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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2012

Miss. State to offer park-and-ride options

Campus officials say the option cuts the $115 fee for a commuter parking sticker in half while alleviating campus parking issues.

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2012

Bloomington Transit, Ind. U. Campus Bus discuss merger

GM Lew May told the city council during budget hearings that the agency and IU have had several meetings but are in disagreement on how the two systems would split revenues.

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Newsby StaffJuly 23, 2012

UT Profile: Diverse fleet helps Yale service navigate urban routes

The fleet includes 45 vehicles that run on B20 biodiesel. At peak times, there are 20 to 22 vehicles on the road and 12 to 15 in the evenings. Peak school year ridership is between 40,000 to 50,000 passengers a week.

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Newsby StaffJuly 23, 2012

Fla. Gulf Coast U. to offer car sharing

The school has partnered with WeCar by the car rental agency Enterprise, to offer two cars to be rented by the hour or day.

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Newsby StaffJuly 18, 2012

Honolulu extend bus routes to serve displaced students

Federal rules prohibit the City from providing bus service exclusively for school service, but DTS may increase bus service in areas where students will most likely ride City buses. DTS is targeting areas where ridership is expected to increase due to the DOE’s termination of certain school bus services.

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Newsby StaffJuly 9, 2012

N.Y. bus to recruit students to promote services

The Nassau County-owned bus system, Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE), is partnering with the local community college to designate "student ambassadors" who will help provide transportation information to students, including answering questions about bus routes and schedules.

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Newsby StaffJune 29, 2012

Fla. district hopes to swap out school buses for transit

The Broward school district would pay the Broward County for the service and ultimately could retire some of the yellow school buses from the fleet to save transportation costs.

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Newsby StaffJune 4, 2012

U. of Dallas looks to DART to grow enrollment

Officials hope that the opening of a new rail line in the area will make it more convenient for students to commute between campuses.

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Newsby StaffJune 4, 2012

Ottawa college students decry bus pass deal loss

City’s plan to cancel discount transit passes for many college students right before the end of the school year is presenting a hardship for the most financially vulnerable. The fare increase is about $40 a month.

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Newsby StaffMay 25, 2012

Arizona U. provides variety of programs for student transit

In addition to the campus' CatTran bus system, bike and car sharing services, as well as additional parking areas have been implemented.

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