As Student Government uses student feedback from the beginning of the semester to find ways to improve the University’s bus system, a main concern is adding more buses to the night routes.
With more buses running on the night routes, students could expect less traffic and congestion, especially on popular routes like the one that runs near Tigerland, said SG Director of Transportation Brendan Copley.
“We want to add buses where the volume of students are,” Copley said.
SG President John Woodard said SG has been using the first two weeks of school to collect data and student feedback on the bus system so minor improvements can be made as soon as possible.
Students can provide feedback by emailing Parking and Transportation Services or by submitting their ideas on the Transloc mobile application, Copley said.
So far this semester, SG has already introduced services like more buses running to the west side of campus on the Night A and C routes and an additional stop on the Downtown Vet School route — at Nicholson Drive and W. McKinley — for students living at the new University Edge apartment complex.
However, SG does not plan to add a night bus route for University Edge.
All the new changes to the bus routes are up-to-date on the Transloc app, Copley said.
While SG members are working to improve the bus system, they also have other initiatives underway.
Woodard met with representatives from the LSU Athletic Department to address the student section line debacle, and the department confirmed that Tiger Stadium’s student line will return to the multi-line format for Saturday’s game against Kent State.
SG is also working with Middleton Library to create an online process for the reservation of study rooms.
Ideally, Middleton Library’s study room reservation system will mimic online test scheduling with the Computer-Based Testing Center, said SG Vice President Taylor Parks.
At the SG Senate meeting tonight, members plan to discuss SG Bill No. 1, which makes student organization funding more easily accessible.