Students at the popular Baton Rouge living community Aspen Heights are unhappy with the transportation to and from their new homes.
Residents felt they were promised a bus route between campus and the community, located near the intersection of River Road and Brightside Drive.
Samantha Wren, an Aspen Heights resident and business freshman, is facing major inconveniences.
“Before move-in day at Aspen Heights, residents were led to believe that we would almost definitely have either a bus stop in our neighborhood or even a private shuttle that commuted straight from the complex to campus,” Wren said. “I know some people in the neighborhood who, based on this, decided not to have a car this year and are now having to get rides from not.”
Director of the Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation Gary Graham said the University did not plan to send buses to Aspen Heights, nor did the living community expect to be included in the route.
“We didn’t make any promises,” Graham said. “We have had parents call to complain, but we very adamantly told [Aspen Heights] not to advertise a bus