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...shuttle buses will run less frequently and no longer stop at the river Houses or Union Dorms this summer, after the Summer School Dean’s office decided Tuesday to adjust the schedule in response to requests by Quad residents and a study of ridership patterns...
...lack of ridership from students living in the Houses along the river and Greenough, Pennypacker and Hurlbut Halls resulted in the elimination of those stops. In addition, shuttle services will begin 45 minutes later each morning, and all afternoon shuttle buses have been cancelled...
...less for trains than for other major forms of transport, making Amtrak environmentally friendly. Continuing national rail service could also increase employment throughout the nation. And finally, Amtrak provides effective alternative transportation during times of crisis when other forms of travel may be impossible. As the drastic increase in ridership immediately after Sept. 11 showed, a strong national rail service is an essential way to ensure that America’s transportation system cannot be paralyzed by a strike against one means of travel...
...Penn Station to keep the trains running. When the nation's skies were shut down after Sept. 11, Amtrak did enjoy a brief spike in traffic, especially on its faster, new Acela trains between Washington and Boston. But with leisure travel across the country slipping, Amtrak's overall September ridership was actually 6% lower than last year's, and security costs are rising...
...Penn Station to keep the trains running. When the nation's skies were shut down after Sept. 11, Amtrak did enjoy a brief spike in traffic, especially on its faster, new Acela trains between Washington and Boston. But with leisure travel across the country slipping, Amtrak's overall September ridership was actually 6% lower than last year's, and security costs are rising...