<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372</id><updated>2009-12-17T08:33:57.648-05:00</updated><title type='text'>CityBus News and Notes</title><subtitle type='html'>CityBus News and Notes</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>74</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-5793925814708597374</id><published>2009-12-17T08:28:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-17T08:33:57.659-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Holiday schedule</title><content type='html'>CityBus will operate the following schedule during the holidays:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Christmas Eve (Thursday Dec. 24): Saturday schedules will operate with last trips departing downtown at 5:45PM.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Christmas Day (Friday Dec. 25): No bus service. All offices closed.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;New Years Eve (Thursday Dec. 31): Saturday schedules will operate with last trips departing downtown at 5:45PM.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;New Years Day (Friday Jan 1): No bus service. All offices closed.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Purdue's holiday break (Dec. 20 to Jan. 10)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Campus Loops will not operate. Service resumes Monday Jan. 11.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;8 Klondike Express will not operate.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;4B Purdue West/Klondike will serve Nimitz Dr. on inbound trips.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Wabash Trolley will follow the Black Line route with reduced schedule.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-5793925814708597374?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/5793925814708597374'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/5793925814708597374'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/12/holiday-schedule.html' title='Holiday schedule'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-3843136061350512994</id><published>2009-12-08T15:48:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-08T15:57:35.068-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Service to Community Corrections Center to End</title><content type='html'>Next year CityBus will no longer serve the Community Corrections Center and other destinations along N. 9th St. in Lafayette.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gocitybus.com/regularroutes/10.htm"&gt;Route 10 N. 9th St.&lt;/a&gt; was funded by a one year grant from the federal government. The grant expires at the end of this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The route's final trip will be operated on Thursday, December 31st. CityBus regrets the inconvenience to riders.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-3843136061350512994?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/3843136061350512994'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/3843136061350512994'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/12/service-to-community-corrections-center.html' title='Service to Community Corrections Center to End'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-6440083419675844522</id><published>2009-12-03T14:17:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-03T14:17:43.370-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Christmas Parade Detours</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt;Many streets in downtown &lt;?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /&gt;&lt;st1:city st="on"&gt;Lafayette&lt;/st1:City&gt;, and in the Levee/Wabash Landing area of &lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:city st="on"&gt;West Lafayette&lt;/st1:City&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;, will be closed for the Christmas Parade on Sunday, December 6.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt;Buses will continue to hold for transfers along &lt;st1:street st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:address st="on"&gt;Third St.&lt;/st1:address&gt;&lt;/st1:Street&gt; in downtown &lt;st1:city st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;Lafayette&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt; before and during the parade.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt;The following detours will be in effect:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt;1A &lt;st1:street st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:address st="on"&gt;Market Square&lt;/st1:address&gt;&lt;/st1:Street&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt;Will operate normal Sunday schedule until 1PM. After 1PM, the inbound buses will use &lt;st1:street st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:address st="on"&gt;Ferry St.&lt;/st1:address&gt;&lt;/st1:Street&gt; instead of &lt;st1:street st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:address st="on"&gt;Main St&lt;/st1:address&gt;&lt;/st1:Street&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt;1B &lt;st1:city st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;Salisbury&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt;Will operate normal Sunday schedule until 1 PM. After 1PM, outbound buses will take &lt;st1:street st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:address st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:street st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:address st="on"&gt;4&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; St.&lt;/st1:address&gt;&lt;/st1:Street&gt; north&lt;/st1:address&gt;&lt;/st1:Street&gt; to the &lt;st1:placename st="on"&gt;Harrison&lt;/st1:PlaceName&gt; &lt;st1:placetype st="on"&gt;Bridge&lt;/st1:PlaceType&gt;, left on &lt;st1:street st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:address st="on"&gt;River Rd.&lt;/st1:address&gt;&lt;/st1:Street&gt;, right on State St. Inbound buses will turn left on River Rd. from State St., and then take the Harrison Bridge to the 3&lt;sup&gt;rd&lt;/sup&gt; St. exit, to the downtown transfer center. Stops in the Levee/Wabash Landing area will not be served while the detour is in effect.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt;3A &lt;st1:street st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:address st="on"&gt;Lafayette Square&lt;/st1:address&gt;&lt;/st1:Street&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt;Will operate normal Sunday schedule until 1 PM. After 1PM, outbound buses will take &lt;st1:street st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:address st="on"&gt;4&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; St. north&lt;/st1:address&gt;&lt;/st1:Street&gt; to the &lt;st1:placename st="on"&gt;Harrison&lt;/st1:PlaceName&gt; &lt;st1:placetype st="on"&gt;Bridge&lt;/st1:PlaceType&gt;, left on &lt;st1:street st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:address st="on"&gt;River Rd.&lt;/st1:address&gt;&lt;/st1:Street&gt;, left on &lt;st1:street st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:address st="on"&gt;State St.&lt;/st1:address&gt;&lt;/st1:Street&gt;, and resume route in downtown &lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:city st="on"&gt;Lafayette&lt;/st1:City&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;. Inbound buses will follow &lt;st1:street st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:address st="on"&gt;18&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; St.&lt;/st1:address&gt;&lt;/st1:Street&gt; to left on &lt;st1:city st="on"&gt;Salem&lt;/st1:City&gt;, Left on 9&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;, Right on &lt;st1:city st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;Cincinnati&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;. Inbound bus stops along &lt;st1:street st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:address st="on"&gt;Main St.&lt;/st1:address&gt;&lt;/st1:Street&gt; will not be served.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt;4A Tippecanoe Mall&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt;Will operate normal Sunday schedule until 1 PM. After 1PM, outbound buses will go to &lt;st1:city st="on"&gt;West Lafayette&lt;/st1:City&gt; on the &lt;st1:placename st="on"&gt;Harrison&lt;/st1:PlaceName&gt; &lt;st1:placetype st="on"&gt;Bridge&lt;/st1:PlaceType&gt;, left on &lt;st1:street st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:address st="on"&gt;River Rd.&lt;/st1:address&gt;&lt;/st1:Street&gt;, left on &lt;st1:street st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:address st="on"&gt;State St.&lt;/st1:address&gt;&lt;/st1:Street&gt;, and resume route in downtown &lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:city st="on"&gt;Lafayette&lt;/st1:City&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;. Inbound buses will turn right on 18&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; St., left on Salem, Left on 9&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;, Right on Cincinnati. Inbound stops along &lt;st1:street st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:address st="on"&gt;Columbia St.&lt;/st1:address&gt;&lt;/st1:Street&gt; will not be served.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt;7 &lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;St.&lt;/st1:place&gt; Rd. 26 E.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt;Will operate the normal Sunday schedule until 1PM. After 1PM, outbound buses will turn left at 9&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;, right at Union, right on 18&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;, left at Cason, and follow the road through &lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:placename st="on"&gt;Murdock&lt;/st1:PlaceName&gt; &lt;st1:placetype st="on"&gt;Park&lt;/st1:PlaceType&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt; to Ferry St. Inbound bus will turn from Ferry into Murdock Park, left on Cason, right on 18&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;, left on Salem, left on 9&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;, right on Cincinnati. Bus stops on &lt;st1:street st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:address st="on"&gt;Ferry St.&lt;/st1:address&gt;&lt;/st1:Street&gt; between 9&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; and &lt;st1:street st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:address st="on"&gt;18&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; St.&lt;/st1:address&gt;&lt;/st1:Street&gt; will not be served.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-6440083419675844522?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/6440083419675844522'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/6440083419675844522'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-parade-detours.html' title='Christmas Parade Detours'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-4897855507316336559</id><published>2009-11-11T13:34:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-11T13:41:15.352-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Holiday events downtown begin this weekend</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;CityBus is a great way to go downtown for holiday events this weekend.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;The 11th Annual Downtown Lafayette-West Lafayette Holiday Open House will be held from 10 am to 9 pm Friday, November 13th, and 10 am to 5 pm Saturday, November 14th. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;On Friday evening, Greater Lafayette Commerce will sponsor holiday luminaries that will be displayed in downtown Lafayette-West Lafayette.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Also, on Friday evening, the organization will sponsor free carriage rides provided by Moore Sisters’ Carriage Rides from 6-9 pm in Downtown Lafayette.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;On Saturday, several vendors from the Lafayette Farmers Market will sell at a Holiday Market on &lt;?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /&gt;&lt;st1:street st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:address st="on"&gt;Fifth Street&lt;/st1:address&gt;&lt;/st1:street&gt; between &lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;Main&lt;/st1:place&gt; and Columbia Streets from 8 am to 12 noon.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Items available will include honey, kettle corn, jams, jellies, baked goods, applesauce, and holiday items. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;Trolleys, regular route buses, and route 18 NightRider all serve the downtown area.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;For more information about downtown events, please contact Greater Lafayette Commerce at 765/742-4044 or &lt;st1:personname st="on"&gt;Jane Ness&lt;/st1:personname&gt; at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:jness@GreaterLafayetteCommerce.com"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;jness@GreaterLafayetteCommerce.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;. For help planning a trip on CityBus, call 742-RIDE or click &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gocitybus.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;http://www.gocitybus.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-4897855507316336559?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/4897855507316336559'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/4897855507316336559'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/11/holiday-events-downtown-begin-this.html' title='Holiday events downtown begin this weekend'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-3988162806104201183</id><published>2009-11-10T13:57:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-10T13:59:23.279-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Travel training new at CityBus</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: #4a4a4a; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"&gt;CityBus's travel trainer is featured on WLFI's "Living Green" segment. Katy teaches people how to make the most of public transportation. Check her out at:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: #4a4a4a; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wlfi.com/subindex/living_green"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#800080;"&gt;http://www.wlfi.com/subindex/living_green&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-3988162806104201183?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/3988162806104201183'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/3988162806104201183'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/11/travel-training-new-at-citybus.html' title='Travel training new at CityBus'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-4881412545352228623</id><published>2009-10-30T09:03:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-30T09:18:01.143-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Improvements coming for route 3B/5</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;Riders frustrated by late buses on one West Lafayette CityBus route will be pleased to know that the bus company is making improvements. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;Schedules for routes 3B Northwestern and 5 Happy Hollow will change beginning Monday, November 16. The problems began when the two routes were linked together, which CityBus did in August to reduce costs; three buses alternate between the two routes. While buses must often hold for time along route 5, route 3B has been running ten to fifteen minutes late on average.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The new schedule gives more time to the 3B Northwestern leg of the route, by allowing route 5 to depart earlier from Williamsburg on the Wabash Apartments on N. River Rd. Riders boarding in this area will need to be at their stops ten minutes earlier than the current scheduled time. Buses will depart on the hour, and at :30 minutes after each hour of operation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Departure times for other locations along both routes will change to more closely match the actual departure times that have been operated since August.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;CityBus will closely watch the operation, and may make other changes if needed. Updated schedules are available in print and online here:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gocitybus.com/regularroutes/3bweekdaysnew.htm"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#330099;"&gt;New 3B Northwestern Schedule&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gocitybus.com/regularroutes/5new.htm"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#330099;"&gt;New 5 Happy Hollow Schedule&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-4881412545352228623?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/4881412545352228623'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/4881412545352228623'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/improvements-coming-for-route-3b5.html' title='Improvements coming for route 3B/5'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-6764206204944138991</id><published>2009-10-20T09:54:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-20T09:56:07.727-04:00</updated><title type='text'>First St. closing on campus, trolley to detour</title><content type='html'>The university will close First St. between MacArthur and N. Martin Jischke beginning Thursday, October 22nd.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Trolleys will detour as follows: MacArthur to right on Third, right on N. Martin Jischke, resume route at First St.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This detour will be in effect for a one year period. CityBus regrets any inconvenience this detour causes for our riders.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-6764206204944138991?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/6764206204944138991'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/6764206204944138991'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/first-st-closing-on-campus-trolley-to.html' title='First St. closing on campus, trolley to detour'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-6180414028910583098</id><published>2009-10-09T11:00:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-09T11:02:24.550-04:00</updated><title type='text'>CityBus hires Dietrich for outreach</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JxZAQ7YI0Ko/Ss9QUkzfTDI/AAAAAAAAACw/Ofn6yCWLIOU/s1600-h/Katy.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 158px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390615593393015858" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JxZAQ7YI0Ko/Ss9QUkzfTDI/AAAAAAAAACw/Ofn6yCWLIOU/s200/Katy.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Katy Dietrich has joined the staff of CityBus as public relations and outreach coordinator. She is available for offsite presentations, group tours at CityBus and individual travel training for those needing help learning to use public transportation. She also will represent CityBus at community events, fairs and festivals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dietrich is a graduate of Fountain Central High School in Veedersburg and attended Purdue University for two years. She previously worked in hospitality and event planning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She’s a frequent CityBus rider—she doesn’t even own a car. “I firmly believe in public transportation and, specifically, in CityBus,” Dietrich says. “It’s a great system, and I want other people to believe in it, too.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She may be reached at 420-2957, &lt;a href="mailto:katy@gocitybus.com"&gt;katy@gocitybus.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-6180414028910583098?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/6180414028910583098'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/6180414028910583098'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/citybus-hires-dietrich-for-outreach.html' title='CityBus hires Dietrich for outreach'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JxZAQ7YI0Ko/Ss9QUkzfTDI/AAAAAAAAACw/Ofn6yCWLIOU/s72-c/Katy.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-3365233909398465779</id><published>2009-10-08T14:47:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-08T14:55:35.280-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Purdue's October Break</title><content type='html'>October Break is next week, with no Purdue classes on Monday and Tuesday. Campus Loops will not operate and several other changes will be in effect:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Campus Loop buses will not operate from 6PM Friday, October 9, through Tuesday, October 13.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• There will be no nightime Gold Loop, Tower Acres, Black Loop, or NightRider during this time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Route 4B Purdue West/Downtown will serve Purdue Village when inbound.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Route 8 Klondike Express will not operate.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-3365233909398465779?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/3365233909398465779'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/3365233909398465779'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/purdues-october-break.html' title='Purdue&apos;s October Break'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-535984824267378232</id><published>2009-09-30T08:02:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-30T08:06:58.655-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Octoberfest Detours</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Main St. between 6th and 11th streets will be closed Saturday, October 3rd for Octoberfest. &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Trolleys and buses will need to detour around the event. Buses will detour as follows:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;1A Market Square, evening inbound route, use Ferry St. instead of Main.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;3A Lafayette Square, use Columbia instead of Main.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;Wabash Trolley, follow 11th to left on Ferry, left on 3rd, resume route at Main.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;18 NightRider will turn left at 6th St. from South St. and resume route at Main.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-535984824267378232?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/535984824267378232'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/535984824267378232'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/09/octoberfest-detours.html' title='Octoberfest Detours'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-2567690108566047947</id><published>2009-09-25T11:44:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-25T11:50:04.950-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Free tuition is urban legend</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;Walk under the bell tower and you won’t graduate in four years. Mischievous students robbing John Purdue’s grave. The lion fountain which roars when a virgin walks past.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;These are harmless urban legends about &lt;?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /&gt;&lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:placename st="on"&gt;Purdue&lt;/st1:placename&gt; &lt;st1:placetype st="on"&gt;University&lt;/st1:placetype&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;. But there is one story spreading around campus that isn’t so harmless; the rumor that if you’re hit by a bus you’ll get free tuition.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;Of course, that’s not true, says &lt;st1:personname st="on"&gt;John Metzinger&lt;/st1:personname&gt;, CityBus Manager of Development. “Worse, it’s a dangerous rumor that we worry might increase fraudulent liability claims,” he says. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;Fraudulent claims are made by people who lie or, worse, intentionally injure themselves to receive money from insurance companies.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;While safety of riders and the public is its primary concern, CityBus has installed security cameras on most of its buses to combat fraud.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;“We’ve had cases when we suspect that claims are fraudulent, and have successfully fought those cases,” Metzinger said. “The cameras don’t lie. They protect the safety of the public as well as our interests.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;“Placing yourself in harm’s way is never a good idea,” says Metzinger. CityBus reminds passengers to use care when boarding or exiting a bus, and to never step in front of a bus even if it is stopped. If you need to cross the street after exiting a bus, he advises crossing behind rather than in front of a bus. “Or better yet, wait until the bus departs before crossing. That way you can see all oncoming traffic—and drivers in cars can see you.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;As to the free tuition rumor? While the story is spreading on campus, it’s nothing more than another urban legend.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-2567690108566047947?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/2567690108566047947'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/2567690108566047947'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/09/free-tuition-is-urban-legend.html' title='Free tuition is urban legend'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-7536860951184518651</id><published>2009-09-23T14:54:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-23T14:57:25.262-04:00</updated><title type='text'>CityBus awarded grant for wind energy</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JxZAQ7YI0Ko/SrpvJeg72qI/AAAAAAAAACo/7qiEjy67h5s/s1600-h/windcube-sb.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 273px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384738513075559074" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JxZAQ7YI0Ko/SrpvJeg72qI/AAAAAAAAACo/7qiEjy67h5s/s320/windcube-sb.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt;CityBus has been awarded $2.18 million in economic stimulus funds to invest in renewable wind energy for its garage and maintenance facilities in &lt;?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /&gt;&lt;st1:city st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;Lafayette&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:city&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt;General Manager Martin Sennett said CityBus will install roof-mounted wind turbine units to generate most of the electrical energy used by CityBus. The system will produce approximately 720,000 kilowatt hours each year, saving CityBus about $61,000 in energy costs annually.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt;Sennett said &lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:placename st="on"&gt;Purdue&lt;/st1:placename&gt; &lt;st1:placetype st="on"&gt;University&lt;/st1:placetype&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt; student Raymond Mui prepared the grant application. Mui is a junior majoring in civil engineering with an emphasis in transportation and works part time as an intern for the bus company.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt;“I’m very proud of Raymond for writing a grant that successfully competed with 200 transit systems around the country,” said Sennett. “We look forward to reducing our carbon footprint.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;“The project is unique,” said Mui. “To my knowledge CityBus will be the only &lt;st1:state st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;Indiana&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:state&gt; transit system relying on renewable wind energy for its facilities.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt;The next step is to request proposals and contract with vendors. The project will be completed by Spring 2010. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt;CityBus was one of 43 &lt;st1:country-region st="on"&gt;U.S.&lt;/st1:country-region&gt; transit systems awarded grants totaling $100 million, and the only grant recipient in &lt;st1:state st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;Indiana&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:state&gt;. The grants were awarded as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s &lt;i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"&gt;Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction &lt;/i&gt;program&lt;i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"&gt;.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-7536860951184518651?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/7536860951184518651'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/7536860951184518651'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/09/citybus-awarded-grant-for-wind-energy.html' title='CityBus awarded grant for wind energy'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JxZAQ7YI0Ko/SrpvJeg72qI/AAAAAAAAACo/7qiEjy67h5s/s72-c/windcube-sb.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-3952842354520186441</id><published>2009-09-09T13:29:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-11T09:44:35.680-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Senior Fair 2009</title><content type='html'>CityBus will participate in the &lt;em&gt;10th Annual Greater Lafayette Senior Fair&lt;/em&gt;. The event, which features 50 exhibitors, health screenings, entertainment, lunch and thousands of dollars in door prizes, will be held Wednesday, October 7th at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CityBus will provide free rides for the day to passengers who are age 65 or older. To ride for free, simply show the driver proof of your age. Route &lt;a href="http://www.gocitybus.com/regularroutes/6bweekday.htm"&gt;6B S. 18th St.&lt;/a&gt; serves the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stop by CityBus's booth at the fair to learn how easy it is to use CityBus transportation, or contact Katy Dietrich, Public Relations Outreach Coordinator, by calling (765) 420-2957.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-3952842354520186441?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/3952842354520186441'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/3952842354520186441'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/09/senior-fair-2009.html' title='Senior Fair 2009'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-6570686926671435333</id><published>2009-09-03T08:26:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-03T08:32:10.766-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Mosey Down Main Street</title><content type='html'>The next edition of &lt;strong&gt;Mosey Down Main Street&lt;/strong&gt; is set for Saturday, September 5th. Several detours will be in effect beginning at 4PM as Main Street, between 6th and 11th streets in downtown Lafayette, will be closed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;1A Market Square, inbound route will use Ferry St. instead of Main.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;3A Lafayette Square, inbound bus will use Columbia instead of Main.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Wabash Trolley, will follow 11th to left on Ferry, left on 3rd, resume route at Main. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-6570686926671435333?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/6570686926671435333'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/6570686926671435333'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/09/mosey-down-main-street.html' title='Mosey Down Main Street'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-3084253126947575905</id><published>2009-08-31T16:32:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-31T16:38:12.173-04:00</updated><title type='text'>CityBus's real time information to go offline</title><content type='html'>CityBus announced today that its real-time passenger information systems will be unavailable due to a systems upgrade.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;General Manager Martin Sennett said CityBus is upgrading its outdated system to provide more reliable information to riders in the future. The system uses GPS locations of buses to publish estimated departure times in real-time. CityBus will take the system off line on Tuesday, September 1st, and the system will be down until the upgrade is complete next Spring.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Our current system is aging out at eight years old,” said Sennett. “We’ll be expanding our capability by moving from a low-bandwidth radio network to wireless technology with far greater bandwidth. This will improve the speed of transmission and reliability of information when the project is complete.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sennett said CityBus regrets the inconvenience to customers who rely on real-time information to plan bus trips. “The temporary loss of real-time information will require riders to rely on scheduled departure times instead of real-time data to plan their trips. We regret that real-time information will not be available, however the upgrade will result in improvements in the long run,” said Sennett.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CityBus is completely revamping its Computer Aided Dispatch/Automated Vehicle Location (CAD/AVL) technologies, which were installed in 2001. CityBus has awarded the upgrade to Mentor Engineering, Inc. at an expense of just over $1 million.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CityBus is ending its relationship with its current CAD/AVL provider effective September 1st, bringing current systems offline.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Real-time information is broadcast to electronic signs at major bus stops like Beering Hall on University Street in West Lafayette, and to users of CityBus’s web site feature called “MyRide.” Users can view real-time information on the web page, wireless devices, or through a Widget placed on a computer desktop. None of these will display real-time departures while CityBus works on the upgrade.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Route schedules are available on CityBus’s web site at &lt;a href="http://www.gocitybus.com/"&gt;www.gocitybus.com&lt;/a&gt;. Printed schedules are available at CityBus offices, on buses, at the Purdue University Visitor Information Center, and other locations.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-3084253126947575905?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/3084253126947575905'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/3084253126947575905'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/08/citybuss-real-time-information-to-go.html' title='CityBus&apos;s real time information to go offline'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-7149806888616166106</id><published>2009-08-31T11:31:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-31T11:32:37.832-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Labor Day Weekend Service Advisory</title><content type='html'>CityBus will not operate on Monday, September 7 for Labor Day, and all offices will be closed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Campus Loops will not operate beginning at 6PM Friday, September 4, through Monday. This means there will be no evening Gold Loop, Tower Acres, NightRider, or Black Loop buses in operation. Campus Loop service will resume on Tuesday, September 8.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-7149806888616166106?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/7149806888616166106'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/7149806888616166106'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/08/labor-day-weekend-service-advisory.html' title='Labor Day Weekend Service Advisory'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-160867197836863022</id><published>2009-08-27T15:56:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-27T15:57:23.526-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Downtown Detours for OUTfest</title><content type='html'>Main Street between 6th and 11th streets will be closed Saturday, August 29 for the OUTfest event, beginning at noon and lasting through the night. Buses will detour as follows:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt; 1A Market Square, evening inbound route will follow Ferry St. instead of Main St.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;3A Lafayette Square, inbound bus will follow Columbia St. instead of Main St.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Wabash Trolley will follow 11th to Ferry, left on 3rd, resume route at Main St.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-160867197836863022?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/160867197836863022'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/160867197836863022'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/08/downtown-detours-for-outfest.html' title='Downtown Detours for OUTfest'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-5299676835780878928</id><published>2009-08-13T10:13:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-13T10:15:44.629-04:00</updated><title type='text'>CityBus expanding service Monday, Aug. 17</title><content type='html'>CityBus will extend service to Clarian Arnett Hospital and will begin running several routes until midnight beginning Monday, August 17, 2009, announced Martin Sennett, General Manager.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Route &lt;strong&gt;7 State Rd. 26 E.&lt;/strong&gt; will provide service to the new hospital on Lafayette’s east side every 30 minutes during the daytime Monday through Saturday, once per hour on weeknights, and once per hour on Sundays.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also starting Monday, many routes will begin operating until midnight. After running every 30 minutes until 7:15PM, the following routes will operate once per hour with trips departing downtown from 7:45PM until 11:45PM Monday through Friday:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;1A Market Square &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1B Salisbury &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;3A Lafayette Square &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;4B Purdue West/Klondike &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;7 State Road 26 E.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Route &lt;strong&gt;4A Tippecanoe Mall&lt;/strong&gt; will be expanded by two nighttime trips with the last bus departing downtown at 10:45PM.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sennett said the expansion is designed to help late night workers get to jobs, and to help Purdue and Ivy Tech students get home after studying. The additional service is funded with a job access grant which must be renewed each year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For route and schedule information, call 742-RIDE or visit &lt;a title="http://www.gocitybus.com/" href="http://www.gocitybus.com/"&gt;www.gocitybus.com&lt;/a&gt;. Travel-training assistance for new riders learning how to use CityBus is available. Visit the web site or call 423-2666 for details.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-5299676835780878928?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/5299676835780878928'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/5299676835780878928'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/08/citybus-expanding-service-monday-aug-17.html' title='CityBus expanding service Monday, Aug. 17'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-6847864247632067295</id><published>2009-08-04T16:18:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-04T16:22:53.195-04:00</updated><title type='text'>CityBus expands hybrid bus fleet with 7 new buses</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JxZAQ7YI0Ko/SniYbQ1WbkI/AAAAAAAAACg/L19cRzh0fK4/s1600-h/News+Conference.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366206550154571330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JxZAQ7YI0Ko/SniYbQ1WbkI/AAAAAAAAACg/L19cRzh0fK4/s320/News+Conference.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;CityBus has added seven new hybrid buses to its fleet, Marty Sennett, CityBus general manager, announced at a new conference. The new buses bring the total number of hybrids to eleven out of nearly seventy buses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CityBus added five 40-foot hybrids manufactured by Gillig Corporation in Hayward, California, and two 60-foot articulated hybrids manufactured by New Flyer in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Sennett pointed out that many components, including engines, hybrid drives, and steering components, were built in Indiana. The 60-foot buses have two rider sections and will be used on high-capacity routes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;U.S. Representative Steve Buyer, West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis, and Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski participated in the news conference. Buyer helped secure federal funding for the buses, which cost $516,000 for the 40-foot buses and $780,000 for the 60-foot buses. 80% of the cost was paid with federal funding.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Hybrid buses use less fuel and reduce emissions,” said Sennett, “so investment in the technology is worthwhile.” Three additional hybrid buses are on order from Gillig, and will arrive next summer.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-6847864247632067295?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/6847864247632067295'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/6847864247632067295'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/08/citybus-expands-hybrid-bus-fleet-with-7.html' title='CityBus expands hybrid bus fleet with 7 new buses'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JxZAQ7YI0Ko/SniYbQ1WbkI/AAAAAAAAACg/L19cRzh0fK4/s72-c/News+Conference.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-3617212870481936506</id><published>2009-07-21T08:47:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-21T08:49:17.667-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Sycamore Lane Detour</title><content type='html'>Route &lt;strong&gt;3B Northwestern&lt;/strong&gt; is detouring due to construction on Sycamore Lane. Service on Sycamore Lane and Anthrop is bypassed due to a road closure. Buses are following Carlisle, Windsor, and Northwestern Ave. inbound and outbound. This detour will be in effect until further notice.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-3617212870481936506?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/3617212870481936506'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/3617212870481936506'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/07/sycamore-lane-detour.html' title='Sycamore Lane Detour'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-100282960198828854</id><published>2009-06-26T14:31:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-26T14:32:33.715-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Independence Day</title><content type='html'>CityBus will not operate on Friday, July 3 or Saturday, July 4 in observation of Independence Day. All offices will be closed for both days.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-100282960198828854?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/100282960198828854'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/100282960198828854'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/independence-day.html' title='Independence Day'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-3491488185294347123</id><published>2009-06-16T21:00:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-16T21:04:51.288-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Taste of Tippecanoe Detours</title><content type='html'>"Taste of Tippecanoe" will cause significant detours in the downtown area on Saturday, June 20th and Sunday, June 21st.  The corner of Third and Ferry streets will be closed to all traffic, including buses. The customer service office in Riehle Plaza will be closed on Saturday after 4PM.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TRANSFER CENTER:&lt;br /&gt;Buses will hold on Third St. between North and Cincinnati. 1B, 3B, 4B, and 4A will hold between North &amp;amp; Brown, 1A, 2A, 2B, 3A, 6A, 6B, 7 will hold between Cincinnati &amp;amp; North.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TROLLEY:&lt;br /&gt;Right on 4th, right on Ferry, right on 5th, right on Columbia, resume route at 2nd. (Note: While Farmer's market is in effect, until about noon, trolley will need to use 6th instead of 5th). In West Lafayette, trolley will use State St. going east and west bound instead of Tapawingo and Brown. Brown St. will be bypassed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1A MARKET SQUARE:&lt;br /&gt;Bus will depart to North St. as regular route. Evening outbound bus will turn right on 5th, left on Ferry. Inbound bus will turn right on 4th at Brown, left on Cincinnati, left on 3rd.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1B SALISBURY:&lt;br /&gt;The outbound bus will turn left on North, right on 5th (6th while Farmer's Market in effect), right on Columbia, resume route at 2nd. Inbound bus will turn left on River Rd. from State St., right on the ramp to the Harrison Bridge, cross river, exit right on Third St.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2A SCHUYLER:&lt;br /&gt;Bus will depart North St. to right on 5th, left on Ferry St., resume route. Inbound bus will turn left on Cincinnati from 4th.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2B UNION:&lt;br /&gt;Bus will depart North St. to left on 6th.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3A LAFAYETTE SQUARE:&lt;br /&gt;Outbound bus will turn left on North, right on 5th (6th while Farmer's Market open), left on South. Inbound bus will turn left on Cincinnati from 4th.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3B NORTHWESTERN:&lt;br /&gt;Outbound bus will turn left on North, right on 5th (6th while Farmer's market open), right on Columbia, and will resume route at 2nd St. Inbound bus will turn left on River Rd. from State St., right on the ramp to the Harrison Bridge, cross river, exit right on Third St.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4A TIPPECANOE MALL:&lt;br /&gt;Outbound bus will turn left on North, right on 5th (6th while Farmer's Market open), left on South. Inbound bus will turn left on Cincinnati from 4th.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4B PURDUE WEST:&lt;br /&gt;The outbound bus will turn left on North, right on 5th (6th while Farmer's Market operating), right on Columbia, resume route at 2nd.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6A FOURTH ST.:&lt;br /&gt;Outbound bus will turn left on North, right on 5th (6th while Farmer's Market open), right on Columbia, left on 2nd. Inbound bus will turn left on Cincinnati from 4th.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6B S. 18TH ST:&lt;br /&gt;Outbound bus will turn left on North, right on 5th (6th while Farmer's Market open), left on South. Inbound bus will turn left on Cincinnati from 4th.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7 STATE ROAD:&lt;br /&gt;Outbound bus will turn left on North, right on 5th, left on Ferry. Inbound bus will turn left on Cincinnati from 4th.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-3491488185294347123?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/3491488185294347123'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/3491488185294347123'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/taste-of-tippecanoe-detours.html' title='Taste of Tippecanoe Detours'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-2314109807379102909</id><published>2009-06-16T10:45:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-16T11:26:36.240-04:00</updated><title type='text'>CityBus offers free rides, Thursday, June 18</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JxZAQ7YI0Ko/Sje5htsAKJI/AAAAAAAAACY/Dfk3Rnl5rcg/s1600-h/DumpthePump3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347947071376730258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JxZAQ7YI0Ko/Sje5htsAKJI/AAAAAAAAACY/Dfk3Rnl5rcg/s320/DumpthePump3.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;All rides on CityBus will be free all day on all routes on Thursday, June 18, as residents are encouraged to “Dump the Pump” and use public transportation instead, Marty Sennett, CityBus general manager, announced at a new conference at CityBus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Residents who regularly ride CityBus can save on transportation costs, ease traffic congestion and contribute to the community’s air quality, Sennett and other speakers said. Their messages were reinforced by children from McAllister Center’s Summer Day Camp, who rode in on a hybrid CityBus for the news conference. They carried signs reading “Save Money” and “Live Better” and shouted “Dump the Pump” as they tossed miniature gas pumps into a recycling bin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Dump the Pump is an opportunity for our community to experience how riding CityBus helps people save money and live better,” Sennett said. “The average annual cost in the U.S. to own and operate a car is $8,600. During challenging economic times like these, a two-car family can save $8,600 a year by becoming a one-car family and using CityBus for daily trips to and from work. And as we’ve seen, gas prices can go wildly high, making it imperative to consider permanent, less expensive, and environmentally wise ways to commute.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis said, “This is a great time to consider the ways that CityBus helps people not only to save money, but to live better—by easing parking and traffic congestion. Last year, there were 5 million rides on CityBus. Imagine what the traffic and congestion would be like if those rides were taken in cars instead.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lafayette City Councilman Rick Cornstuble agreed. “Here’s one more, he said: CityBus riders also help keep our air clean by saving 4,800 pounds of carbon emissions per person each year. Better air quality is essential to better quality of life.” He also heralded CityBus for its vital function in ensuring that students, youth, elderly, low-income, and residents with disabilities have access to jobs, education and healthcare.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dump the Pump is a nationwide campaign coordinated by the American Public Transportation Association. Many cities across the U.S. are participating this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CityBus route information is available at www.gocitybus.com or 742-RIDE.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CityBus operates a fleet of 67, including four hybrid buses, with seven more hybrids arriving this summer. Five of the new hybrids will be 40-feet long; two will be 60-foot articulated buses, which have two rider sections and are used on high-capacity routes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The mission of CityBus is to be a proactive community partner, striving to improve the community’s quality of life by operating safe, reliable and environmentally friendly transit services, by partnering in local economic development and sustainable development activities, and by providing excellent customer service and efficient, convenient access to destinations throughout Lafayette and West Lafayette.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Save Money, Live Better&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CityBus riders stand to save $8,600 a year if a family owns one less car.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other facts from the American Public Transportation Association:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Public transportation saves 900,000 automobile fill-ups every day in the U.S. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Those fill-ups would total 4.2 billion gallons of gasoline a year &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Since January 2003, gas prices have increased by 100 percent &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Car ownership and operation is an individual’s second-highest expense; only housing costs are greater &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Switching to CityBus reduces carbon emissions by 4,800 pounds a year for each rider. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;People with access to transit drive an average of 4,400 fewer miles annually.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dump the Pump&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ride free Thursday, June 18, 2009, on all CityBus routes. For route information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.gocitybus.com/"&gt;http://www.gocitybus.com/&lt;/a&gt; or call 742-RIDE.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-2314109807379102909?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/2314109807379102909'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/2314109807379102909'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/citybus-offers-free-rides-thursday-june.html' title='CityBus offers free rides, Thursday, June 18'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JxZAQ7YI0Ko/Sje5htsAKJI/AAAAAAAAACY/Dfk3Rnl5rcg/s72-c/DumpthePump3.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-9189641287546718591</id><published>2009-05-20T11:20:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-20T11:26:19.922-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Public Hearings Scheduled</title><content type='html'>Public Hearings are scheduled for Tuesday, May 26th, at 11:00AM and 5:30PM, to be held at CityBus, 1250 Canal Rd., Lafayette. The public is invited to comment on proposed changes on routes 3B, 5, and 7.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the agenda are the following route changes:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#3333ff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3B Northwestern&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;1) Route will be streamlined to improve efficiency. Weekday service to and from the downtown transfer center will be discontinued. Service along S. River Rd., Williams, and Grant will be discontinued. (Discontinued service areas will continue to be served by other routes.) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;2) Route will be interlined with route 5 to operate more efficiently (same campus service provided with one less bus.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;3) The schedule is better aligned with the Purdue class beginning and ending times. 3) The Saturday 3B route will continue to serve the downtown transfer center.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gocitybus.com/planning/planningaug2009/3B%20Northwestern.xls" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Proposed 3B Northwestern Schedule (Excel Format)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#3333ff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5 Happy Hollow&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;1) Route will be streamlined to improve efficiency. Service along Northwestern Ave. will be discontinued. Inbound bus (from Kalberer) will follow State St., University, and Stadium (and then change to route 3B). Outbound bus (to Kalberer) will arrive on campus at Stadium and Northwestern from route 3B and will then follow Stadium, Russell, State, Sheetz, Wood, and Grant streets. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;2) Route will be interlined with route 3B to operate more efficiently (same service provided with one less bus.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gocitybus.com/planning/planningaug2009/5%20Happy%20Hollow.xls" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Proposed 5 Happy Hollow Schedule (Excel Format)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#3333ff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7 St. Rd. 26 E.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;1) Route is extended to serve Clarian-Arnett Hospital. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;2) Route is streamlined to maintain current ride times. Service at the front door of Wal-Mart is discontinued, with bus stopping instead at the shelter at Commerce and Marketplace.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;3) Underperforming service on Farabee and Kossuth (from Earl to Farabee) is discontinued.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;4) Evening expansion with new trips departing downtown at 7:45, 8:45, 9:45, 10:45, and 11:45PM. (Weekdays only.) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;5) Sunday route is streamlined to improve timeliness of transfers downtown. Service is discontinued on 26th, Kossuth, Earl (south of Ferry).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gocitybus.com/planning/planningaug2009/7%20State%20Road%2026%20East.xls" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Proposed 7 St. Rd. 26 E. (WEEKDAY) Schedule (Excel Format) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gocitybus.com/planning/planningaug2009/7%20State%20Road%2026%20East%20--%20SATURDAY.xls" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Proposed 7 St. Rd. 26 E. (SATURDAY) Schedule (Excel Format)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gocitybus.com/planning/planningaug2009/7%20State%20Road%2026%20East%20--%20SUNDAY.xls" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Proposed 7 St. Rd. 26 E. (SUNDAY) Schedule (Excel Format)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Minor changes are planned to other routes, not on the Public Hearing Agenda. &lt;a href="http://www.gocitybus.com/proposals2009.html"&gt;See Details. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CityBus welcomes your comments about the proposals. Submit your comments by using our &lt;a href="http://freeonlinesurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?id=107665" target="_blank"&gt;comment form&lt;/a&gt;, or mail to: Development Manager, CityBus, P.O. Box 588, Lafayette, IN 47902. You can also submit comments or questions by calling the Development Manager at (765) 423-2666.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-9189641287546718591?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/9189641287546718591'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/9189641287546718591'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/05/public-hearings-scheduled.html' title='Public Hearings Scheduled'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615095903566921372.post-4606088382884800877</id><published>2009-05-20T11:17:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-20T11:18:12.322-04:00</updated><title type='text'>No Service on Memorial Day</title><content type='html'>CityBus will not operate and all offices will be closed on Monday, May 25th for Memorial Day.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1615095903566921372-4606088382884800877?l=citybusnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/4606088382884800877'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1615095903566921372/posts/default/4606088382884800877'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://citybusnews.blogspot.com/2009/05/no-service-on-memorial-day.html' title='No Service on Memorial Day'/><author><name>CityBus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05663193360626233940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11382341413263489051'/></author></entry></feed>