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15 May 12 - Transportation Bus News
Voith Introduces New Technology to Improve Fuel Economy on City Transit Buses
By Voith YORK, Pa., May 15, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Voith has introduced its patented SensoTop technology for heavy-duty transit buses into the North American market. SensoTop is designed to optimize bus transmission gear-shifting to reduce fuel ...
Federal Transit Administration announces $5.1 Mil to enhance Bus Rapid Transit ...
RENO -- Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff today announced that the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County received a $5.1 million grant to purchase new hybrid-electric buses and build a new fueling station.
Bus system should be more user-friendly, transit report says
By Andrew Denney Navigating the city's bus system should be a more user-friendly experience, according to recommendations in a report released today by the Columbians for Modern Efficient Transit campaign. In addition, the report called for finding new ...
Bus riders appeal to Lake council to fund RBA, keep services alive
Transit riders, most in support of the Regional Bus Authority, spoke to the Lake County Council over the RBA's June 30 shutdown.
Mayhem at main bus rank
By TIMOITHY SIMELANE on May 16,2012 MANZINI - The fifth day of the public transport workers' boycott turned ugly yesterday as it grounded all buses and kombis in and out of the city's ranks leaving hundreds of commuters stranded.
Wichita City Council to cut street maintenance, plaza renovations instead of ...
Vice Mayor Janet Miller's 11th-hour cuts to spare the city's bus system won a split decision Tuesday before the Wichita City Council.
O'Malley Endorses Bus Rapid Transit for CCT
Martin O'Malley has endorsed the use of a bus rapid transit system for Montgomery County's Corridor Cities Transitway, the proposed north-south corridor from the Shady Grove Metrorail station to the COMSAT facility near Clarksburg.
Speedier Muni service is coming
Coming soon, or not soon enough, depending on which bus line you're talking about: Speedier Muni service. The Municipal Transportation Agency on Tuesday approved a new express bus line that will start running between Caltrain and Mid-Market Street in a ...
Increase in breakdowns and maintenance costs may move current bus plan to the curb
Three years ago the Conway School Board voted to go from a 10-year or 150000-mile life expectancy to 12 years or 200000 miles, but the increase in maintenance on the buses has led the board's transportation committee to scrap the current parameters and ...
Advocates fear TransLink bus service will suffer
SFU City Program director Gordon Price said the pressure now on the transportation authority to find savings may translate into buses running less frequently, closer to full and increasingly driving past people waiting at stops because they're already ...
Tap into routes on The T with your smartphone
By Gordon Dickson Bus and train users can now get precise information about public transportation throughout the Metroplex with a few keystrokes on their computer or smartphone.
County looking for bus service options
Supervisors will take a look at the RFI as part of its continuing efforts to find any lower-cost alternatives to bus service provided by FREDericksburg Regional Transit (FRED). FRED bus service is being discontinued in the county at the end of June.
Close shave for 45 pupils when van hits school bus
By Iman Sherif, Staff Reporter From left: IG Nasari, headmaster, Sumesh Suresh and Suhail Salim, students who were on the bus, talk about the accident at The Model School on Monday. Abu Dhabi: Forty-five students of The Model School had a close shave ...
NJ Transit Launches New Princeton Bus Route
“This new bus route provides an important east-west transit connection that will help offer relief along the busy Route 1 corridor,” New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner and NJ Transit Board James Simpson said.
Transit sales tax referendum unlikely in November after poll finds weak support
By Bruce Siceloff - bsiceloff@newsobserver.com Wake County voters are not likely to be asked in November to consider a sales tax increase to pay for new bus and rail transit investment, political and business leaders said Tuesday - after a new poll ...
My Proposed Bus Route Changes For Sheepshead Bay and Adjacent Neighborhoods ...
They do not understand the role that the bus can play in our mass transit system. They do not recognize that many seniors are not able to walk stairs to use the subway system because few stations are handicapped accessible.
NJ Transit to abolish Passaic, Morris bus route
BY MATTHEW MCGRATH The NJ Transit No. 75 bus, which runs from Butler through Pompton Lakes, Pequannock, Wayne and Little Falls on its way to Newark, and will be eliminated.
Wake won't guarantee bus service to 470 students
By T. Keung Hui - khui@newsobserver.com CARY -- Facing a projected $2 million price tag, the Wake County school board balked Tuesday at guaranteeing bus transportation for 470 students to the schools they've been assigned to attend this fall.
Panel awards raises to 3000 MTA bus drivers and other workers
More than 3000 MTA bus drivers and other workers will get 11% raises under a contract awarded by an arbitration panel. The panel essentially gave the workers, represented by the Amalgamated Transit Union, the same deal 34000 Transport Workers Union ...
Mountain Line proposes changes to Missoula bus routes
Two bus riders, who got on their bikes and pedaled toward Frenchtown, depart the 3:45 pm Mountain Line bus at the Smurfit-Stone Container stop last week.
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