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Newsby StaffDecember 17, 2012

U. of Miss. may get extended bus service

The Oxford-University Transit Commission is looking into extending service from 6:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. on all routes, in response to a survey of University of Mississippi students.

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Newsby StaffDecember 4, 2012

D.C. Metro withdraws plan to end some night bus service

In response to criticism from city officials, the agency will not cut service after 8 p.m. to some neighborhoods in the Southeastern region of Washington, D.C., despite routine attacks that injure riders and drivers and damage the buses.

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Newsby StaffDecember 3, 2012

Ill.’s Bradley U. launches late-night shuttle

In response to an increase in requests for campus escort service over the last seven years, the university unveiled the Hilltop Safety Cruiser, a van that provides transportation for up to six passengers at a time.

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Newsby StaffDecember 3, 2012

UT Survey: Student requests

Late-night and off-campus services appear to be the most popular among the systems surveyed. An increase in bus routes ran a close second. One university just unveiled a trolley service and another is planning a parking app.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2012

Cornell students call for more late night van service

Signed an online petition asking for an expansion of the B.L.U. E. late-night shuttle program, citing concerns about “the prevalence of hate crimes and increased reporting about public sexual assault.”

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2012

D.C. Metro, LivingSocial partner on late night service

LivingSocial will underwrite at least one hour and up to two hours of extended Metrorail service for all rides originating from Navy Yard-Ballpark station after home evening post-season games in October and November.

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Newsby StaffAugust 31, 2012

N.C. State changes transportation system

Include increasing the number of routes, speeding up the route times and having more stops in residential destinations The university also added five new night routes, with four running during the week.

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2012

Fort Collins, Colo. late-night bus service in demand

Paid for by the Colorado State University student government and Fort Collins police, the bus lines run only on Friday and Saturday nights after 11:30 p.m.

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Newsby StaffJuly 26, 2012

D.C. Metro urged to improve late night bus service

Report says that service-industry workers heading home after 10 p.m. are often left behind by overcrowded buses and waiting longer than 30 minutes for buses that are scheduled to run about every seven minutes. The agency is working to double the number of extra-long buses on the route.

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Newsby StaffJune 4, 2012

Transit Profile: TCAT manages needs of 3 campuses, community

Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit operates 34 routes using a fleet of 55 buses, including eight electric diesel hybrid buses. The system originates from three systems operated by the City of Ithaca, Tompkins County and Cornell University, with each stemming as far back as far as a half of a century.

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