UF's Parking and Transportation Committee and RTS have created one new bus route and extended another in an effort to boost student safety and reduce crowding on buses.
The changes went into effect Monday.
Maryam Laguna, the Student Body Treasurer and the chair of the Parking and Transportation Committee, said the new route, route 38, goes along Old Archer Road. It circulates from the Hub, according to an RTS press release.
The route will run along both sides of Old Archer Road so students do not need to worry about crossing it, Laguna said.
She said the new route will also help to eliminate crowding on buses by offering an alternate route for students who ride route 1, route 12, route 22 or route 36.
The committee also extended the East/West Circulator route, which runs from Lakeside to Sorority Row, Laguna said.
She said the route will now loop around Southwest Depot Avenue and will go to more apartment complexes near Norman Hall, including Royal Village and Oxford Terrace.
“We're doing all we can to make students safer,” Laguna said.
