March 13, 2012

New APHA fact sheet on public transportation and public health

A new fact sheet on public health and public transportation by APHA contains statistics and examples that highlight the connections between these two worlds. An equitable… Read the rest

March 12, 2012

Illinois public school students take transit

http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2012/mar/10/illinois-public-school-students-take-transit/ By ANDREW DENNEY Saturday, March 10, 2012 CHAMPAIGN-URBANA,… Read the rest

March 12, 2012

2012 APTA LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE

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Tips and Techniques for Effective Capitol Hill Visits: Ensure

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March 12, 2012

Improving Customer Service: Providing the Best to Public Transit Users

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BY SUSAN BERLIN, Senior Editor

What does “customer service”

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March 6, 2012

Baby boomers driving into their Golden Years

http://www.stltoday.com/news/traffic/along-for-the-ride/baby-boomers-driving-into-their-golden-years/article_07e1cf56-64bd-11e1-8f4f-0019bb30f31a.html… Read the rest

March 6, 2012

Madison County Transit shows strong ridership gains

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/madison-county-transit-shows-strong-ridership-gains/article_3c814f4e-9000-56ae-970a-b6e4fa1d90f3.html… Read the rest

March 6, 2012

Commuter rail campaign is on a roll

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/03/3467336/commuter-rail-campaign-is-on-a.html

Area cities OK money for an effort to encourage mass transit, but not a specific

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March 6, 2012

Columbia officials explore Lawrence’s coordinated city-KU bus system

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2012/02/29/lawrence-bus-trip/ Wednesday, February 29, 2012 | 2:47 p.m. CST; updated 2:20 p.m. CST, Thursday, March… Read the rest

February 24, 2012

For Columbia, a model for community, student transit in Ames, Iowa

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2012/02/24/columbia-officials-impressed-ames-city-buses/

Friday, February 24, 2012 | 6:00 a.m. CST; updated

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February 24, 2012

Columbia Mayor Bob McDavid listens to CyRide transit director Sheri Kyras as she describes the bus system

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/multimedia/photo/2012/02/24/columbia-mayor-bob-mcdavid-listens-cyride-transit-director-sheri-kyras-she-describes-bus-system/… Read the rest