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May 18, 2013
Tag Archives: Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District
API Version 2.2 Released
Love your MTD app? There’s a chance your app’s developer may soon introduce new features thanks to today’s release of version 2.2 of MTD’s API (Application Programming Interface). New Methods The previous version of MTD’s API offered 20 methods. A … Continue reading
Posted in CUMTD News
Tagged API, apps, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, CUMTD, iStop, MTD, reroutes, vehicle monitoring
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Bee Scene Bonus
Happy Earth Day! MTD staff bees were bustin’ their stingers this afternoon to buzz around town. Why? To bring a bit of honey to cyclists! Hundreds of sweet “Bee Scene” bicycle seat covers were put on parked bikes in downtown … Continue reading
Posted in Just for Fun
Tagged Bee Scene, bike seat cover, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, CUMTD, MTD
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MTD Provides Intern Toolbox to Parkland College
A new, fully equipped, mechanic’s toolbox filled mostly with MAC Tools is available at Parkland College for Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD) interns enrolled in their Diesel Power Equipment (DPE) Technology program. MTD worked in conjunction with a local MAC … Continue reading
Posted in Between the Lines
Tagged bus, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, CUMTD, MAC Tools, MTD, Parkland College
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Green Light: Geothermal Wells are…Well, Awesome
MTD’s Sustainability and Transportation Planner, Jane Sullivan, is the author of this Green Light. In 2009, MTD received a grant from the U.S Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to install a geothermal heating and cooling system at our … Continue reading
Posted in Green Lights
Tagged Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, CUMTD, geothermal, green lights, MTD, NREL, TIGGER
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Gotta Get There
The near foot of snow that covered our area the afternoon of March 24 through the night of the 25th resulted in closures in the schools, libraries, University of Illinois, Parkland College, and many more locations. MTD operated all services … Continue reading
Posted in Between the Lines
Tagged Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, CUMTD, MTD, public transportation
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Unofficial Weekend Officially Boosts Ridership
Please excuse us, but for this blog post, we’re going to brag. We’ll try to keep it short to appear modest. Breaking Records Ridership for the month of February increased by almost five percent as it went from 1,305,142 million … Continue reading
Posted in CUMTD News
Tagged Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, CUMTD, MTD, public transportation, ridership, unofficial
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MTD’s Mobile Website Needs You!
MTD enthusiastically directs riders to our App Garage to see the amazing apps that were/are developed by the community with our API (Application Programming Interface). MTD commits resources to the development and support of a robust API because we want the community to … Continue reading
Posted in Between the Lines, CUMTD News
Tagged API, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, CUMTD, mobile website, MTD
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How to Love SafeRides and Let it Love You Back
Last Thursday I celebrated Valentine’s Day in true transit bliss: I spent my night on an MTD vehicle. I rode 335 SafeRides with a veteran, and recently made famous operator, Lin Jayne. My reasons for riding were two-fold: Learn how the system … Continue reading
Posted in Between the Lines, Just for Fun
Tagged Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, CUMTD, MTD, SafeRides, safety, University of Illinois
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Why Being Loyal to a Single Route is Silly
Hip, hip for Ridership! As reported on our Facebook Page last week, MTD is seeing record ridership. Six of the first seven months of our FY2013 had ridership increases; overall we’re up five percent. January 2013 had seven days with over … Continue reading
Posted in Between the Lines
Tagged Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, CUMTD, MTD, routes, walking
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Training Simulators Generate Safety Returns
A 21st Century Tool “It’s taken two years, but I believe the training simulators were fully integrated into MTD’s Training Program at the start of 2012,” reported Jim Dhom, MTD’s Safety & Training Director. Procurement of funds began in 2009 … Continue reading
Posted in Between the Lines, Training
Tagged bus operator, buses, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, CUMTD, MTD, public transportation
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