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The show hits the road: Blacksburg Transit driver brings mornings alive

March 22, 2012

After a few fun days off, going back to a stressful week of classes and homework is not ideal. Sometimes taking a step onto that 7:45 a.m. bus is the furthest thing from happiness Monday mornings can bring.

IDDL reveals new BT bus advertisement

January 18, 2012

Virginia Tech’s Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning displayed its newest marketing element Wednesday, with the unveiling of a newly designed Blackburg Transit bus to advertise its mission.

Car deemed best commute method

April 19, 2011

Commuters get to campus in the shortest amount of time when they drive their cars, according to a study that tracks commute times.

Bus etiquette important for students to recognize

February 24, 2011

You won’t be exchanging pleasantries or networking, to be sure, but if the encounters we share with strangers as we shove and elbow them in the bus aisles don’t count as greetings, what does?

Updated: One dead after North Main Street crash

December 6, 2010

One Blacksburg man died Monday in a crash on North Main Street near Maple Ridge.

Crowding annoys BT patrons

November 29, 2010

Many Virginia Tech students have begun to notice the overcrowding of certain Blacksburg Transit buses.

Blacksburg Transit unveils 'go green' bus wrap

September 23, 2010

Blacksburg Transit took over the plaza neighboring Squires Student Center Thursday to unveil a new wrap for its line of hybrid buses.

Bus tracker to assist Blacksburg Transit riders

August 23, 2010

Today's launch of VT Bus Tracker, a tracking application for Blacksburg Transit buses, aims to reduce the formerly erratic art of catching a bus to a precise science.

Blacksburg Transit alters schedules, routes

August 23, 2010

Blacksburg Transit has altered bus routes to help riders navigate Blacksburg more easily.

Plans for Blacksburg Transit GPS tracker moves ahead

April 27, 2010

Students worried about missing the bus may get a little help from the computer science department in the near future.