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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Red & Black: "24-hour transit in University plans"

From today's Red & Black:
Transportation proposals made by both parties running for Student Government Association are already in the works, University Transit mangers say.

The Office Party is campaigning on a plan of extending on-campus transportation to 24 hours.

In recent years, University Transit has planned to implement 24-hour transportation, Chris Baker, assistant manager for operations of University Transit, said.

Starting in fall 2008, on-campus buses will run 24 hours at least Monday through Thursday, in accordance with the dining hall hours, he said.

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