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  • Chicago schools use 'bus tracker' for student safety Saturday, April 21, 2012


    Chicago Public School officials have installed monitors equipped with Chicago Transit Authority bus tracker technology in 35 schools to help students know exactly when buses will arrive.

  • APTA: Public transit users save $10,126 annually Saturday, April 21, 2012


    Releases the monthly Transit Savings Report to examine how an individual in a two-person household can save money by taking public transportation and living with one less car.

  • House passes transportation extension, bill advancing pipeline Saturday, April 21, 2012


    The Senate rejected an effort to include the project in its two-year $109-billion transportation bill, while Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) found it difficult to garner support for his original five-year $260 billion package that called for the advancement of the Keystone XL pipeline.

  • Valley Metro’s ‘Rideshare Week’ reduces trips, pollution Thursday, March 29, 2012


    The event, held from Feb. 26 to March 3, saved 213,139 miles from being traveled and more than four tons of pollution from being emitted into the air. Twenty-nine employers competed in the Try 1 in 5 Rideshare Week Employer Challenge as a way to rally the highest percentage of participation among organizations.

  • APTA: Public transit users save $10,120 annually Thursday, March 29, 2012


    The savings are based on the cost of commuting by public transportation compared to the cost of owning and driving a vehicle, which includes the March 26, 2012 average national gas price ($3.897 per gallon- reported by AAA) and the national unreserved monthly parking rate.

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