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Newsby StaffSeptember 21, 2015

Safety app helps keep tabs on students walking alone on campus

The Companion app provides users route information to specified contacts and notifies them if something goes awry.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 21, 2015

Penn State hires first alt. transportation coordinator

Cecily Zhu comes to Penn State from Pittsburgh, where she most recently worked as a transportation policy and planning fellow for the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 21, 2015

Georgetown U. shuttle reroute sparks criticism

The rerouting plans were initiated by the Office of Planning and Facilities Management following the announcement of the 2010 Campus Plan, which included neighborhood input to minimize the use of residential streets in bus routes.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 21, 2015

Complete Coach Works delivers remanufactured buses to Liberty U.

The retrofit is cost-effective and takes a fraction of the time to deliver, ensuring that the universities’ transit services can remain active and provide students with ample transportation options.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 21, 2015

Driverless shuttle experiment hits the ground at Calif. campus

In addition to colleges, the company envisions these vehicles at theme parks, resorts, industrial campuses, and retirement communities.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2015

Finding Out How Adults with Autism Get Where They Need to Go

A Rutgers study is first step toward making it easier for adults on the autism spectrum to use public transportation.

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Newsby StaffAugust 31, 2015

National Express takes over operation of Merced's The BUS

The Bus offers fixed-route and paratransit services to the communities of The Joint Powers Authority of Merced County’s seven member agencies, including the Cities of Atwater, Dos Palos, Gustine, Livingston, Los Banos, and Merced, and the County of Merced.

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Newsby StaffAugust 31, 2015

Virginia Commonwealth U. retrofits 70% of fleet to propane

The liquid propane conversion marks the first significant step VCU Parking and Transportation has taken in efforts to operate a more sustainable fleet. It puts the university one step closer to its goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to 30% below business-as-usual emissions by 2025.

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Newsby StaffAugust 31, 2015

U. of Colorado, Denver RTD reach naming rights agreement

Contract will cover the A Line commuter rail from Union Station to Denver International Airport (scheduled for 2016 opening), as well as ads on the Flatiron Flyer bus rapid transit line that runs along US 36 from Union Station to Boulder.

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Newsby StaffAugust 31, 2015

Oklahoma State U. adds 3 MCI D4500 CNGs

Beyond valuing the environmental benefits, OSU likes the lower costs associated with CNG and the riding comfort of the MCI D4500 coach.

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