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Students, staff and faculty are eligible to use the bicycles free of charge. The 10 bicycles are comfort style designed, single speed cruiser bikes with dual pivot hand brakes.
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Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System’s Universal Access Program allows students and staff on participating campuses to present their college ID cards instead of paying a fare. Heartland Community College is new to the program. Lincoln Community College renewed its contract.
Read More →A Saturday bus route was added to accommodate transit-dependent riders who have trouble traveling around town on the weekend when other bus lines do not run.
Read More →The Global Public Transport Summit being held in Montréal this May will focus in total on seven key trends and themes affecting urban mobility, under the slogan “Lead the TRANSITion,” reflecting the rapid changes underway in urban mobility.
Read More →The service, the Bobcat Tram, makes nearly 3.5 million passenger trips annually and is funded predominantly from student bus fees.
Read More →While some students find BruinBus less convenient because it is a bit slower than using ride-hailing apps, UCLA officials say 85% of riders on the free system are students and that ridership is not decreasing.
Read More →University representatives on the City of Columbia’s Transit System Task Force advised Mayor McDavid against increasing the student fee for the system. The Mayor says if Columbia Transit does not generate more revenue, the city could be forced to cut $800,000 of funding.
Read More →Cited for efforts to increase energy efficiency across campus; provide alternative transportation options such as shuttle service and a bike loan program to reduce the number of cars on campus; and require all new construction and major renovations to seek LEED certification.
Read More →Smartphone users can access wait and ride times through an app, and the buses feature bike racks, accessibility and Wi-Fi.
Read More →The Cascade Gateway Project will provide border-crossing wait time and travel condition information to drivers and freight carriers, using sensors to provide pre-trip and en-route wait times on crossing the border to reduce congestion.
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