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Newsby StaffAugust 17, 2015

Chapel Hill Transit differs from university service in summer months

N.C. State University's Wolfline bus system — a solely university-based line — sees a much more drastic decrease in ridership over the summer from about 7,000 hours of service per month during the school year and only 2,000 hours of service per month during the summer.

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Newsby StaffJuly 24, 2015

Lynx CEO to leave post Aug. 31 to helm CATS

The Lynx board, which estimated finding a replacement could take 90 days, said it has no interest in bringing in a private manager to run the system -- a suggestion by local lawmakers.

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Newsby StaffJuly 20, 2015

N.C. DOT awards Campbell U. pedestrian tunnel contract

The tunnel will make it safer and easier for pedestrians to navigate Campbell University and the area around campus, including the football stadium

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Newsby StaffJuly 15, 2015

Charlotte launches first streetcar system in 77 years

The CityLYNX Gold Line is the first 1.5-mile segment of a 10-mile streetcar system. It travels from the Charlotte Transportation Center to Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center with six stops.

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Newsby StaffJuly 1, 2015

LYNX chief is sole finalist for top Charlotte transit post

Prior to joining LYNX, John Lewis served as the CEO of the Greater Richmond Transit Company.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2015

N.C. shuttle service stirs public, private debate

The LUX service has also been criticized for using bus-only lanes and blocking access to bus stops, which Chapel Hill Transit officials say is under investigation

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ArticlesSeptember 25, 2014

N.C. Transit Agency Bans So-Called 'Saggy Pants' on Buses

Recently, the N.C.-based City of Greensboro Transit Authority (GTA) adopted a new rule that calls for people who wear so-called “saggy pants” to pull them up or risk being barred from riding the system.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2014

Charlotte streetcar projected to cost more than bus, light rail

To carry a passenger a mile on the streetcar, the CATS projects it will cost $1.58 in 2019, when the second phase of the project would open. For comparison, in 2012, it cost the agency 77 cents to move a bus passenger one mile. A Lynx Blue Line passenger’s 1-mile trip was 68 cents.

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Newsby StaffMay 27, 2014

N.C. CATS restoring $10M in light rail projects

In 2010, when CATS was concerned with whether it could afford to build the Blue Line extension, the transit system removed some features to save money

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Newsby StaffMarch 3, 2014

Va. agency, City team to develop app

The new mobile app will add to Charlottesville Area Transit's wide assortment of methods to obtain routing data including printed rider's guides, physical bus stop displays, online information and a direct real-time information telephone line.

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