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Transpo to Provide Bus Service on Good Friday

ByKyle W. Bell March 25, 2015March 30, 2015

Transpo says that the public transit agency will operate its buses on Good Friday this year. The region’s largest public transportation system has in the past observed the Christian holiday by shutting down operations. This year Transpo will be operating all of its regular fixed routes, as well as its paratransit Access service for those…

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US Public Transportation Ridership Hits Record Levels Despite Dipping Gas Prices

ByKyle W. Bell December 22, 2014December 23, 2014

Despite plummeting gas prices, public transportation ridership in the U.S. hit a record high. According to a new report by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), 2.7 billion trips were taken on public transit systems in the third quarter of 2014. That marks a 1.8 percent increase from the same period last year, and makes…