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
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
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
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
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
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
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