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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2013

Seattle hospital's move to propane fleet maximizes savings, sustainability

Sees an estimated savings of $5,000 to $6,000 a year in maintenance costs alone on the 15 bi-fuel shuttles, and has reduced its fuel spent by 50% compared with gasoline.

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Newsby StaffJuly 9, 2013

Pay for Nike shuttle drivers cut with contractor switch

The changes, which included losing paid vacation, holiday and sick days, have affected nine shuttle drivers.

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Newsby StaffApril 9, 2013

Calif. shuttle service renews MV contract

Company will continue to operate and maintain Irvine’s iShuttle. The new contract term began March 31 and will extend four base years with two one-year renewal options.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 4, 2013

Calif. U. proposes off-campus shuttle

Santa Clara University’s student government is looking into providing an official shuttle bus service to help students get to and from their favorite off-campus locations. The idea is based on the previous “Safe Walk” program, in which students called in to be accompanied to and from any near-campus location.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2012

VCU rolls out 11 new shuttle buses

Virginia Commonwealth University contracted with Groome Transportation to take over the service from GRTC Transit System. The new vehicles are equipped with bike racks and GPS.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2012

First Transit secures 3 U. contracts

Will operate fixed-route campus shuttle service for Buffalo State and East Georgia State College. Renewed shuttle service for College of Staten Island.

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Newsby StaffAugust 31, 2012

Missouri U. bus, shuttle services to overlap

Despite being similar services and having the same ridership segment, neither the city nor MU see the services as competitors.

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Newsby StaffAugust 20, 2012

U. of Mich.-Flint revamps bus, adds route

Repainted the shuttle bus that serves the campus. The bus will begin traveling the Mass Transportation Authority’s Downtown/Campus Route 14.

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Newsby StaffAugust 2, 2012

Fla.’s Tri-Rail ridership doubled since 2010

The agency’s free shuttles to corporate parks, shopping centers and downtown at many of its stations caused the uptick. In 2010, 444,298 people boarded the shuttles. This year, 935,919 used the buses.

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2012

Driver to take plea deal in UCONN student death

The 22-year-old man was being charged with negligent homicide with a motor vehicle and failing to yield to a pedestrian in the March 22 accident in Westminster, Mass.

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