University, right in our hometown, and the many other colleges whose athletes come to Tallahassee to play the Seminoles."

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Newsby StaffNovember 15, 2010

Rutgers University unveils transit shelter prototype

The nine-foot by 18-foot individual module designed and installed by De Biasse & Seminara, comprised of four red and two clear panels and one column bundle, is intended to be arranged in various configurations or used solo, depending upon ridership, location and context at each individual stop.

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Newsby StaffNovember 15, 2010

Rutgers selects First Transit as bus operator

Company will manage 70 employees and the operation of 50 transit buses, which will utilize bio-diesel fuel and Green Roads technology in an effort to reduce emissions and petroleum consumption.

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Newsby StaffNovember 15, 2010

U. of Wis. students reject bus route referendum

About 300 of the campus' 11,000 students voted no on a proposal to add a bus route linking the university with Janesville, which has a significant college student and elderly population.

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