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May 26, 2013
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Summer 2013: MTD Edition
Summer Service Reductions Summer reductions began Saturday, May 11. These remain in effect until classes resume for the Fall Semester. Congratulations graduates and here’s to a wonderful summer! 2 Red Express: Trips designated with “L” and “U” footnotes will not … Continue reading
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Tagged CUMTD, Maps & Schedules Book, MTD, public transportation, summer service
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MTD Phone Survey
Ring, Ring! MTD conducts an annual phone survey to gauge opinions, awareness of services, and satisfaction from both riders and non-riders. The survey is conducted by a third party company, and this year Research Survey Service will begin the random calls today, … Continue reading
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
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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
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Tagged Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, CUMTD, MTD, public transportation, ridership, unofficial
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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
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Tagged bus operator, buses, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, CUMTD, MTD, public transportation
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Joint Test on 60-Foot Articulated Bus
First in the United States MTD was recently selected to test a new, much more advanced bus joint design by manufacturer, Hubner. Although “bus joint” is the industry term, the center of an articulated bus is also known as an … Continue reading
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Tagged articulated bus, bus, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, CUMTD, Hubner, MTD, public transportation
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Urbana Park District Campers Ride MTD
Summer is gone and many are welcoming the cooler fall temperatures. But Dana Mancuso, Public Information Manager for the Urbana Park District, encouraged us to return to summer when she contacted us about a recent success story. Gotta Get There … Continue reading
Green Light: Fleet Update
Please excuse this break in content for a service reminder: There is no MTD service all day Monday, September 3 in observance of Labor Day. Next year, MTD is pleased to announce, we will welcome the arrival of ten additional … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012-2013, bus, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, CUMTD, green lights, hybrid, MTD, public transportation
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Safety on University of Illinois Campus
They’re Back! The official move-in day for University of Illinois Housing is Thursday, August 23. But as any veteran knows, the flood of new and returning students begins much earlier in the week. Safety continues to be our number one … Continue reading
Green Light: OUTSIDE at the Research Park
Green Living “Go Outside and Go Green,” read the headline for the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts‘ returning event, OUTSIDE at the Research Park. The event coordinators held two outdoor concerts this summer, one in July and the other … Continue reading