Night-owl transport * USA - University senior designs late-night bus program catering to Autzen-area students
Kinsrow,Oregon,USA -The Daily Emerald, by Alex Tomchak Scott -9 Feb 2009: -- ... A little more than a year later, Schillaci is the designer of a late-night bus program that ferries more than 1,000 students between the Kinsrow area and the University every week, and the ASUO's official liaison to the Lane Transit District, which provides Eugene and Springfield with bus service. And Schillaci said he's still not satisfied: By next year, he wants to add three more routes that run until 2:10 a.m... About 100 students use the late night route on weeknights, and ridership jumps to about 300 on Fridays and Saturdays. Students who ride the bus said it saved them from having to stumble home in the dark on weekends and from paying for a taxi on weekdays... Now that the bus runs until the wee hours, Schillaci catches a ride on nights when he has "nothing better to do," when his friends are not playing beer pong or going to a bar. Then, he rides the bus to "nowhere" and "people-watches," scribbling notes and figures about ridership in his folder. He said his only regret is that the service came after his girlfriend moved closer to campus...
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