City
TCAT Service Cuts Have Caused Lasting Trouble for Cornell Community and Ithaca Residents
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Regular bus passengers of TCAT, including many Cornellians, have expressed frustration over recent service cuts and delays.
City
Cornell Declines Eight Percent Increase in TCAT Funding, Agrees to Five Percent Increase
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TCAT reached a consensus with Cornell, the city of Ithaca and Tompkins County on respective five percent funding increases.
Featured in Category
LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Re: ‘Students Rally for Free TCAT’
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In the Sun article from Oct. 24, “Students Rally for Free TCAT” , Cornell Vice President of University Relations Joel M. Malina is quoted as saying, “Cornell’s contribution goes far beyond those of the City and County in the form of annual fare payments to TCAT, which subsidize the cost of Cornell’s OmniRide bus pass available to employees and students. Of the funds paid to TCAT by the three partners, Cornell provides 70 percent of the total.”
bus scheduling
TCAT Implements Massive Service Cut Due to Driver Shortage
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After TCAT reduced bus services for all but two routes — due to a driver shortage — frequent riders have faced increased wait times and confusions over bus scheduling.
Featured in Category
TCAT Works to Adjust to Increased Student Ridership
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After hiring freezes and funding cuts brought on by the pandemic, the TCAT is training new drivers and readjusting bus routes as ridership climbs to near pre-pandemic levels.
TCAT
TCAT Releases New Electric Bus Fleet, Acting on Sustainability Goals
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A new fleet of electric buses equipped with Wi-Fi and GPS have been released by TCAT, aiming to increase ridership and keeping with TCAT sustainability goals.
TCAT
TCAT Seeks to Expand Ridership Amid COVID Concerns
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TCAT adapts with limited routes and mask mandates, hoping to increase ridership as the pandemic continues.
TCAT
As Students Return to Campus, TCAT Expands Schedule
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As the semester begins, TCAT has announced an updated spring schedule, including plans of new, battery-powered busses equipped with free Wi-Fi.
COVID-19
Tompkins County Reports Potential Exposure on TCAT Bus Route 14S
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On Saturday, the Tompkins County Health Department reported that a TCAT passenger had tested positive, and that the Bus Route 14S could have potentially exposed.
Cornell University
Despite Pandemic Cuts, TCAT Remains Committed to Improving Service to the Tompkins Area Community
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“Our goal is to keep going with our service levels as much as possible,” Vanderpool said. “I don’t want to take anything away from anybody.”