December 11, 2007

FREEEEEEEEEEEE shuttle!

Do you ever find yourself thinking that the shuttle options here are a teeny bit inconvenient? That it's ridiculously hard to get off campus without your own car? Well, transportation options are a-changing. There is now a....
Look in your mailboxes soon (like, in a couple of days) for a paper copy of this delightful, incredibly useful tidbit brought to you by SAFT.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

but... how do we get back?

Alex said...

hmm...that's a good question. haha...i'll forward that to someone who can actually answer it.

Anonymous said...

that's a stupid idea. how big can middletown be? how far away is this lot? and why does one have to reserve? can't it be a spare of the moment thing?

Anonymous said...

It's not within walking distance - it's a 10- to 15-minute drive away, off Exit 20 on Route 91.

(Also. Middletown is a lot bigger than the three blocks between campus and Main Street.)

(Also. You have to reserve it so they can anticipate the demand of each day - if 20 people show up for an 8-person shuttle, then 12 people are a lil screwed. Marcello is not going to set aside more than one shuttle unless it's necessary.)

Anonymous said...

oh, and here are the schedules and fares of the state buses:

http://www.cttransit.com/content/pdfs/nh_dattco_42x.pdf

Mad Joy said...

awesome! yay!! thanks :D That's just a really smart idea.

Saul said...

Hi guys,

3 things to add-

1) The shuttle will not be running Friday. Only Monday-Thursday of finals week.

2) Reservations are NOT required, but recommended, according to Dave Meyer (who oversees Transportation).

3) Buses leave the DATTCO lot at 8:15am for New Haven, and 8:30am for Hartford.

Keep your eyes open for an all campus email from the WSA.

Anonymous said...

To where in New Haven does this bus go? Hopefully to the train station...?