Public Involvement Projects

January 2012

Iowa Department of Transportation’s presentation at Iowa Public Transit meeting

January 31, 2012

The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Office of Public Transit covered several topics in a presentation at the Iowa Public Transit Legislative Conference Jan. 31 in Des Moines. If you were unable to attend this presentation, you are encouraged to view the PowerPoint® presentation linked below. IPTA Presentation 1-31-12 Year-end Stats Review Checklist

Officials: Bus monitors help to increase ridership

January 26, 2012

UI The Daily Iowan Bolton said ridership on the Iowa City Transit, Coralville, ... real-time passenger information system in the US" by the American Public Transit Association ... Read the dailyiowan.com article

Transit apps empower riders with information

January 24, 2012

If you're in Iowa City and waiting for a bus, Iowa City Transit's Bus on the Go app makes it easy to use your smartphone to find out when your bus will arrive. And if you're waiting for one... Read the U.S. Department of Transportation article

Public invited to bus-rapid transit proposal meeting

January 24, 2012

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) is inviting the public to join their open houses as they propose the developing “bus-rapid transit” system along portions of University and Ingersoll Avenues in Des Moines. The system will be a rail-like service that... Read the desmoines.whotv.com article

CyRide tops small urban transit systems

January 23, 2012

Ames Tribune CyRide, Ames’ public transportation system, recently was recognized as the having the highest number of rides per capita of any small urban transit system in the nation. Ames finished the 2011 year with a total of... Read amestrib.com article

Shuttle service planned to Iowa City hospitals

January 23, 2012

Mason City Globe Gazette Also, anyone using the shuttle for a medical appointment is asked to schedule the appointment for between 10 am and 2 pm at the Iowa City hospital and clinic. The bus will leave the North Iowa Joint Transit Facility, 525 Sixth St. SW in Mason City at 6 ... Read globegazette.com article

Bus stop's the place to be

January 3, 2012

Sioux City Journal Jefferson leases space in the Martin Luther King Jr. Transportation Center, which also serves the Sioux City Transit System. There's simply no better way to ... Read article at siouxcityjournal.com

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