Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Update from the work of the Boston College Office of Parking and Transportation

Hi Folks-

I just wanted to give a quick update on the hard work of the BC Office of Parking and Transportation.

GPS
For the past few years many students have requested that a GPS be installed on Shuttle buses that are used at BC. With the help of UGBC as well as many students the Office of Parking and Transportation is following through on that request. With our fingers crossed and barring any major technological difficulties it looks like we will see a GPS system this fall in our shuttle buses. We are currently in the process of finalizing a vendor and installing the technology to make it happen. If all goes well, you will be able to view where the bus is on your mobile phone's internet browser or via your computer with an internet connection. Keep checking for update information, but we hope that it will be up and running in the fall.

Discounted "T" Passes
Many students at Boston College utilize the MBTA's "T" (Trolley) to get into Boston, internships, jobs, practicums etc. The Office of Parking and Transportation has worked with the MBTA to offer an 11% discount on T passes. If you are interested in purchasing a pass please check out the link below. The due date to purchase a pass for the fall semester is August 5th 2009.

http://www.bc.edu/offices/stserv/mbta.html

Bike Share Program
One of our platform items for this year was to attempt to implement a Bike Share program where students could rent bikes on campus. Through working with the Office of Parking and Transportation we are in the process of trying to finalize this program and idea. Last semester we were able to get a pretty solid response that there was a need for a program like this but we would love to hear your feedback. The idea in mind is to start out with a smaller pilot program then look to expand as it grows. If you have any ideas or feedback on this please let me know.


So these are the latest developments from the Office of Parking and Transportation. They are a bunch of really hard working people up there who really want to make the lives of students easier. We're proud of our working relationship with this office and we hope to have even better and more successful ideas in the future.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns I'd love to hear them!

Take care,

-Al

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