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Newsby StaffOctober 12, 2009

Florida university debuts 'green' parking garage

The $20 million complex offers several environmentally-friendly features, including a denser parking garage that takes up less space and offers more parking spots, more bicycle and moped spots and storage spaces and easy access to public transportation.

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Newsby StaffOctober 12, 2009

Ark. city, UCA may partner on future transit

The city of Conway may take over the University’s intercampus bus system and form a two-route city bus network.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2009

Zipcar expands car sharing service to UCLA, USC

Pilot program was made possible by a public-private partnership by Zipcar, Mayor Villaraigosa and the Los Angeles City Council and is intended as a first step toward a potentially larger expansion of car sharing in the Los Angeles area.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2009

UC Davis bus service offers real-time information

Each of the 50 buses in the Unitrans fleet has been outfitted with a global positioning system tracking unit that transmits its location every 10 seconds. In addition, NextBus algorithms use a bus's location, the schedule and historical data to predict its arrival time at each stop.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2009

Are university services being impacted by budgets?

Some campuses are discontinuing daytime shuttle hours, others are using opportunity to get better pricing for services, while some are reducing frequency of services.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2009

Website provides students with on-, off-campus info

CampusLive.com offers information on nearby restaurants, social networks, weather and news for 88 college campuses across the country.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2009

H1N1 concern infects UM-Flint campus

The campus concern has been a national one, since rates of H1N1 illness has been unusual for August.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2009

TriMet opens Green Line

Construction of the 8.3-mile line began in early 2007 and adds a second light rail alignment through downtown Portland. The MAX system now expands to a 52-mile system with 84 stations.

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Newsby StaffAugust 31, 2009

W. Va. University PRT system back in service

Introduced at WVU in 1975, the personal rapid transit system was the first fully-automated rapid transit system in the world.

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Newsby StaffAugust 31, 2009

Illinois university launches safe ride program

Students who are on campus late simply dial the SafeRides number, tell the dispatcher where they are located, and a minibus will pick them up and drop them off at their desired location within the designated service area.

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