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Newsby StaffNovember 18, 2013

Md. county rejects college bus fare increase

Students using Carroll Area Transit System would have seen increases ranging from $50 to $217 a semester, depending on how often they use the bus and their proximity to the college. The increase was an attempt to reduce the amount of money the agency loses each semester from the program.

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ArticlesMay 14, 2013

Innovative Operator Profile: Evolution of an Operation

Robert Swarthout Sr. was the owner of a Texaco gas station when he was approached by a local bus company that wanted to park its vehicles in the area adjacent to the station. In exchange, the company would buy its gas from the station.

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Newsby StaffDecember 3, 2012

Boston universities unveil taxi fare card

A new partnership between CBORD, a provider of campus card and integrated security solutions to colleges and universities, and Creative Mobile Technologies, a supplier of in-taxi media and payment technologies, allows Emerson College and Suffolk University students to pay for taxi rides using campus card funds.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2012

Salt Lake City college launches free shuttle

Called the B-Line, Salt Lake City Community College’s new inter-campus shuttle connects the college’s South City, Meadowbrook, and Taylorsville Redwood campuses. The college also provides real-time info.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2012

First Transit secures 3 U. contracts

Will operate fixed-route campus shuttle service for Buffalo State and East Georgia State College. Renewed shuttle service for College of Staten Island.

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Newsby StaffJuly 23, 2012

Southern Ill. U. to cut link to local college

The route cost SIU about $100,000 annually and John A. Logan College about $18,000. Neither could justify that funding for the number of people using 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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Newsby StaffJune 4, 2012

U. of Nebraska-Lincoln may give bus route to StarTran

Looking for a more cost-effective alternative to replacing its aging fleet. The agreement, if approved, includes the cost of buying five new buses, as well as the cost for drivers, fuel and maintenance.

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2012

Erie, Pa. transit partners with colleges to boost ridership

The transit system, which projects serving 3.6 million riders in 2012 — a 32% increase, also credits restructured routes, improved customer service among other changes.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 27, 2012

U. of Missouri officials visit college town bus systems

City of Columbia officials and student representatives are taking trips to three local college towns to learn more about their transit systems, as city proposes an $80 student fee to improve its own bus system.

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