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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2012

CTA opens rehabbed station, lauds ridership

Ridership has seen some if its sharpest increases during the tenure of Mayor Emanuel. From June 2011-June 2012, ridership rose 4.3%, about 22 million rides, compared to the same time period in 2010-2011.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2012

TARTA to offer free rides to some paratransit riders

Those who are qualified will be able to ride fixed-route buses without having to pay a fare. The agency’s paratransit ridership grew by 15.8% in the last year.

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2012

UT Survey: Operators weigh in on paratransit programs

University officials based in Michigan, New Jersey, West Virginia, Oklahoma and Indiana discuss increasing ridership, contracting service and travel training.

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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 StaffJuly 30, 2012

Pa. transit mulls swipe cards for seniors

The Luzerne County Transportation Authority may issue swipe cards to senior citizens to prevent bus drivers from being able to manipulate ridership totals. The move is a response to allegations that drivers are counting "ghost riders" to increase state funding.

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Newsby StaffJuly 23, 2012

UT Profile: Diverse fleet helps Yale service navigate urban routes

The fleet includes 45 vehicles that run on B20 biodiesel. At peak times, there are 20 to 22 vehicles on the road and 12 to 15 in the evenings. Peak school year ridership is between 40,000 to 50,000 passengers a week.

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Newsby StaffJuly 20, 2012

N.Y. MTA, LIRR enhance services

Adding and extending service on almost 40 bus, subway and commuter rail lines. The investments will be phased in over several months and will cost an additional $29 million per year to operate when fully implemented. They are paid for with increased revenue generated by additional ridership and savings from the agency’s efforts to contain costs.

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Newsby StaffJuly 19, 2012

Nashville transit sets ridership record

The Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority and Regional Transportation Authority of Middle Tennessee jointly recorded more than 10 million passenger trips in the last fiscal year, almost 1.3 million more trips than the previous year.

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Newsby StaffJuly 19, 2012

Sound Transit celebrates Link's third year, expansion

The latest second quarter ridership numbers for 2012 show link up 10% over the second quarter in 2011. Link carried an estimated 2.19 million riders in the second quarter of 2012 compared to 1.98 mill

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Newsby StaffJuly 18, 2012

Honolulu extend bus routes to serve displaced students

Federal rules prohibit the City from providing bus service exclusively for school service, but DTS may increase bus service in areas where students will most likely ride City buses. DTS is targeting areas where ridership is expected to increase due to the DOE’s termination of certain school bus services.

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