Traversing campus made easy
Bus system offers free ride
From Staff Reports
Everywhere is within walking
distance if you have enough time. But
for most students, time is a limited
resource.
With the aid of Lincoln’s public
transportation system and the use of a
bike or car, however, travel time can
become a less weighty issue.
First, students have to get to cam
pus. If students are driving in from
northern and western Nebraska, get
ting to UNL may be slow. Current
construction on local highways may
cause slower posted speed limits
along with other factors that will slow
traffic down.
Construction continues on
Highway 2, as road workers finish the
process of widening the highway to
two lanes both ways. Similar con
struction is being done north of
Ceresco on Highway 77.
“Traffic may be slow, but it
should flow and be well-maintained
at the construction sites,” said Mary
Jo Hall, communication division
manager of the Nebraska Department
of Roads.
Once on campus, students can
' travel between City and East campus
es for free by riding StarTran, the
public transportation system in
Lincoln. Through the UNL/StarTran
Transportation Program, students can
use a bus pass that, along with their
student ID, lets them ride free. The
passes are available at Parking and
Transit Services in the Stadium Drive
Garage. StarTran buses run Monday
through Friday, from 5:15 a.m. to
7:05 p.m., and Saturdays from 6:30
a.m. to 7:05 p.m.
StarTran Public Transportation
system also serves all of Lincoln,
Monday through Saturday. There is
no night or Sunday service.
For students with night classes, an
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intercampus van service is available
from 6 p.m. until 10:35 p.m. during
the fall and spring semesters.
Students who park on campus are
provided shuttle service to the park
ing lots by three shuttles. The hours of
service of the three shuttles varies
between 7 a.m. and 11:30 p.m.
For student parking, annual per
mits for parking cost $156, fall and
spring permits are $117 and a semes
ter permit is $58.50. Reserved and
perimeter permits are also available.
New students were sent information
about application deadlines and
prices.
The price to park in the Stadium
Drive Parking Garage is 35 cents per
half-hour for the first hour and 50
cents per hour thereafter. Parking
meters located on campus have time
limits ranging from 10 minutes to
four hours and cost 25 cents per hour,
u
Traffic may be slow, but it
should flow and be
well-maintained at the
construction sites.”
Mary Jo Hall
communication division manager of the Nebraska
Department of Roads
although some of them don’t always
give the time put into the meters.
Bike racks are available near
buildings on both campuses, as well
as locations downtown. Lincoln also
has a system of hiker/biker trails.
Many trails start near campus and run
in all directions for recreation or
commuting. Sidewalk riding is pro
hibited in the area bounded by K
through R streets, Ninth through 16th
streets and
O through R streets,
Seventh through
Ninth streets.
Parking maps with infor
mation and bus schedules are at the
Stadium Drive Parking Garage,
located west Kjx a.*.
Bus schedules also are available ai
Lincoln Libraries and in the
Nebraska Union.
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