TCAT
TCAT Approves Plan to Eliminate Geography Based Fees
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On Thursday, Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit Board of Directors approved a plan to eliminate its two-tiered price system that charges more for rides outside the greater Ithaca area.
Bus
OurBus Unable to Renew Permit to Board on Green Street, Sues City of Ithaca
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Students who travel with OurBus in and out of Ithaca might no longer be able to do so after May 15, when OurBus’s permit to use the Green Street bus terminal will expire.
Bus
TCAT Readies to Handle Winter Storm Conditions
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With winding roads and slippery slopes on campus, Ithaca street conditions can become increasingly risky in the winter. When it’s difficult for students to drive — or even “penguin walk” — to class, the TCAT buses try to take extra precautions to ensure passenger safety.
accident
TCAT Collides With Vehicle Downtown, Landing Six in the Hospital
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A Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit bus crashed into a passenger vehicle on Tuesday morning near the downtown Dunkin’ Donuts, sending six passengers to Cayuga Medical Center, according to an Ithaca Fire Department press release.
winter storm
Canceled Flights and Impromptu Housing: Winter Storm Frustrates Students’ Travel Plans to Cornell
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While some students traversed campus in snow boots, sleds and skis, other Cornellians scrambled to secure last-minute lodging or alternative travel arrangements.
Big Red Bullet
U.S. Regulator Investigating Big Red Bullet’s Compliance After Bus Crash That Killed Cornell Alumna
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A Transportation Department agency opened a compliance investigation into Big Red Bullet, the private charter bus company whose bus veered off a Pennsylvania highway Sunday, killing a Cornell alumna and crashing into several trees.
bus crash
Cornell Alumna Dies in Bus Crash on Way From Ithaca to New York City
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Rebecca Blanco M.B.A. ’17, of Vacaville, Calif., was killed in the crash, authorities confirmed.
ourbus
OurBus Increases Services out of Ithaca to Include Pennsylvania and D.C.
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The company also promises special routes out of Ithaca over fall and Thanksgiving breaks that will include White Plains, Albany and Long Island in New York, Boston, Paramus, New Jersey and Stamford, Connecticut.
TCAT
TCAT to Expand to Larger Facility, Says New Chairman of Board of Directors
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TCAT hopes to build a $50 million bus depot to store the 11 new buses added to its fleet.
Big Red Bullet
Big Red Bullet Suspends Service, Citing Bus and Website Improvements
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The company will be adding completely new buses to its fleet, along with additional amenities that the company hopes will make its rides “more convenient and pleasurable.”