Students will soon be able to use the iPhone application Transloc to track Campus Transit buses in addition to the Tiger Trails buses.
Gary Graham, director of the Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation, said Campus Transit is being added to Transloc at the request of University students.
“As soon as everything is installed, the night route bus and campus transit will both show up [on Transloc],” Graham said.
Since Campus Transit runs seven days a week from 5:30 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., Graham said the app will help resolve the issue of safety because students won’t have to wait as long for buses at night.
Graham said the equipment cost $20,000 to obtain and install and will cost the office a monthly monitoring fee. He said he didn’t know how much the monthly fee would cost.
The GPS equipment is expected to be installed by Friday, he said.
Graham said students were very receptive to the Tiger Trails bus system being added to the app, and he expects the same result this time.
“I think we’re going to see a lot more hits when that goes up,” he said.
Leigh Ann Town, graphic design sophomore, said she uses the app to find her bus every day.
Town said she doesn’t currently use Campus Transit but plans to when its buses are added to the app because it will be more convenient.
“My class is over at 6:30 p.m., and it would be helpful to know whether or not the bus is near so I can go outside,” Town said.
Graham said the Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation recently created a Facebook page, and it’s quickly becoming popular.
Graham said the office uses its Facebook page to remind students of parking lot and road closures and give students tips to navigate the campus more easily.
Graham said the office will  create a Twitter account, which will help them give students more up-to-date information regarding traffic situations, much like the traffic reports on KLSU. However, he’s not sure when that will be implemented.
“It may be next semester before that will be in place,” Graham said.
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