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Voted to increase the transit fee paid by students to $20.00. A transit survey that showed that to keep the same quality of service, the fee would have to be raised by $13,and that students would be willing to pay an average increase of $18.53.
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Was named GM of Metro Transit in 2004. Today, Lamb oversees a bus and rail system with nearly 2,800 employees who operate two rail lines and nearly 900 buses on 125 routes.
Read More →The region’s transit systems, including MARTA, CobbLinc, Gwinnett County Transit, and GRTA’s Xpress service, will operate under a unified “The ATL” brand name by 2023.
Read More →From end-to-end, about four miles of cable was stolen by thieves who seemed to have ripped the wire from inside an elevated guideway that supports the tracks.
Read More →New 2009 AAA data reports that due to the increase of car ownership costs, the amount an individual can save by taking public transportation has increased more than an additional $100 each year.
Read More →State’s decision to make some funding available for public transportation may postpone fare increases and reduce service cuts.
Read More →The association calls for $138 billion for public transit and $130 billion for passenger rail over five years.
Read More →Local agency Columbia Transit will be discontinuing shuttles to off-campus housing in May.
Read More →The agency commissioned one of its freshly acquired “Better Ride” New Flyer 2200 series, 60-foot coaches for the opening festivities. In all, five other AC Transit bus operators drove coaches as part of the opening ceremonies to commemorate the new Bay Bridge.
Read More →METRO asked Bland about his background, what it takes to run the transit system, who inspires him, and how he likes to spend his free time.
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