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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2012

S. Carolina St. transportation building sits empty

The $4.8 million center — the first phase in the James E. Clyburn Transportation Center — was completed last December after 13 years of delays.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2012

U. of Wyo. shuttle sees dramatic ridership boost

Increase due to completion of a campus parking lot and more student awareness of the services.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2012

U. of Mich. adds 3 more hybrid buses

Part of a $14 million sustainability initiative launched last September. The university unveiled its first four hybrid buses six months ago.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2012

Chicago campus suspends shuttle due to ridership decline

Roosevelt University suspended its shuttle service to the Schaumburg campus, which cost $200,000 annually, and is replacing it with PACE bus service.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2012

U. of Wis. students decry bus route changes

Changes were made because of a budget deficit of $1 million and campus area construction have resulted in fewer routes and longer wait times.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2012

Tenn. U. bus drivers screened for meningitis

Middle Tennessee State University shuttle bus drivers, concerned over a student’s death from bacterial meningitis and a fellow off-duty bus driver being taken to the hospital for respiratory problems, visited health services on campus to be tested.

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Transit Dispatchesby Frank Di GiacomoSeptember 14, 2012

Purdue to honor Delon Hampton

Recently, Purdue University announced it will name its civil engineering building for alumnus and donor Delon Hampton and his mother, Elizabeth Hampton.

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Newsby StaffAugust 31, 2012

N.C. State changes transportation system

Include increasing the number of routes, speeding up the route times and having more stops in residential destinations The university also added five new night routes, with four running during the week.

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Newsby StaffAugust 31, 2012

Iowa's Graceland U. adds car sharing option

UhaulCarShare is placing one vehicle, a Mazda 3, on campus for the start of the 2012 fall semester. The vehicle will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to all students, faculty and staff members, 18 years of age and older.

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Newsby StaffAugust 31, 2012

University, DCTA do not renew contract

Texas Women's University made its decision because the cost for DCTA to provide the service has escalated greatly since the two entered into their first contract in 2005.

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