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		<title>Five Ways to Reduce Transit Costs in the Face of Powerful Transit Challenges</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The transit industry is experiencing an unprecedented combination of factors that seriously affect transit service provision.&#160; Rising fuel costs have driven many commuters to use public transit as their primary method of transportation to and from work.&#160;&#160; To make matters worse, motor fuel tax revenues are down as Americans traveled 3.3% fewer miles during [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nextbusnews.com/2008/10/29/five-ways-to-reduce-transit-costs-in-the-face-of-powerful-transit-challenges/</link>
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		<title>Five Tough Transit Management Challenges&#8211;and How to Solve Them</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What We&#8217;ve Learned Recently from Our Research about Your Top Challenges
 In August 2008, NextBus conducted research among transit executives to determine their most important challenges.&#160; 
The five following issues were rated extremely important by more than 75% of respondents.&#160; That is, they ranked these issues 8, 9 or 10 on a scale of 10 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nextbusnews.com/2008/10/29/five-tough-transit-management-challenges-and-how-to-solve-them/</link>
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		<title>University of Baltimore Will Add NextBus Passenger Info to Shuttle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Service to Improve Transportation Experience for Students, Faculty &#38; Staff
 
The University of Baltimore shuttle service, operated by Capital Executive Transportation, is already well organized.&#160; The university objective is to take it to the next level by making it as easy as possible for its commuter population to get where they need to go [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nextbusnews.com/2008/10/29/university-of-baltimore-will-add-nextbus-passenger-info-to-shuttle/</link>
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		<title>Got an iPhone? Get Real-time NextBus Information!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
Web connection and graphical interface provides perfect source for bus arrival information.
Millions of iPhone users can take advantage of the built in web browser and the good to great connection speeds to find out when the bus they&#8217;re looking for will arrive.&#160; 
Here&#8217;s how to put your iPhone to work finding you the next bus:

To [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nextbusnews.com/2008/10/29/got-an-iphone-get-real-time-nextbus-information/</link>
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		<title>NextBus Inks Major Transit Pact with Toronto Transit Commission</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ $9.9 Million Contract for Implementation of Real-time Passenger Information System
The Board of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) approved the recommendation for award of contracts for the Next Vehicle Arrival System to Grey Island for its NextBus System. Total value of the contracts is $9,920,000.The TTC operates the third most heavily used transit system in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nextbusnews.com/2008/10/06/nextbus-inks-major-transit-pact-with-toronto-transit-commission/</link>
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		<title>Tarheels Improve Student Transit with UNC Mobile</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Both increased safety and convenience available wirelessly
Students at the University of North Carolina benefit from a well-run bus system operated by Chapel Hill Transit.&#160; The student government had operated their own shuttle system from 1968 until 1974 which has now been integrated into the larger system.&#160; The University is a full financial partner in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nextbusnews.com/2008/08/21/tarheels-improve-student-transit-with-unc-mobile/</link>
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		<title>University of Rochester Works Hard to Improve Bus Operations Manually</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Lack of GPS AVL system makes the work much more challenging than it needs to be
In order to optimize the service it provides to its community, the University made a number of changes including the addition of new buses. According to Campus Times, the school and its partner First Transit were able to make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nextbusnews.com/2008/08/20/university-of-rochester-works-hard-to-improve-bus-operations-manually/</link>
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		<title>NextBus Research Results Flag Top Transit Concerns &#38; Technologies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have just completed a research study among municipal transit executives designed to determine key trends and technologies as of August 2008. The study covers a broad range of transit systems from very large to very small.
Here are key findings:

37% have seen more than a 10% increase in ridership over the past six months
32% operate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nextbusnews.com/2008/08/18/nextbus-research-results-flag-top-transit-concerns-technologies/</link>
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		<title>University of Wyoming to Enhance Shuttle Service with NextBus Technology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The Laramie campus of the University has run a shuttle service just since 2002 but it has become an increasingly popular alternative to automobiles for its student population.
Within just three years of its launch, the system had already carried its one millionth passenger.  Annual ridership is currently 400,000.
A 2005 study showed that student usage [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nextbusnews.com/2008/08/14/university-of-wyoming-to-enhance-shuttle-service-with-nextbus-technology/</link>
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		<title>Towson University Tags NextBus for Improved Shuttle Service</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Maryland school invests in transit technology to better serve its community of shuttle riders.
With nearly 20,000 students, Towson University is the second-largest public university in Maryland. As a metropolitan university, Towson combines research-based learning with practical application. Their many interdisciplinary partnerships with public and private organizations throughout Maryland provide opportunities for research, internships and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nextbusnews.com/2008/07/11/towson-university-tags-nextbus-for-improved-shuttle-service/</link>
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