Tagged: transit

As college students start making their way back to town, Columbia Transit has begun running its new route that connects campuses and apartment complexes with the downtown area more directly.

On this week’s show, we’ll learn how robots could be used to assist farmers, and hear about an upcoming astronomical event involving Venus and the sun.

A series of statewide meetings designed to take the pulse of transit needs in Missouri kicks off in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield next Monday. 

Columbia city officials are still discussing options for shoring up a projected one-million-dollar shortfall in the city’s transit budget.

Regional news from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• Missouri Senate passes legislation that increases the  information government agencies must put online
• Claire McCaskill announces her $5 million re-election war chest
• Missouri State Treasurer announces a new financial assistance package for beginning farmers

   

The University of Missouri is undertaking a study that will evaluate the transit needs of its students.