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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2011

Carnegie Mellon U. expands bus tracking app

Now available for Android as well as iPhones, the app,Tiramisu allows riders to tell other riders where and how full buses are. Since its July debut, riders have provided information about more than 11,500 trips.

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Newsby StaffDecember 6, 2011

Megabus offering 200,000 free seats

Available for travel from Jan. 4 to March 1, 2012, to and from megabus.com’s U.S. cities and Toronto.

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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2011

Miami-Dade transit unveils trip planning app

Gives users bus schedules by bus stop, Metrorail train arrival times, and fare information, as well as Google trip planning.

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Newsby StaffNovember 22, 2011

L.A. Metro opens bike center

Two ground-floor bike center locations in the Santa Monica Place Mall parking structure combined feature nearly 5,300 square-feet of dedicated space and nearly 360 secure bicycle parking spaces, making it the highest capacity secure bicycle parking facility in the U.S.

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Newsby StaffNovember 21, 2011

Part of Texas paratransit may be outsourced

To cope with increasing fuel costs and rides being provided outside the mandated area, the Midland-Odessa Urban Transit District is considering outsourcing part of its paratransit service. GM says increasing fares on a group that typically is on a fixed income wouldn't make up much difference in incurred costs.

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Newsby StaffNovember 15, 2011

Despite rise in driver assaults, SEPTA skeptical about shield use

The transit agency is unsure whether shields provide enough protection to offset drivers' concerns about comfort and the ability to exit quickly in an emergency.

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Newsby StaffNovember 15, 2011

Detroit bus service receives failing grade

A Detroit-based advocacy group tracked bus routes for a five-day period and found that there was about a 50-50 chance of people getting their bus on time.

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Newsby StaffOctober 27, 2011

N.Y. bus safety crackdown removes 100-plus drivers from road

The inspections, conducted between September and October, resulted in 116 bus drivers and 95 buses being taken off the road throughout the state. In the New York City area alone, 48 drivers and 26 buses were taken out of service.

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Newsby StaffOctober 19, 2011

FTA awards $9M to Fla. for bus maintenance facility

Funds will pay for a 30,000-square foot energy-efficient facility for Gainesville Regional Transit System. The new facility will replace an aging, overcrowded garage, and will be able to provide better maintenance for the agency’s current fleet of 105 buses.

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Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2011

S.F. Muni free youth bus passes could cost $13M

An agency study found that it would cost almost twice what was initially projected to provide free bus service to every city resident between the ages of 5 and 17, as well as require expanded peak-time service and new vehicles.

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