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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2012

Transit agency's cuts impacting Carnegie Mellon community

The steady decrease in available bus service has already changed the way that Carnegie Mellon students travel, with the university's shuttles and escort buses giving 40,000 more rides in 2011 than they did in 2009, according to campus officials.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 8, 2012

TriMet looks to close $17M budget shortfall

The agency is working to bring the union contract in line with revenue growth and make it financially sustainable. It is also proposing to increase fares and change the overall fare structure, eliminating the Free Rail Zone, and cut service. Any changes to fares and service would take effect in September 2012.

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Newsby StaffOctober 31, 2011

N.C.'s Chapel Hill transit may be forced to cut services

The student transit fee covers student contribution to the Chapel Hill Transit contract, Triangle Transit, P2P and Safe Ride funding, and is currently $113.50 a year per student.

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Newsby StaffOctober 13, 2011

Detroit’s SMART to cut service, lay off 123 workers

After nine months of negotiations, the agency and unions representing more than 800 of its employees failed to reach agreements. Agency’s loss in revenue from local property taxes, farebox proceeds, and state and federal funding also prompted the cuts.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 1, 2011

Detroit people mover likely to cut service as funds disappear

City officials recently approved a 25-cent fare increase, the first since the 2.9-mile elevated light rail system opened in 1987, saying that reducing service is a better solution than shutting down the service completely.

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Newsby StaffAugust 17, 2011

APTA: 80% of transit systems faced with further cuts, fare increases

Larger agencies particularly have faced challenges due to the lack of state, local and regional funding. Six in 10 (63 percent) larger agencies implemented or approved hiring freezes, more than the number from the previous 2010 survey (54 percent).

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Newsby StaffJuly 20, 2011

Cuts to Ga. paratransit strand hundreds of riders

Cobb County commissioners approved the elimination of three Cobb Community Transit bus routes and associated paratransit lines to help fill a $27 million budget gap. The cuts will likely affect 463 paratransit riders.

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Newsby StaffApril 25, 2011

Bus service to U. of Wis. housing to be slashed

The Madison Metro Transit Planning Department, university transportation planning officials and students have been meeting since late fall to redraw the routes.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 20, 2011

Caltrain faces $30M budget shortfall, drastic service cuts

Cuts could be as severe as a reduction in service to 48 trains that would operate only during the weekday commute. All other service would be eliminated including: weekday service outside the commute peak, weekend service and service south of the San Jose Diridon station. The schedule also would require the suspension of service at up to seven stations.

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Newsby StaffDecember 22, 2010

Wash. paratransit grapples with cost, growing need

The transit system projects that use of its paratransit service will grow five percent each year. To help with the rising costs, C-Tran plans on putting two ballot measures to voters next year asking for a percentage of sales tax.

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