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Students from University of Minnesota Twin Cities, University of Minnesota Duluth and Macalester College held a rolling press conference in support of the proposed Northern Lights Express project. Preliminary engineering is set to start in early 2013.
Read More →The university’s transit service has seen its ridership grow from less than 4,000 passengers in 2000 to 450,000 this year.
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Late-night and off-campus services appear to be the most popular among the systems surveyed. An increase in bus routes ran a close second. One university just unveiled a trolley service and another is planning a parking app.
Read More →Unveiled its Panther Trolley System, with two routes and two San Francisco trolleys, in an attempt to offer a unique mode of transportation and make commuting across campus safer.
Read More →The new name for Campus Transit is intended to clear up any confusion between the call-in shuttle service and the university’s bus service Tiger Trails. The name will appear on the shuttles once two new vehicles are added to the fleet.
Read More →The contract will consist of three locations that house students from the University of Buffalo and those in the State of New York University (SUNY) System.
Read More →The idea is to create a safety zone with the buses so cars and other buses won’t be inclined to go around through the crosswalk.
Read More →Each car is equipped with an electronic locking system that allows students to book car use online 24 hours a day. It costs $7.50 an hour or $69 a day, which pays for mileage, gas and insurance.
Read More →The university and Metro Transit, which will operate the service, currently have a U-Pass program in place, with the agency also offering free rides for students on its Hiawatha Line to the airport.
Read More →The school says the rental program is a response to requests to make the campus more bike-friendly. Bicycles come with a helmet and a lock.
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