RBA News: Informing the Public about Northwest Indiana Public Transit Initiatives
Links to Articles
GUEST COMMENTARY: Local bus services affect businesses
(February 19, 2012)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/guest-commentary/guest-commentary-local-bus-services-affect-businesses/article_10d17e42-f340-5fe1-833f-4ed89d653c4e.html
NIRPC hears transportation projects, woes
(February 14, 2012)
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/nirpc-hears-transportation-projects-woes/article_0649ed28-a5c2-5141-848b-94a923b981e8.html
Transit Cooperative Initiatives Resolution (PDF)
(January 25, 2012)
http://www.rba-nwi.org/docs/pressreleases/TransitCooperativeInitiativesResolution01-25-12.pdf
GUEST COMMENTARY: Seize opportunity for public transit in NWI
(January 15, 2012)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/guest-commentary/guest-commentary-seize-opportunity-for-public-transit-in-nwi/article_8f9ae6de-fa54-5991-ada5-bba8dff8d4c7.html?mode=story
Bus advocates still in search of funding source
(January 14, 2012)
http://posttrib.suntimes.com/9991887-537/bus-advocates-still-in-search-of-funding-source.html
GUEST COMMENTARY: Do we have political will to fund bus service?
(December 18, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/guest-commentary/guest-commentary-do-we-have-political-will-to-fund-bus/article_8f139a5a-f1b1-553a-a5db-bb684daabcc3.html
RBA hears commuters want bus service to continue
(November 29, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/transportation/rba-hears-commuters-want-bus-service-to-continue/article_e0558b0d-caae-5644-b860-ecc5ef69fd66.html
Bus funding faces detour
(November 27, 2011)
http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/lake/9002745-418/bus-funding-faces-detour.html
GUEST COMMENTARY: NWI must unite in support of bus service
(November 20, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/guest-commentary/guest-commentary-nwi-must-unite-in-support-of-bus-service/article_b29dc8d3-d781-5109-b30f-acde422e7b23.html
Our view: Area bus operations on last lap?
(October 29, 2011)
http://posttrib.suntimes.com/opinions/8413238-474/our-view-area-bus-operations-on-last-lap.html
Verbal spats mark RBA meeting
(October 24, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/merrillville/article_0db1f953-1fcb-531b-b906-82b81cf8fe54.html
GUEST COMMENTARY: RBA's paratransit service is a lifeline for me
(October 16, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/guest-commentary/article_397c4069-d272-51d3-b0f4-4250e7f39ca1.html
RBA's new manual almost ready
(October 5, 2011)
http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/lake/8033982-418/rbas-new-manual-almost-ready.html
EDITORIAL: Prevent a bus service meltdown
(October 4, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_fd8f30b2-6377-5fd0-a906-ab6e1eade506.html
Funding search continues to vex RDA
(September 26, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/merrillville/article_ec8da440-5f1b-549d-b7a6-6b24fd2cf05f.html#ixzz1ZkXIlJ1P
GUEST COMMENTARY: I rely on bus service to take me places
(September 18, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/guest-commentary/article_3f658b94-733b-568e-a185-8c5c1d41b5cc.html
EDITORIAL: Time's running out for funding buses
(August 29, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_8ff4e7ba-4fad-53dc-9374-b6d8ba67e640.html
RBA ending one easygo route, cutting back some service
(August 22, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/transportation/article_3e1e1246-0e28-565a-8454-31a18b7c3313.html
Financial crisis threatens busing for the elderly, disabled in Porter County
(August 1, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/duneland/article_059ea304-e327-53fa-a056-4f9ef02afaad.html
Local leaders participate in forum at White House
(July 22, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/article_9ce341ab-bf0f-5d28-88a4-613e581c1517.html
Planned cuts in Lake County bus service make riders queasy
(July 6, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hammond/article_e7d96fb7-1172-54f3-9f52-db4dda10daab.html
Low ridership hurts bus route between south Lake and west Lake
(July 6, 2011)
http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/6378123-418/low-ridership-hurts-bus-route-between-south-lake-and-west-lake.html
RBA and Everybody Counts continue to fight
(June 27, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/transportation/article_ed7524fb-8a5f-5413-b0b1-d9a2b671cd80.html
GUEST COMMENTARY: Indiana needs to provide stable funding source for transit
(June 19, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/guest-commentary/article_cdfe57bf-a3ad-5ccd-a0e7-ac912267b7dd.html
RBA contracted service for paratransit has cheerleaders, detractors
(June 12, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/article_a1df9b14-8547-567c-98d6-f4f2fb8446ef.html
New van expands paratransit services
(May 31, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/article_49a5c9ec-3779-5070-95a2-e229c3026e40.html
RBA plans to fight for funding, bus cuts still planned
(May 23, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/transportation/article_e37452d7-34dc-5d9f-baa3-f20362d63701.html
2040 plan lacks three-county mass transit system
(May 19, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/transportation/article_a032739d-24dd-5ad2-b1f3-31c5e4e2fedf.html
Regional Bus Authority seeks input on plan to drop route
(May 17, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hammond/article_6f3c65b3-07b7-53b4-817a-909bb5b82cbc.html
RBA Schedules Public Hearing Regarding the easygo Lake Transit Bus Service
(May 17, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/portage/article_8e30cde9-b0cb-52c8-89b9-90c412b18060.html
GUEST Commentary: Local funding is vital for securing transit options
(May 15, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/guest-commentary/article_d246c3bb-7f77-5d4c-95e2-10eaffdc65a3.html
Legislative session failed to deliver on big transportation changes
(May 8, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/article_7617a17d-d9f7-52d3-b6ca-90aa03149523.html
RBA ridership up for March
(April 25, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/article_b32be1e1-cd36-5988-bc27-a176cd2d554d.html
GUEST COMMENTARY: Gas prices driving higher demand for mass transit
(April 17, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/guest-commentary/article_25934ad3-fb5f-5703-a79e-7a6f9a84822b.html
Pretzel vendors and buses: Pathway to social and economic vitality
(March 26, 2011)
http://heraldargus.com/articles/2011/03/26/news/opinion/guest_editorials/
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GUEST COMMENTARY: Flag down an easygo bus and try it yourself
(March 20, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/guest-commentary/article_9d83c32a-fe01-516b-88ba-a4b69995c76d.html
Ridership up, but funding in limbo as RBA inches closer to dissolution
(March 1, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/merrillville/article_8a231496-11a8-51f2-bb4e-15df17dfbacb.html
GUEST COMMENTARY: Why pull the rug out from under the RBA now?
(February 27, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/guest-commentary/article_110b3a4a-fc82-5938-a937-fa5fde93f453.html
RBA schedules public hearing regarding easygoChicago Express Bus service
(February 22, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/article_db74f79e-cf53-53e5-8565-fb66901dcee1.html
Bill allows Porter County to opt into regional bus commission
(February 13, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/duneland/article_d897fa7f-ec6c-5c93-8b81-bad1e7e3d568.html
EDITORIAL: A bus service by any other name
(February 1, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_861bd202-ce01-59be-902b-d55e5d4c5c7f.html
RBA mulls reply to bill disbanding it
(January 24, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/article_9fda79e1-6151-5787-aff0-845a61e4bdaa.html
Public transportation seen differently around the region
(January 8, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/cedar-lake/article_7981275c-04d4-5b15-be50-ed7a0624143e.html
Gary bus board approves fare hike
(January 7, 2011)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/gary/article_2118e8d3-719d-5724-a5d8-72021b3a48bd.html
Top local business stories in 2010
(December 26, 2010)
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/article_ac02a0be-109f-5fa7-b34f-644fa190d5d7.html
RBA warns of bus agency demise
(December 22, 2010)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/article_71023172-be8c-5ce9-ac0d-bf3d728dc5ed.html
Luncheon touts benefits of regional busing
(December 11, 2010)
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/article_b3846d74-9637-5013-a58f-861babe56c0e.html
Why the 'R' is in RBA's name
(December 8, 2010)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_63bf0652-941a-5f0f-86cc-d051895dc06e.html
Gary bus merger stalls out
(October 26, 2010)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/article_ab4310a1-17d1-5a6f-a12c-4c5718ab3017.html
EDITORIAL: Put bus riders' best interests first
(September 29, 2010)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_12b5ad8e-8354-5b56-a0a7-22bcf72396e3.html
Riders urge RBA, GPTC to mend rift
(September 27, 2010)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/article_ddc26584-eba3-521a-9308-0a3e05ef559f.html
RDA offer doesn't require GPTC to shut down
(September 23, 2010)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/article_5d61203e-86fc-5d40-b243-f0c04d76fb28.html
RDA prepares ultimatum to GPTC
(September 22, 2010)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/article_c2a35a34-df89-5f45-87a0-9ac3077797fb.html
EDITORIAL: GPTC idles, bus riders suffer
(September 13, 2010)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/mailbag/article_3e6d4b3c-a251-5372-a315-dc455b7ff2a9.html
Plans for Chicago commuter bus advance
(September 6, 2010)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hobart/article_da740a2d-1aeb-5f78-8d1e-d12de9c4070d.html
Dial-a-ride bus service ready to make comeback in Griffith
(September 2, 2010)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/article_7ac228cf-f323-591a-9e3b-f0a2aef7c2ed.html
EDITORIAL: RBA must keep absorbing bus lines
(August 29, 2010)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_d0a3a936-897a-575b-9371-781c07f47ba0.html
Valpo may cede buses to RBA
(August 24, 2010)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/article_8f41703c-0d6e-533a-9271-cc7c997361c8.html
Small price to pay for more mass transit
(August 16, 2010)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/article_b95e344c-5c49-58af-82ff-3a9ffe41b562.html
EDITORIAL: GPTC idles, bus riders suffer
(August 10, 2010)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_82da30c2-86a4-5ce6-8bd5-ab309e8210c8.html
New bus routes
(August 3, 2010)
http://www.nwitimes.com/uploaded-images/image_8a6b49ee-6754-5be5-8b6f-df95e48b5e19.html
Hope, confusion mingle on first day of expanded bus service
(August 3, 2010)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/article_3625b551-5d77-51e4-9262-e0f7d985a97c.html
RBA Extends Bus Service
(August 3, 2010)
http://www.nwitimes.com/video-photos-and-audio/collection_4dfebf6c-124b-5d16-a9a4-d456a28e4645.html
RBA Extends Bus Service (photo)
(August 2, 2010)
http://www.nwitimes.com/video-photos-and-audio/collection_4dfebf6c-124b-5d16-a9a4-d456a28e4645.html
Expanded bus service ready to launch
(August 1, 2010)
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/image_62e4bbe0-2d54-5003-a833-e27d1c7d17eb.html
RBA denies disability rights group pact
(July 27, 2010)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/article_d3c30f82-0261-582b-899b-71a821abd0f8.html