This is, at the very least, a great time-saver for anyone who is looking to grab a quick dinner, making a quick bank deposit or returning from a night out on West Campus. No more will you have to deal with the buses taking you on a 45 minute scenic tour through every square inch of Central before spitting you out on one of the campuses.
No more will you have to struggle for a breath of fresh air while being compressed by a mob of drunken upperclassmen on Saturday nights, or—if fate permits—try to avoid the particularly nauseous individuals who can’t help vomiting on the bus floors.
The initial move to eliminate C-1s on weekends was made in an effort to reduce carbon emissions and reduce the PTS department's work by 7,500 hours—resulting in $500,000 in savings—in addition to better accommodating students traveling to Central and Smith Warehouse, which is certainly a commendable goal.
Still, a line had to be drawn between reasonable cutbacks and an inefficient system, and it seems that our transportation services have seen enough this early in the year to revise the bus schedules. Let’s hope the new policy stays.
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