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California campuses try to lower college costs with free transit

Carmen González

January 06, 2023 |

Boyle Heights Beat |

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Response Location: United States, California

Colleges in California are providing reduced or free public transit to full-time students in an effort to remove cost barriers for low-income students.

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With bus drivers in short supply, Winooski's immigrant parents take the wheel

Auditi Guha

December 29, 2022 |

VT Digger |

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Response Location: United States, Winooski, Vermont

In a local school district with a lack of buses, parents, and community members are stepping up to drive the buses and provide transportation to and from school. Working with Mountain Transit, volunteers are able to get trained and licensed to drive the bus routes, resulting in a significant decrease in absences and tardies, and providing a safe means to and from school.

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Richmond's Bus Rapid Transit Has Been A Surprise Success. Other Cities Are Taking Notice.

Nathaniel Cline

December 28, 2022 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Richmond, Virginia

Since it began operating in 2018, the Pulse has become one of the most successful bus rapid transit services in the country, leading to other states adopting similar systems. The Pulse is a cost-effective public transit mode that has dramatically increased ridership despite a national trending decline. In June 2021, the Pulse had carried almost five million passengers and counting.

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Twin Cities electric vehicle car-share program finds success

Frank Jossi

December 09, 2022 |

Energy News Network |

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Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Evie Community Carshare is an electric-vehicle service in areas of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, with high poverty and pollution rates. Users can pick up a car and leave it anywhere within the service area.

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Public transit was free for many Coloradans in August. When fares returned, many riders stayed, data shows.

Olivia Prentzel

December 01, 2022 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado

Colorado’s grant-funded Zero Fare for Better Air program allowed riders to use public transit for free in August. When the fares returned at the end of the month many transit agencies still noticed an increase in users compared to before the free access.

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RTD hires its first homeless outreach coordinator to visit stations, offer services to those illegally camped

Jennifer Brown

November 29, 2022 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Through a collaborative effort between the Jefferson Center, the community mental health center for Jefferson County, and RTD train stations, those experiencing homelessness are receiving help. RTD hosts a homeless navigator that connects people at bus and train stations to mental health centers. The collaboration also links those in need with shelters, a hot meal, or even needle-exchange programs.

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What Can Cities Learn from Kansas City's Fare-Free Transit Program?

Jared Brey

November 29, 2022 |

Governing |

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Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

The Kansas City Streetcar provides fare-free transportation for residents, which helps to get them downtown and promote more economic development. The fare-free streetcar also makes transit more equitable by removing barriers for low-income passengers and improving mobility for people with disabilities.

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KCATA tackled its driver shortage. Now, bus drivers want to see more change

Mili Mansaray

November 18, 2022 |

The Kansas City Beacon |

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Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

In a complex effort to increase morale among bus drivers and address worker shortages, the Kansas City Area Transit Authority has negotiated a new union contract with drivers and maintenance crews to increase their hourly wage. Through the new contract and intensified recruitment efforts, the KCATA has hired an additional 55 drivers, exceeding its goal of 45 more drivers by the end of this year.

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PWDs Faced Challenges at Airports, but CARE Nigeria has Come up with Change Intervention

Blessing Oladunjoye

November 14, 2022 |

BONews |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

The Center for Ability, Rehabilitation, and Empowerment (CARE) helps people with disabilities navigate the boarding and departing process at airports by setting up a disability desk with resources including people trained in navigating the challenges people with disabilities often face at airports.

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Using Tech To Make Transit Accessible For Those Without Smartphones

Henry Pan

October 25, 2022 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States

Solar-powered e-paper signs provide schedule information to riders at transit agencies in the United States for those who can’t access the information on their cell phones.

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