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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2017

UCLA students choose Uber, Lyft and bus system to get to and from campus

While some students find BruinBus less convenient because it is a bit slower than using ride-hailing apps, UCLA officials say 85% of riders on the free system are students and that ridership is not decreasing.  

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Newsby StaffMay 9, 2017

Q&A: Reno, Nev. transit agency CEO talks customer service, collaboration

Lee Gibson also discusses reducing agency operating costs, as well using alternative project and program delivery methods.

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Newsby StaffMay 9, 2017

Public Transit GM Q&A: How are you solving the first/last mile issue?

Agency heads from Baltimore; Long Beach, Calif.; Tampa, Fla.; Austin, Texas; Oakland, Calif.; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Orange County, Calif.; and Indianapolis weigh in on this hot topic.

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Newsby StaffMay 8, 2017

Reno, Nev. Transit System Expands Services to Deal with Burgeoning Growth

The Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County has a host of new BRT projects and has recently launched a mobile fare payment app.

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ArticlesMay 3, 2017

How Transit Agencies are Alleviating Demand for Paratransit Services

With ridership and costs up on systems around the nation, many are looking for ways to not only eliminate some of those costs, but also, in many cases, expand mobility for seniors and people with disabilities.

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ArticlesMay 3, 2017

Pub Perspective: Ways to combat declining nationwide bus ridership

Many operators large and small have been staring at a disturbing trend in recent years — declining patronage. Fortunately, a few cities have bucked the trend, with ideas which will and must be shared as widely and as soon as possible.

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NewsApril 27, 2017

Profile: Susan Shaheen, Co-Director, Transportation Sustainability Research Center

Susan is an expert on the subject of carsharing. Today, we are using Lyft to travel from her office to the Downtown Berkeley BART station, where we will take the subway to have lunch in the Financial District of San Francisco.

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Transit Dispatchesby Regina HopperApril 18, 2017

The Road to the Next Generation of Mobility

Today, in cities and towns across the country, mayors, city commissioners, governors, state legislatures, and even the President, are looking for ways to make our nation’s highways, roads, bridges, airports, public transit systems, and other key pieces of infrastructure once again the envy of the world.

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2017

Rising cost of Minn. paratransit could threaten other transit services

The Metropolitan Council, which operates the service, expects the number of rides will climb to 2.9 million by 2020, about double what it was in 2010.

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2017

Sacramento State's Transportation and Parking Services approves ZimRide

The app would allow students to connect with their peers to find a ride to campus.

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