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The agency reported that its 10 hybrid equipped buses got an average of 6.4 miles per gallon (MPG) compared with 4.1 MPG for their standard buses.
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Students request more buses on weekday and weekend routes; the university's Parking and Transportation Services department says proposed changes are dependent on state funding and raising student fees.
Read More →Heightened concerns about security are only part of the reason that the transit industry has embraced surveillance cameras on buses. Battling fraudulent claims and assisting in accident investigations are also cited.
Read More →Buses emit as many as 22 pounds of nitrogen oxide a year for only one hour a day of circulating.
Read More →Seeking contractor to provide 27,000 hours of service in the first year of the contract. Fleet size is expected to be 14 buses, including 12 26-passenger vehicles and two buses for passengers with special needs.
Read More →Students, faculty and staff can now use their U-PASS to ride free on buses operated by Pierce Transit, Everett Transit and Kitsap Transit.
Read More →Eligible expenses for the funds include purchase and rehabilitation of buses and vans, modernization of buses and bus facilities and revenue service facilities.
Read More →The company converted all of its shuttle buses to biodiesel at airport locations within five miles of a biodiesel fueling station. Overall, more than 70% of its buses now run on biodiesel, with approximately 50% using 5% biodiesel (B5) and more than 20% using B20.
Read More →A look at transit agency buses around the U.S. and Canada that made news in 2014.
Read More →PRT is the second largest public transit agency in Pennsylvania, operating a fleet of 730 buses and providing more than 60 million annual passenger trips a year in the Pittsburgh area.
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