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In addition to tracking the shuttles around campus, the new system can receive up-to-the-minute announcements about situations that impact service, such as road closures, accidents or weather-related slow-downs.
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The wrecking ball is planned to remain in use for the next few months as the remainder of the old Terminal structure is removed. A temporary terminal located a few blocks away on Beale and Howard Streets will continue to serve bus operations until the new Transbay Transit Center opens its doors in 2017.
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From Jan. 1, 2011 until Dec. 31, 2011, the company will donate 1 percent of the base price of each bus purchased to a charity, non-profit organization or community project in the purchaser's local market.
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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.
Read More →The cameras snap photographs of offending vehicles' license plates, just as existing red-light cameras do; then a ticket is mailed to the owner's address.
Read More →The 2010 Chicago Innovation Awards singled out the Chicago Transit Authority’s Web-based program for bringing valuable and timely bus service information to customers. Established in 2002, the Chicago Innovation Awards focus attention on the most significant new products and services introduced in the region.
Read More →Held at FMCSA's Roadside Technology Corridor on Interstate 81 in Greene County, Tenn., the showcase provided a first-hand look at how state-of-the-art technology better equips state law enforcement as they conduct commercial motor vehicle safety inspections.
Read More →Officials believe the agency needs more qualified union mechanics to do the work on its buses. Too much of the maintenance work is being done by outside vendors, they claim.
Read More →Restrictions would be similar to those in New York. Legislation also would crack down on tour buses that idle too long at the curb.
Read More →Agency has paid more than $1.9M in overtime to bus drivers — a 62 percent rise over the same period in 2009.
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