The various inanimate icons of the Cornell campus comment on Madonna's upcoming halftime show.

Citing a “dismal budget climate,” TCAT raised some fare prices and eliminated several bus routes in its plan for the spring of 2012, which went into effect on Sunday.

Efforts to end a dispute over new contracts for TCAT bus drivers hit another roadblock Wednesday when workers voted down the latest contract agreement between their union and TCAT management. 

In what many viewed as the most visible outbreak of discontent after months of negotiations over wages and insurance benefits, one third of TCAT bus drivers called in sick Thursday morning, disrupting service on at least eleven rural routes.

TCAT released a proposal on Wednesday that would consolidate several routes and increase bus fares from $1.50 to $2.50 for commutes that begin outside the greater Ithaca area.

On Aug. 18, the TCAT transportation services entered into a partnership with Ithaca College to provide more late-night transportation on weekends in several areas, including Cornell.

Starting May 8, the Student Assembly will operate a free, late-night shuttle between libraries and student dorms for the duration of study week.  

Elana Dahlager '11 has accepted not having a driver's license. After all, think of all the things public transportation has to offer.

One of the most welcome sights for a student out late at night in Collegetown or on West Campus is a 92 or a 93 pulling to a stop and opening its door. However, with the changes proposed by Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit Inc., these numbers will no longer be flashing across the front of a familiar blue and white TCAT bus.

Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit announced early Friday morning that it had reached a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers over contracts for its workers. The deal was the result of 17 consecutive hours of negotiations. Though the agreement — which specifies the salaries and benefits of all TCAT drivers and mechanics — still has to be formalized by the United Auto Workers on October 5, workers will continue to work under old contract conditions until the vote.