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2006
- In Need of Investment, by Jack Hellewell, August 3, 2006
2005
- Annual Meeting Awards (All Award Recipients) -- May 11, 2005
- Virginia Transit Association Honors Senator Charles Colgan -- May 11, 2005
- Virginia Transit Association Honors Senator Mary Margaret Whipple -- May 11, 2005
- Virginia Transit Association Honors Delegate Joe May -- May 11, 2005
- Virginia Transit Association Honors Fairfax County Board Chairman Gerald Connolly --
May 11, 2005 - Virginia Transit Association Honors Bill Hurd -- May 11, 2005
- Virginia Transit Association Honors Rollo Axton -- May 11, 2005
- Virginia Transit Association Honors City of Fairfax CUE Bus, Potomac Rappahannock Transportation Commission , Virginia Railway Express (VRE), and Fairfax County Department of Transportation -- May 11, 2005
- Virginia Transit Association Honors Blacksburg Transit -- May 11, 2005
- Virginia Transit Association Honors Charlottesville Transit Service -- May 11, 2005
2003
- HRT Inaugurates Norfolk Naval Base "Navigator -- September, 2003
- New Route Added to Chesterfield Link Services -- September, 2003
- WMATA Posts Record Ridership for 2003 -- September, 2003
- Fannie Mae Smart Commute Initiative Comes to NOVA -- September, 2003
2002
- Transit Operators and Mechanics Show Off Skills at State Bus Competition -- July 29, 2002
- Virginia Transit Association Elects New Officers for 2002 - 2004 -- July 19, 2002
- View of the City has Improved from Bus, by Katherine Gerdt--May 20, 2002
2000 and 1999
- Virginia Transit Association Recognizes
Outstanding Leaders in Public Transit --
November 15, 2000 - Getting There From Here, by Meredith Richards
- Virginia Transit Association Recognizes State Legislators’ Achievements -- May 23, 2000
- Transit Operators and Mechanics Show
Off Their Skills at Annual Bus Competition --
July 19, 1999 - Legislators Receive Awards For Support Of Public Transportation -- May 13, 1999
1998
- Williamsburg Visitors Shuttle Claims Virginia Transit Association's Innovation Award -- November 3, 1998
- Kaufman Named Outstanding Public Official By Virginia Transit Association -- November 3, 1998
- GRTC Receives Outstanding Public Transportation Award From Virginia Transit Association -- November 3, 1998
- Jaunt Receives Outstanding Public Transportation Award From Virginia Transit Association -- November 3, 1998
- Transit Group Announces Officers -- October 27, 1998
Transit News of Interest Archives
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Transit Employee Retires at Age 100
After more than three-quarters of a century working for public transit agencies, Arthur Winston, a Los Angeles bus maintenance worker, retired on his 100th birthday. Click here for the full article. -
Survey Finds Transit Riders More Relaxed
A recent survey conducted by the Wage Works Center for Commuter Studies indicates that in contrast to those who drive to work, those who use transit have more time to exercise their minds, feel more relaxed, and catch up on simple pleasures such as recreational reading.
The survey was conducted in August 2003 via Internet, and included respondents from San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Washington, DC, and Los Angeles. The survey compared public transportation to driving.
In addition to feeling that their quality of life is enhanced by riding public transportation, 54% of respondents also feel good about what they are doing for their urban and physical environment in terms of pollution reduction. (Passenger Transport, November 24, 2003)
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The SmartWay Bus Celebrates its one year Anniversary!
Read the Roanoke Times article on this route between Roanoke and Blacksburg:
"THE SMART WAY BUS - The regular gathering of the Smart Way social club kicked off about 6:30 a.m.
It was about that time when Kyle Creamer slid into his seat and flipped open a laptop computer. Across the aisle, Bruce Rakes settled in, chatting with an older woman who was folding bus schedule pamphlets decorated in bright orange and green. The woman, Jean Villalva, was wearing a loud button that matched her pamphlets. It said: 'I commute the Smart Way!'" more...