Valpo buses can now be tracked on cellphone

VALPARAISO | You're waiting at the Village Station parking lot for a loved one to arrive on the ChicaGo Dash, but it appears the bus is late and you want to know when it will arrive. What do you do?

Valpo hiring consultant to study V-Line service

VALPARAISO | As ridership on the V-Line intracity bus system continues to improve, the city will seek proposals soon from consultants to do a route analysis to see if it could be doing even better.

Valpo ready to add 4th Dash bus to Chicago

VALPARAISO | The ChicaGo Dash will begin offering a fourth bus for commuters beginning April 1.

Valpo planning public works campus at sewer plant

VALPARAISO | The city is ready to get started on the last big project from the first strategic plan prepared when Mayor Jon Costas first took office nine years ago.

Valpo's V-Line reaches 100,000 rider milestone

VALPARAISO | When the V-Line intracity bus service started, the city of Valparaiso set a goal of carrying 100,000 riders in one year. After 2012, they have to set a new goal.

Valpo's come a long way in 10 years, mayor says

VALPARAISO | Many improvements have been made in the city in the last decade, but Mayor Jon Costas promised many more in the coming decade.

Valpo Council approves budget plans for the year

VALPARAISO | A fairly routine start-of-the-year meeting for the City Council involved approvals for spending more than $3 million in various funds.

V-Line hits record-setting ridership, again

VALPARAISO | The popularity of the V-Line continues to grow with a new ridership record of 9,506 set in October.

Valpo gets bus funding from nearly departed Regional Bus Authority

VALPARAISO | The Regional Bus Authority will cease to exist Dec. 31, but it still has money to give to local transit providers and Valparaiso will receive some of it.

Ad revenue fuels bus service for seniors, disabled people

VALPARAISO | The first checks have started to arrive for ads now appearing on the Porter County Aging and Community Services buses in a move that could prove pivotal in maintaining the extended hours of service.

VU grad named Valpo assistant planner

VALPARAISO | At 22, Taylor Wegrzyn said he is where he wanted to be in the job he wanted to have.

Ridership drops on Valpo buses in July

VALPARAISO | With only two of the city's three main V-Line bus routes operating in July, ridership on the intracity bus service was down somewhat for the month.

Dash ridership sets another record

VALPARAISO | The average daily ridership on the ChicaGo Dash express commuter service set a record in June, just missing the benchmark of 100 each way by less than one.

Valpo Dash hopes to add 4th bus soon

VALPARAISO | As ridership on the ChicaGo Dash continues to hover near 100 people a day in each direction, Planning and Transit Director Tyler Kent said he hopes to add a fourth bus soon.

Bus ridership in Valpo continues to be strong

VALPARAISO | As Lake County officials grapple with funding local bus service, Valparaiso officials are looking to buy replacement buses as ridership hovers near record levels.

Tyler Kent named Valpo planning director

VALPARAISO | After serving as interim planning director for more than two months, Tyler Kent was appointed Friday to the position full-time by Mayor Jon Costas.

Organziation offers bus service to new Porter hospital

VALPARAISO | Porter hospital's move from downtown Valparaiso could create transportation problems for employees and patients that Porter County Aging and Community Services has offered to help solve.

Valpo bus ads could rake in $100K for city

VALPARAISO | Ridership on the city's buses is growing by the month, and now the city could earn almost $100,000 more a year from the buses without adding a single passenger.