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Newsby StaffOctober 31, 2011

Ottawa university students to vote on U-Pass system

The past two years of the pilot have seen support from the students at both universities, but an agreement to satisfy all students has proven to be just out of reach.

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Newsby StaffOctober 31, 2011

N.C.'s Chapel Hill transit may be forced to cut services

The student transit fee covers student contribution to the Chapel Hill Transit contract, Triangle Transit, P2P and Safe Ride funding, and is currently $113.50 a year per student.

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Newsby StaffOctober 17, 2011

Miss. State U. planning free transit system

The university is partnering with the city of Starkville to revive and upgrade a transit system that last operated five years ago. A transportation committee is applying for a Mississippi Department of Transportation public transit grant by March 2012.

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Newsby StaffOctober 17, 2011

Canada college adds buses for enrollment spike, but contends with costs

Niagara College's Niagara-on-the-Lake campus reached an agreement with St. Catharines Transit to increase service. While the additional service is meeting the extra demand, the college is struggling with year-over-year inflationary increases passed on by the transit system.

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Newsby StaffOctober 17, 2011

U. of Colorado – Boulder plans for car free campus

Prompted by pedestrian safety issues, the university chancellor would like the main campus to be closed to cars, with off-campus parking and a shuttle system.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2011

Upgrades end free bus rides for Ohio State alumni

The Central Ohio Transit Authority will soon upgrade bus fare collection technology, adding magnetic strips to student identification and requiring students to swipe their BuckIDs at the fare box as they board.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2011

U. of Hawaii sees shift toward transit use

A recent transportation survey conducted at the University of Hawaii at Manoa shows that, while most students still drive to campus, with promotion of sustainable modes of access to campus, the number of students who took public transit increased to 17 percent.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2011

ETA to create traveler info system for U. of Central Fla.

The UCF Traveler Information System will provide real-time estimated times of arrival and traveler information by way of Web pages and smart phone applications.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2011

Mo. transit may cut free bus service to student apartments

The Columbia City Council is reconsidering contracts for Columbia Transit routes that run to Missouri University student apartment complexes and provide residents with free rides are no longer viable for the transit system, which is struggling with budget problems.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2011

San Diego transit to expand student discount program

After seeing success with its discount bus-and-rail pass program with California State University San Marcos, the North County Transit District plans to start a similar pilot program with the University of San Diego.

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