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03/22/11--22:00: News : TCAT "make or break" factor for many budgets (chan 3163447)

TCAT Inc. this week reported a major spike in ridership for February, partly due to escalating gas prices. Ridership last month was 410,692, a whopping 17.6 percent increase from February of 2010...


03/24/11--22:00: News : TCAT G.M. Asks Feds for Funding Stability (chan 3163447)

A predictable stream of federal funding to replace aging buses is critical to Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, Inc.'s ability to serve a public and a local economy that is becoming more and m...


04/14/11--22:00: News : TCAT: 15 Replacement Buses by Year's End (chan 3163447)

TCAT recently replaced two old diesel buses with new electric‑diesel hybrid vehicles and expects to replace 13 other out‑of‑date buses by the end of 2011. Thanks to a combination of f...


05/15/11--22:00: News : 36 Students participate in Amazing TCAT Race (chan 3163447)

Dewitt Middle School 8th‑grader Anna Kucher definitely held the advantage Friday in the fourth‑annual "Amazing TCAT Race," a scavenger hunt competition in which six teams of 36 students hon...


06/30/11--22:00: News : TCAT Celebrates Major Victory (chan 3163447)

TCAT Celebrates Major Victory The Tompkins County community turned out in full force Thursday, June 30, to celebrate TCAT's recognition as the best public transit system of its size in North...


08/07/11--22:00: News : More Late-Night Service for Ithaca College (chan 3163447)

TCAT, Inc., working in partnership with Ithaca College, will offer expanded late‑night service beginning Aug. 18 for a trial period spanning the 2011‑2012 academic year. The aim of the n...


09/20/11--22:00: News : Google Transit and Mobile Apps: A Work in Progress at TCAT (chan 3163447)

About Google Transit and Mobile Apps: A Work in Progress at TCAT TCAT, Inc. gets many requests from its valued passengers to provide service data to Google Transit and to offer mobile app ca...


09/20/11--22:00: News : Service Reduction and Fare Increase proposals (chan 3163447)

Service Reduction and Fare Increase proposals TCAT, Inc. Public Hearing Notice A message to our valued passengers: As we all know, these are tough financial times and, unfortunately, TCAT is n...


11/29/11--22:00: News : TCAT responds to UAW vote (chan 3163447)

The TCAT Board of Directors regrets the decision today by the UAW membership to once again reject the terms of a negotiated 3-year contract. The contract, rejected by the union on September 25...


12/01/11--22:00: News : Fare increases, service changes for 2012 (chan 3163447)

The TCAT, Inc., Board of Directors Thursday night, Dec. 1, approved a nearly $12.8 million bare‑bones spending plan for 2012 along with a stark warning that tougher times lie ahead. The 2012...


12/28/11--22:00: News : Request for Proposal: Information Technology / Intelligent Transportation Systems Study Consultant (chan 3163447)

Introduction to TCAT and Purpose of Study Overview of Tompkins Consolidated Area TransitTCAT, Inc (Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, Inc.) is a not-for-profit corporation that provides public tr...


12/28/11--22:00: News : Request for Proposal: Information Technology / Intelligent Transportation Systems Study Consultant (chan 3163447)

Introduction to TCAT and Purpose of Study Overview of Tompkins Consolidated Area TransitTCAT, Inc (Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, Inc.) is a not-for-profit corporation that provides public tr...


01/12/12--22:00: News : Pam Mackesey heads TCAT Board in 2012 (chan 3163447)

Tompkins County Legislator Pam Mackesey, the new chairperson of the TCAT Board of Directors, will preside over the board's 2012 reorganizational meeting 4 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 26. Mackesey sai...


01/25/12--22:00: News : TCAT, Inc. Awards Concrete Bus Wash Exit Pad Project: (chan 3163447)

TCAT, Inc. Awards Concrete Bus Wash Exit Pad Project: After careful consideration, Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, Inc. is awarding the contract for the TCAT, Inc. Concrete Bus Wash Exit Pad (R...


02/08/12--22:00: News : House Bill Jeopardizes Public Transit (chan 3163447)

Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, Inc. today expressed its strong opposition for the provisions in House bill H.R. 3864, the federal American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act, which...