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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2013

U. of North Ala. boosts fees to pay for bus app

The fee, which will go from $22 to $24, will go toward equipping buses with GPS so students can access route data via their smartphones, as well as help pay for maintenance and drivers.

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Newsby StaffJune 3, 2013

Veolia wins Texas St. U. shuttle contract

The service, the Bobcat Tram, makes nearly 3.5 million passenger trips annually and is funded predominantly from student bus fees.

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Newsby StaffApril 22, 2013

UT Profile: Georgia Southern U. adds ElDorados to meet growth

The service began in 2005 with five buses running one route and has grown to three routes, serving more than two million rides per year to students. The service has now expanded to 12 buses, running two routes Monday through Friday.

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Newsby StaffApril 22, 2013

UC Berkeley students extend transit pass program

With the successful passage of the referendum, the new Class Pass program will begin fall 2013 and end spring 2020. Class Pass is the brand name at UC Berkeley of AC Transit’s EasyPass program.

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Newsby StaffApril 22, 2013

Harvard advances bicycle plans

The university’s efforts were recently recognized by the national advocacy organization League of American Bicyclists with a silver-level Bicycle Friendly University designation.

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Newsby StaffApril 22, 2013

U. of Md. safety report calls for ID checks on buses

Comes on the heels of a February murder-suicide that left two students dead and another injured, plus a string of robberies earlier in the semester.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2013

Georgetown U.: Extend D.C. streetcar to main campus

Would mean three Georgetown campuses would be located along the same streetcar line: the law campus, the new Georgetown downtown campus and ideally the main campus in upper northwest D.C.

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Newsby StaffMarch 18, 2013

Georgetown adds new shuttle service

Will use 22-passenger busses and cost $12,000 for the remaining eight weeks of the semester.

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Newsby StaffMarch 4, 2013

U. of Delaware to add bus services, bike racks

A survey, which was sent out last fall to the university faculty and one-third of the undergrad students, was used to determine which changes need to be made to the campus’s parking and transportation systems.

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Newsby StaffMarch 4, 2013

U. of Ark students: Transportation, parking an issue

The past few years have brought restrictions on parking in and around the university area. More than 86% of the 2,713 respondents said they have a vehicle in Fayetteville and 83% stated they use their cars as their primary means of transportation.

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