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Newsby StaffDecember 3, 2012

UT Survey: Student requests

Late-night and off-campus services appear to be the most popular among the systems surveyed. An increase in bus routes ran a close second. One university just unveiled a trolley service and another is planning a parking app.

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Newsby StaffDecember 3, 2012

U. of Manitoba students vote for universal bus pass

The passes would give students unlimited access to Winnipeg Transit, but could cost the city and the province about $5 million.

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Newsby StaffDecember 3, 2012

Boston universities unveil taxi fare card

A new partnership between CBORD, a provider of campus card and integrated security solutions to colleges and universities, and Creative Mobile Technologies, a supplier of in-taxi media and payment technologies, allows Emerson College and Suffolk University students to pay for taxi rides using campus card funds.

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Newsby StaffDecember 3, 2012

Princeton U. transit project causes concern

Officials want to move a commuter rail station 460 feet south as part of a $300 million arts and transit project. Critics believe the change will cause conflict for cyclists, vehicles and pedestrians.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2012

Mass. college, transit partner for expansion

Williams College is paying for the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority’s pilot expansion of weekday bus service. The project includes a pilot texting option that lets riders notify the bus company of their presence at one of the new "On Demand" bus stops.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2012

Cornell students call for more late night van service

Signed an online petition asking for an expansion of the B.L.U. E. late-night shuttle program, citing concerns about “the prevalence of hate crimes and increased reporting about public sexual assault.”

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2012

Utah St. demos electric bus

The Aggie Bus rolled onto the streets carrying passengers just 16 months after USU demonstrated the first high-power, high-efficiency wireless power transfer system capable of transferring enough energy to quickly charge an electric vehicle.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2012

U. of Tenn. preparing for new bus system

The new bus system will be named by UT students and tailored to fit the university.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2012

Man who stole U. of Mich. bus had keys

The former driver, who was fired two years before, pleaded guilty to receiving and concealing stolen property — a lesser offense than what he was charged with — in October. He is scheduled to be sentenced next month.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2012

Calif. U. unveils new transit station

California State University, Northridge’s new station for Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority buses enables students to get to their classes without having to pay for a parking spot or search for parking.

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