The Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation finalized four possible additions to the Night Bus B Trail on Friday in an effort to serve more students.
One of the changes will be implemented in the next few weeks. The change was first prompted by fine arts graduate student Holley Shinn, who submitted a petition to Student Government to complain about the Garden District-Perkins Trail ending its run at 6 p.m., creating a need for night service to that area.
After meeting with Shinn, Director of Parking, Traffic and Transportation Gary Graham decided that rather than adding a costly new route, his office would extend the Night Bus B Trail to include additional coverage areas.
Presently, the Night Bus B Trail travels to downtown only. The route is in service Monday through Wednesday from 6 p.m. to midnight and Thursday through Saturday from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m.
Graham said Tiger Trails buses were analyzed for run time and stop locations. The next step will be to discuss the proposed changes and what might work best, though a firm decision will likely not be made for another couple of weeks.
Proposed Night Bus B routes are as follows:
• Downtown, center of campus and Dalrymple Drive to Park Boulevard, which will run in a 40-minute loop
• Downtown, center of campus, Perkins Road overpass and Eugene Street, which will run in a 53-minute loop
• Downtown, center of campus, Greek Row and Dalrymple Drive to Park Boulevard, which will run in a 48-minute loop
• Downtown, center of campus, Greek Row, Perkins Road overpass and Eugene Street, which will run in a 59-minute loop
 
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