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Ducson Nguyen to lead TCAT Board of Directors in 2019
Community leader Ducson Nguyen took over as chairperson of the TCAT Board of Directors at its first meeting of the year Thursday night with a promise of “significant, but exciting challenges” ahead as the transit agency ramps ups to expand, improve and meet the demands of the future. Nguyen, a software engineer and Ithaca […]
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Request for Proposal #101-2019 ADA Paratransit Services
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, Inc. (TCAT, Inc.), an Ithaca, NY-based public transit agency, is welcoming proposals to provide ADA Paratransit service to support transit operations. TCAT, Inc. has compiled general information and expected requirements within the attachment below. RFP: TCAT RFP 101-2019 ADA Paratransit w Fed Clauses Pre-bid meeing will be held at our main […]
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TCAT unveils its “Strategic Plan 2018-2030″
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, Inc. (TCAT) today released its comprehensive playbook charting the course for improved, integrated and expanded public transportation in Tompkins County through the next several years. TCAT’s “Strategic Plan 2018-2030” outlines both short-term and long-term goals for the agency to be the key driver in meeting a number of challenges driven by […]
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Number of year-to-date passenger trips hit 4 million mark
As the year winds down TCAT’s ridership continues to edge upward. And for the first time in five years, TCAT is exceeding previous-year numbers, thanks to Cornell University riders. On Thurs. afternoon, Dec. 6, year-to-date ridership hit the 4 million mark, a numerical threshold TCAT first met in 2012 and was since able to maintain […]
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Request for Proposal #1801-2018 Direct Bus Lift Replacements
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, Inc. (TCAT, Inc.), an Ithaca, NY-based public transit agency, is welcoming proposals to replace three aging bus lifts. TCAT, Inc. has compiled general information and expected requirements within the attachment below. RFP: TCAT RFP 1801-2018 Direct Bus Lift Replacements w Fed Clauses Addendum: 1801-2018 Direct Replacement Lifts Addendum 1 Electrical Drawings: […]
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Notice to Vendors/Contractors – 2019 Projects Pipeline
Within the next six months TCAT will be bidding requirements for the following: Bus Shelters Chemical fire suppression system Employee Break Area Cabinetry Replacement Concrete Flooring Restoration for our Garage Computer Upgrades Facility Security Cameras Upgrade Fare box Replacement Generator Replacement Masonry Repairs IT Internal Infrastructure Upgrades Oil/Water Separator Replacement Parking lot asphalt repairs Replacement […]
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Red Cross lauds TCAT for helping tenants displaced by apartment fire last winter
TCAT was honored by the American Red Cross Southern Tier Chapter at its annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner in Apalachin, NY, on Wed., Sept., 27, with a Good Neighbors Award for helping evacuate tenants at an apartment building fire in Slaterville Springs last winter. It all stemmed from a freezing cold night on Fri., Dec, […]
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TCAT officially rolls out real-time information to give riders info on trips at their fingertips
TCAT this week announced the official release of real-time information to its passengers via mobile apps and on its web site as part of a $1.5 million Information Technology/ Intelligent Transportion System (IT/ITS) project. TCAT contracted with Avail Technologies, Inc., based in State College, Pa., for the project, which was launched in February, 2016. The […]
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Scot Vanderpool to take over the helm at TCAT
After a 15-month and extensive nationwide search, the TCAT Board of Directors in a special board meeting today announced that it has selected Scot Vanderpool, shown above, as TCAT’s general manager, effective Fri. Aug. 11. Vanderpool, who was hired in January as TCAT’s operations manager, came to TCAT with 34 years of transportation experience at […]
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TCAT-Cornell work in unison to formalize CU’s annual fare payment through 2021
ITHACA, N.Y. – Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, Inc. (TCAT) and Cornell University signed a second Memorandum of Understanding in late June formalizing Cornell’s annual fare payments to the transit agency through June 30, 2021. The most recent agreement increases Cornell’s approximately $3.1 million annual fare payment by 1.5 percent each fiscal year from 2019 through […]
