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Fully funded by the Federal Transit Administration and the Florida Department of Transportation, the express buses will offer cross-county commuters rapid transit service between Broward County and downtown Miami beginning Jan. 25.
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The agreement includes an additional 1% wage increase in years when the agency’s ridership improves 2% or more over the previous year.
Read More →Adding lighting at shelters and stops is expensive due to the high cost of electricity, construction costs and the periodic moving or removing of bus stops. These new solar-powered units provide a cost savings and they can be moved or relocated where they are the most effective.
Read More →Transit program is receiving $1.26 million in stimulus funding, most of which will be spent to procure three new buses at a cost of about $332,000 each, for a total of $996,000.
Read More →While some students have raised concerns about the longer wait times for the buses, school officials say the fleet reduction will save students money.
Read More →Virginia Commonwealth University will begin charging students for passes to ride the Greater Richmond Transit Co. system, due to increased enrollment. Some students are concerned about the unexpected added cost as well as the new lack of incentive to use public transportation.
Read More →The new “transportation nexus” will cover a bit more than 1,000 square feet and will be able to accommodate more than 100 students at a time when it opens for the 2013-2014 school year.
Read More →AIDS Walk Los Angeles is protesting Big Blue Bus’s refusal to accept paid notices promoting the organization's fundraiser. The Santa Monica city attorney's office ordered the agency to stop accepting the ads because they violated its policy banning non-commercial advertising.
Read More →Riders will enjoy benefits of a dedicated online site for bus transit systems, including tracking transit activity, bus locations, system delays and current schedules through an interactive Web interface.
Read More →Stimulus to revive Florida HSR plans. N.C. transit to end taxi vouchers. Berkeley mayor trades car for bus pass.
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