Tag: Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District

In final public transit hearing, downstate operators join chorus for more state funding

Many details still needed before lawmakers can put forward transit funding proposal SPRINGFIELD – Public transit agencies in downstate Illinois are joining Chicagoland rail and bus operators in asking the state for help balancing their budgets.  A state committee met with leaders from a half dozen downstate agencies on Tuesday – the sixth and final

Two women board a blue, low-floor bus at the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District headquarters.

One disabled Champaign-Urbana bus rider complained to the DOJ. Now other riders get an accessible website and bus stop upgrades

URBANA – The U.S. Department of Justice combed through the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District website – and found a few things that needed to change to better serve low-vision riders. One rider’s Americans With Disabilities Act complaint about the website sparked the DOJ’s interest. Although the department couldn’t replicate her claim, they did find other

Two women board a blue, low-floor bus at the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District headquarters.

Hydrogen buses come to Champaign-Urbana mass transit

CHAMPAIGN — Sunlight and water power two new buses in the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District fleet. Champaign-Urbana is one of the first transit agencies in the country to adopt zero-emissions, hydrogen buses. “I’ve always been a big science fiction fan,” said the district’s managing director, Karl Gnadt. “Now, this isn’t quite Star Trek-level technology. But