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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2013

U. of Rochester revamps fleet

New fleet will be completely in place by early January, with each new bus equipped with features that add efficiencies and safety to the shuttle service.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2013

U. of Houston cuts $1M from shuttle service budget

Will save money by cutting two bus routes and switching providers. The money will be used for repairing streets and parking lots and reducing future permit rates.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2013

Rutgers to launch $650K transit career program

Will use the grant funds from the FTA to establish a "Transit Virtual Career Network" with local transportation agencies to recruit students and veterans to the industry and provide information and job training.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2013

Ohio State U. expands late-night service

A Student Safety Service representative from Ohio State Police will also be on the bus during the extended hours. Part of a new $20,000 undergraduate student government-funded pilot project.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2013

Central Mich. U. to sell Indian Trails bus tickets

The motorcoach operator is entering into an agreement with Central Michigan University to provide students and the Mount Pleasant community an Indian Trails ticketing service and pickup point.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 15, 2013

Bus express service possible for U. of Miss.

The university is in preliminary negotiations with two companies that could offer daily express service from the campus to Memphis, Jackson and New Orleans.

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ArticlesJanuary 9, 2013

2013 Innovative Operator: A Candies Coachworks

A Candies Coachworks - Gainesville, Fla. After branching out from limo service into charter tours in 2006, A Candies Coachworks began providing service for University of Florida athletic teams.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 7, 2013

Pittsburgh rail co. may manage Princeton train

Railroad Development Corp. and NJ Transit still need to meet to discuss details, officials said. The future of the rail line has been a subject of contention ever since Princeton University announced a plan to move the terminus of the train line.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 7, 2013

Greyhound expands service to Canada’s Western U.

Starting Jan. 11, Greyhound Express will run a route that provides two daily trips from Western University to Toronto. This announcement comes two months after Greyhound expanded the popular service from Toronto to London, Windsor, Ann Arbor, Mich., Detroit and Chicago.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 7, 2013

Miss. U. expanded bus service gets favorable response

A university transit services official said that as of Dec. 17, 9,358 people used the new Sportsplex route, translating to about 110 to 150 riders a day. The route is eliminating the need to build more parking structures on campus.

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