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NewsApril 25, 2022

Blacksburg Transit Orders 5 New Flyer Battery-Electric Buses

The order follows a prior BT purchase of five Xcelsior Charge buses in thirty-five-foot and sixty-foot lengths, delivered in 2020.

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ArticlesOctober 15, 2019

Ridership growth spurs Blacksburg Transit's success

The agency earned APTA’s award in the small urban transit system category characterized by annual ridership of four million or less

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2019

Blacksburg Transit named 'Outstanding Transit System' of N. America

Virginia-based agency earned the award in the small urban system category characterized by annual ridership of four million or less.

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Newsby StaffDecember 1, 2017

Blacksburg Transit adding 4 60-foot New Flyer clean-diesel buses

The purchase, which executes on planned fleet expansion and replacement initiatives, was supported by a combination of state and federal funding.

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Newsby StaffOctober 21, 2013

Va. Tech adds solar-powered bus shelter

The 12-foot shelter, purchased from Tolar Manufacturing Company Inc., is equipped with a solar light bar.

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Newsby StaffAugust 31, 2012

UT Survey: Advertising on buses a mixed bag

Some university transportation system operators we interviewed said they allow exterior bus advertising to bring in more revenue or to promote the university. Others say that being based in areas with small advertising markets means extra effort but not revenue.

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2011

Web Extra: How do you promote transit to new students?

It’s summer orientation time for universities across the U.S. How are their transit systems reaching out to students? Transit agencies told us they are investing heavily in orientation programs by providing free rides and staff presentations to students and their parents.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2011

Simulator is invaluable tool for Va.'s Blacksburg Transit

The customizable simulator creates lifelike situations to help drivers get experience they normally wouldn't have. For instance, drivers trained in the summer time can still get experience driving in snow and ice.

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Newsby StaffAugust 30, 2010

Web Extra: Virginia Tech teams with transit to launch VT Bus Tracker

Blacksburg, Va.-based Blacksburg Transit worked with a team of students at the Virginia Tech Computer Science Department to unveil the system, which provides smartphone apps and text versions that deliver bus locations, speeds and the number of passengers on each bus.

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