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Newsby StaffOctober 7, 2013

Washington U. introduces alt. transportation coordinator

Andrew Heaslet, who gave up his own car a few years ago, is meeting with departments and individuals to outline the campus’ various programs for commuters.

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Videosby StaffSeptember 27, 2013

Dr. Joe Schwieterman at BusCon 2013

Conference speaker Dr. Joe Schwieterman at BusCon 2013.

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ArticlesSeptember 23, 2013

Intercity Bus Shake Up Competitive Landscape

Shunning traditional stations by operating from curbside locations in many cities, BoltBus and Megabus have together grown by more than 25% over the past 18 months. Growth pains, however, are evident. Building product awareness has proven difficult in some regions.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2013

First Transit wins Calif. U. contract

The company will operate four buses, which will transport Chapman University students, faculty and staff throughout the campus.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2013

Omnitrans, Cal State extend free ride program

Cal State University, San Bernardino participated in the Go Smart pilot program in 2011-12. During that year, more than 194,000 bus trips were tallied by more than 3,000 students who used the program, which represented about 17% of enrollment.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2013

KCATA, Rockhurst U. extend U-Pass agreement

The one-year pilot program is being funded by student activity fees and funds from Student Development/Athletics. Continuation of the program will be contingent upon the availability of ongoing funding.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2013

St. Louis U. launches bus tracking app

The DoubleMap tracking service, which provides a web application for public transit users, was installed on all four of the campus shuttles.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2013

Brown U. shuttle expanding service in wake of crime spike

A series of armed robberies on campus spurred the university to plan a pilot program to make its nighttime shuttle service available to all community members with a Brown ID. The service is currently only available to students living off-campus.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2013

New Mexico SU offers free student shuttle to weekend hot spots

The shuttle, an extension of the student government's cab service, will help alleviate wait times, as cabs average wait times of 45 minutes to an hour

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2013

UConn bus death lawsuit settled for $5.5M

David Plamondon died after being hit in a crosswalk on campus by a bus driven by a fellow student. The driver pleaded no contest to negligent homicide and was sentenced to two years of probation.

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