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...that didn't stop those who attended the forum from proposing improvements to shuttle the system into an era of increased efficiency and availability...
...taking the Evening Shuttle Van Service was a matter of security but convenience. For some, particularly burly, fearless males, it may be so. But for female Quadlings who want to get home at 2 a.m., it is certainly a matter of security, as some women vocally attested at the forum last night. After waiting too long for the van to come, they either find a friend to walk them home or spend the $4 on a taxi. Transportation Services Manager of Operations Carl Tempesta said last night of 24-hour service, "We all know that this is something the entire...
...schedules' shortcomings. The total passenger transportation budget is about $900,000, according to Smith, with about $670,000 going toward the Evening Van and regular Shuttle Bus services. This money comes from each of the schools through the central administration. At one point at last night's forum, students were so interested in accountability that they asked whom they should contact in the central administration. When Smith gave a general answer, one student cried, "We want names!" Such is the ferocity of emotion sparked by the daily experience of riding the shuttle...
With the suggestions from last night's forum, I hope that Transportation Services will make the shuttle system one that will please most students. Once the schedule is changed and the escort system beefed up, there will only be one more thing to do: Stop Harvard students from pushing their way onto the shuttle buses and trampling down anything in their paths. But that would be a truly Herculean task...
Though a security guard had to pull students off of over-packed shuttles yesterday morning, nary a line formed to enter Hilles Cinema, as only about 15 students attended the forum...