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Regional Transit System Fall 1998 Service Adjustments
Explanation
The Fall 1998 Service Adjustment will initiate service enhancements made possible by funds to be included in the University of Florida (UF) Campus Development Agreement. A settlement agreement should be concluded soon among the City of Gainesville, Alachua County, and the State University System/Board of Regents on behalf of UF which allocates state funds to transit enhancements serving the UF campus. These enhancements consist of increases in frequency on the following bus routes serving the UF campus: Route 9: Lexington Parke via S.W. 23rd Terrace, Route 12: Campus Club via Archer Road, Route 13: Gainesville Mall-Florida Job Services via West 13th Street and Shands, Route 16: Sugar Hill-Shands via South 16th Avenue, and Route 20: Oaks Mall-Shands via S.W. 20th Avenue.
The Fall 1998 Semester will also mark the implementation of the student transportation fee by UF Student Government. UF students will have unlimited access to the bus system through their valid student identification (ID), financed by a transportation fee as part of their Activities and Services Fees.
Express bus service will be implemented from the Oaks Mall to the UF campus. This service is being funded by a grant from the Florida Department of Transportation with matching funds provided by the UF. Any faculty, staff member, or UF student will be able to ride this service for free with a valid ID. All other passengers will pay the regular fare.
The Summer 1998 Service Adjustment implemented enhanced Saturday service on all routes. All routes now operate a minimum of one-hour frequency on Saturdays. Because so much of our ridership is dependent on the UF, we are recommending that Saturday service be extended to all days on which the University of Florida is on official break. For the Fall Semester, Saturday service will operate on all weekdays from December 21 through December 31, 1998. A calendar sho...
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