Community Press, May 2003

New "Ride Tioga" Buses Roll Out
  

Last month, seven new "Ride Tioga" buses rolled out along county roads, replacing the old, tired, rusted small school busy type vehicles. The new buses will have the new colorful "Ride Tioga" graphics seen on the five new buses the county received last November. Ninety percent of the cost of all the buses is paid for from state and federal D.O.T. grants. The ten percent county share is paid for by the bus operator locally known as T-Tran.

 Grant funds were also secured to put up the new yellow, green, and blue bus stop signs you may have seen going up around the county as well as the publication of new user-friendlier bus schedules.

 Next year, the county hopes to be awarded additional funds to buy three large buses that will serve the county's routes to Ithaca and Cornell University. The county is alos working on some route modifications for January 2004 that will provide improved service to the overcrowded Ithaca routes and better connections to Broome County shopping and educational institutions.

 The county hopes that all of these new Ride Tioga improvements will entice more riders to use this important community service. For more information on Ride Tioga Public Transit call (607) 699-RIDE (7433) or log on to www.tiogacountyny.com and click on transportation.

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