May 26 2012 - Columbia Mayor Bob McDavid to Reveal New Transit Initiative
COLUMBIA - Mayor Bob McDavid plans to reveal a new transit initiative for the city of Columbia Thursday morning at city hall. The initiative, named "FastCAT," follows multiple public forums about reforming Columbia's current bus system. |
May 25 2012 - UPDATE: FastCAT proposal intended to revitalize ailing bus system
View FastCAT route in a larger map COLUMBIA — Columbia officials are looking to increase ridership on the city's public transit system with a proposed bus route catering to students. Mayor Bob McDavid announced the proposal at a press conference Thursday morning in the Daniel Boone City Building. The FastCAT (Campus Access Transit) route would have 11 stops completing a circuit through MU and ... |
May 20 2012 - James Hurley named Colorado Small Business Person of the Year
Colorado Springs businessman James E. Hurley is the SBA’s pick for Small Business Person of the Year in Colorado. Hurley, president of JE Hurley Construction, will be recognized later this month in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Small Business Administration named winners from 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. One of them [...] |
May 19 2012 - St. Joseph Passengers Benefit from Public Transit
ST. JOSEPH - The City of Columbia has been advocating the benefits of public transportation through the Bike, Walk, and Wheel Week. In St. Joseph, a city in northwest Missouri, the bus system has replaced private cars for some residents. |
May 18 2012 - Columbia Falls teen charged with passing Brewer school bus
Posted May 16, 2012, at 4:19 p.m. BREWER, Maine — A Columbia Falls teenager stopped his vehicle when he came face to face with a school bus on Washington Street on Tuesday, but then “moved forward slowly after the bus’s lights were activated,” Brewer police Sgt. Arden Jones said Wednesday. |
May 17 2012 - Columbia Transit offers day of free fare, draws 3,454 riders
COLUMBIA — Try Transit Day offered many Columbia residents a free commute Thursday as part of the Bike Walk & Wheel Week campaign that public transit advocates hope will boost ridership on Columbia’s public transit system. Ian Thomas, executive director of PedNet, said 3,454 passengers used Columbia Transit during the day, short of the 5,000-rider goal but still good enough to break the one-day ... |
May 17 2012 - FMCSA, partners conduct bus inspections
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and its state and local law enforcement partners are conducting safety inspections of motorcoaches, tour buses, school buses and other commercial passenger buses in 13 states and the District of Columbia. |
May 15 2012 - Bus system should be more user-friendly, transit report says
Navigating the city's bus system should be a more user-friendly experience, according to recommendations in a report released today by the Columbians for Modern Efficient Transit campaign. In addition, the report called for finding new funding sources for Columbia Transit to help keep it financially stable. |
May 08 2012 - Share This Video
COLUMBIA - More Columbia residents took advantage of the new Farmers' Market bus on Saturday. Launched April 7, the new route runs from the the University of Missouri campus north to Wilks Boulevard and then heads west to the market before circling back. |
May 08 2012 - Gazette.Net: Names & Faces
Eyre Bus, Tour & Travel of Glenelg promoted Matthew Eyre to president, succeeding his father, Ronald Eyre, who was president for 20 years. Manekin of Columbia named Peter Teeling of Annapolis senior vice president, director of property management. |
May 07 2012 - Blunt gets feedback during OATS visit
Vandalia resident Lynne Floyd isn't sure what she would do without the rides she gets from OATS Inc. She was passionate enough about the service that she agreed to be bused into Columbia Wednesday to tell U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt how important it is to her. |
May 06 2012 - ‘Right-sizing’ Columbia’s bus system causes stress for riders
Midlands bus riders and areas business leaders are bracing for bus cuts this month they say are creating anxiety and will exacerbate an already tenuous economic situation for many Midlands workers. FIRST IN SERIES: Meet Lucille Walker, one rider left high and dry by the cuts • View CMRTA list of changes effective May 14 . |
May 06 2012 - Former bat boy works to keep KOM League alive
COLUMBIA — On the first night of July 1951, the Carthage Cubs shuffle onto rickety buses that take them from Jaycee Park to the YMCA in Pittsburg, Kan. Their manager barks at them for losing both games of a doubleheader to the Pittsburg Browns. No one notices that their 11-year-old bat boy isn’t with them. The bus pulls out. He's still at the park collecting the team’s bats into two big duffel ... |
May 04 2012 - Daniel Acker Enters Guilty Plea
Columbiana, Ala. (WIAT) - Daniel Acker will spend the next 17 years of his life in an Alabama prison cell after pleading guilty to multiple acts of sex abuse of a child. Acker will also register as a sex offender and will wear an anle monitor for 10 years afte his release. Acker is a retired school teacher and a former Shelby County Bus driver. Acker has been in a Shelby County since earlier ... |
April 28 2012 - Columbia Farmers' Market Bus Draws Larger Crowd
COLUMBIA - More Columbia residents took advantage of the new Farmers' Market bus on Saturday. Launched April 7, the new route runs from the the University of Missouri campus north to Wilks Boulevard and then heads west to the market before circling back. |
April 28 2012 - Leon Cooperman Gives Business School $25 Million for New Buildings on Manhattanville Campus
Leon Cooperman (BUS’67), chairman and CEO of Omega Advisors and a member of Columbia Business School’s Board of Overseers, has pledged a gift of $25 million to support the construction of the school’s new home in Manhattanville. The gift is the second largest donation in support of the cutting-edge facilities, which will be part of Columbia University’s expansion just north of its Morningside ... |
April 27 2012 - Gazette.Net: Names &?Faces
HowardEyre Bus, Tour & Travel of Glenelg promoted Matthew Eyre to president, succeeding his father, Ronald Eyre, who was president for 20 years. Manekin of Columbia named Peter Teeling of Annapolis senior vice president, director of property management. |
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