Transpo is set to introduce a new day pass – along with other changes – beginning next month. The day pass will provide unlimited rides in a single service day. The $3 day pass replaces the $2 two ride pass. The base bus fare remains unchanged at $1 per ride. The change also includes the…
The South Bend 150 celebration is almost here. City officials, business leaders, and community organizations have been preparing for the birthday week celebration for months. Due to the number of people expected, the city is encouraging people to carpool, ride their bike or use public transportation. An estimated 40,000 people could pack into downtown South…
Transpo has announced that they are bringing back a summer travel pass for K-12 students. The pass provides unlimited travel on all of Transpo’s fixed routes throughout the months of June, July and August. The $30 cost for the pass provides a $60 discount over the course of the summer months. “The Summer Travel Pass…
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…
Proposed changes for Transpo service could mean that single trip bus riders will no longer receive free transfers while creating a new unlimited ride Day Pass. The local entity in charge of providing public transportation service to South Bend and Mishawaka announced on March 9 that they are considering moving to what they call a…
A connection point between two of the region’s largest public transportation systems is relocating. Riders that rely on Transpo and the Interurban Trolley will have a new connection at Twin Branch Park along Lincolnway in Mishawaka. The Interurban Trolley’s Yellow Line connects that system with Transpo’s route #9 Northside Mishawaka bus at the Twin Branch…
Transpo has selected a contractor for their new compressed natural gas facility. California-based EFS West was selected for the $3.8 million facility, which is a partnership between the city of South Bend and Transpo. The facility is being funded through federal grants. The facility will fuel Transpo’s new line of mostly federally-funded compressed natural gas…
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…
Last week we reported on Transpo’s purchase of sixteen new compressed natural gas buses. The new fleet comes from a company known as New Flyer, whose manufacturing plants are in Minnesota and Winnipeg, Canada. The New Flyer Xcelsior model will replace Transpo’s aging gas-powered Gillig Phantom buses. After reaching out to Transpo for comment, we…
Transpo is set to introduce a new fleet of buses powered with compressed natural gas. The regional public transportation organization, servicing areas in South Bend and Mishawaka, is replacing fifteen year old vehicles that Transpo says have “reached and exceeded their useful life”. The new fleet will consist of sixteen new fixed route natural gas-powered…
