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Newsby StaffApril 9, 2012

Cost of fueling Texas State U. trams increasing

Spent nearly $538,354 during the 2011 fiscal year for 177,398 gallons of fuel. For the 2012 fiscal year so far, school trams used 94,709 gallons of fuel by the end of the fall semester at a cost of about $314,290.

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Newsby StaffApril 4, 2012

Sound Transit's 2nd tunnel boring finished

Tunneling contractors will now focus on building 15 cross passages between the two tunnels. The overall $1.9 billion project is about halfway complete and scheduled to open in 2016.

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Newsby StaffMarch 26, 2012

Missouri U. looks to Ill. bus system for improvements

Of the three educational bus trips organized by Columbia, Mo. city officials, a visit to the University of Illinois showed the largest disparity between the city of Columbia’s bus system, which serves Missouri University, and other school systems.

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Newsby StaffMarch 26, 2012

U. of Colo., Boulder names transportation fellow

Will guide the campus toward a sustainable transportation system by becoming more bike-, bus- and pedestrian-friendly; cutting carbon emissions and saving money.

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Newsby StaffMarch 26, 2012

Fla. college, transit partnership bumps up ridership

Since partnering with Santa Fe College to add three new bus routes, Gainesville Regional Transit System saw a 4% increase in growth for Fall 2011 and a 3% increase for 2012. Additionally, 80,000 more passengers rode the bus in February 2012 compared to February 2011.

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Newsby StaffMarch 26, 2012

Zimride expands its university offering with motorcoach

The idea to begin providing motorcoach ticketing on its website came to Zimride after creating a ticketing system for one of its partners, the University of Colorado - Boulder, who operated a ski shuttle and wanted to find a way to sell tickets to its students.

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Newsby StaffMarch 26, 2012

UConn equips shuttles with talking bus feature

Equipped its shuttle buses with Safe Turn Alert, a safety feature that “talks” to pedestrians through the buses’ speakers to let them know when a bus is in the process of making a turn.

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Newsby StaffMarch 26, 2012

Washington State adds three electric cars

Facilities Operations is using the cars around campus. A six-passenger car will be on long-term rental to the “Alive!” student orientation program for campus tours.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2012

Report: Honolulu rail to bolster construction

Predicts that the city’s planned rail system will bump up construction jobs, from 28,500 last year to close to 36,000 by 2015.

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2012

U. of Ill. approves transit referendum

Sixty-nine percent majority votes to continue high-frequency and late night Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District service, as well as to augment SafeRides service

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