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Newsby StaffFebruary 27, 2012

U. of Missouri officials visit college town bus systems

City of Columbia officials and student representatives are taking trips to three local college towns to learn more about their transit systems, as city proposes an $80 student fee to improve its own bus system.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 27, 2012

U. of Toledo limits bus radio options

Officials ordered that radios be locked into one station with one volume setting after a student complained about a driver playing a far-right Christian political channel at a high volume.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 27, 2012

U. of New Mexico, local transit plot improvements

The ABQ RIDE's UNM bus pass program provides free bus rides for students, staff and faculty. Only a school I.D. is needed, along with the sticker provided by the Transportation Information Center.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 27, 2012

Calif. transit runs Nova ‘Smart Bus’ pilot for college

Using the larger bus on one of Santa Barbara City College's express routes will allow MTD officials to take another bus off the route, saving time and fuel costs.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 27, 2012

GSU plans to improve campus transit

The Department of Parking and Transportation plans to purchase new low-floor biodiesel buses and add a kiosk to one of the campus' busiest bus stops.

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ArticlesFebruary 22, 2012

U. of Alabama grows fleet to keep pace with student population

Celebrating its fifth year, the University of Alabama’s Crimson Ride transit service recently signed a contract with Nova Bus for two buses per year over a five-year span to both replace vehicles and expand services.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2012

Web Extra: Have you integrated Zipcar with transit?

Transit operators from universities in Pennsylvania, Texas and Michigan share how they are combining Zipcar with their transit systems.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2012

Transit agency's cuts impacting Carnegie Mellon community

The steady decrease in available bus service has already changed the way that Carnegie Mellon students travel, with the university's shuttles and escort buses giving 40,000 more rides in 2011 than they did in 2009, according to campus officials.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2012

U. of Texas student starts petition for PT

The student was shocked to learn that Arlington was the largest city in the U.S. without mass transit.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2012

Miss. State to go ahead with shuttle proposal

The deadline to submit the proposal is March 4, and the university would know this summer if the grant is accepted. The program would be named the Starkville/MSU Area Rapid Transit.

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