Shuttle service graduate students can call their own


A shuttle service is now available between graduate student housing and the main campus. "P-Rides," which is free and open to all members of the University community, runs every half hour between 8:15 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. Monday through Friday. Stops include the Graduate College; Butler, Lawrence, and Hibben-Magie apartments; Jadwin Physics; the E-Quad; and parking lots 10 and 21.

Managed by the Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association in conjunction with A-1 Limousine, the shuttle service features Global Positioning System technology developed by Princeton undergraduate students and Professor Alain Kornhauser *71.

Even though the shuttle has a basic schedule, users with access to the Internet can check the location of the bus and gauge exactly when to be at the bus stop.

"We're very pleased that Princeton is responding in an environmentally friendly manner to the traffic and parking situations on campus and in town," said Scott Miller, a graduate student in the Department of Chemical Engineering and president of the Graduate Student Government.

"During the past two years, the University administration has addressed a number of long-standing graduate student issues. The establishment of this shuttle makes a substantial contribution to our quality of life," he said.

For more information about the new P-Rides shuttle service, visit www.gmtma.org/princeton shuttle.htm