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In addition to offering a shuttle service to on-campus residents and Zipcar to both those on- and off-campus, the university recently partnered with Zimride, a rideshare service that uses a social networking format to connect students to carpooling opportunities. Recent new additions, NextBus and an app, make the shuttle program more efficient.
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The school's transportation and parking services department has added GPS technology to track campus shuttles, a new car-sharing network and more.
Read More →In an effort to reduce the number of single-occupancy vehicles on campus, the University of Virginia is partnering with local transit, improving bike parking and providing incentives for carpoolers.
Read More →To remain as sustainable as possible and make transportation easy and accessible, the University is introducing an “Eco Pass,” allowing students to pay a small fee up front to park on campus and use transit. Several easy-to-use alternative transportation methods are currently available to students, staff and faculty.
Read More →With costs averaging 30 to 40% less than solo rides, the shared services may compete with public transit as well as car ownership,
Read More →Biz Briefs covers the latest supplier news in the motorcoach and public transit industries.
Read More →Sustainability is being looked at in a more comprehensive way, with a new focus on economic and social impacts in addition to environmental. Growing trends include committee development and creating long-term strategies.
Read More →DART also is collaborating with the car sharing service ZipCar and the ride sharing app Uber to help its customers make a complete trip.
Read More →Transportation should be viewed like a smartphone. It should allow everyone to be connected to opportunities throughout the rest of society, at reasonable and low cost. And a ride-hailing partnership with transit is a crucial example of how local governments can catch up and be responsive in a fast-moving world of technology-driven transportation options.
Read More →The transportation agency will consider a $70,000 pilot program for a car share program that would provide midday travel options for people who carpool, vanpool or take transit to work.
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