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Ridership of TigerTransit, the University’s shuttle service, has increased by 50 percent since the introduction of Personal Electric Vehicles (PEVs) restrictions at the beginning of this academic year. With an expanding student body and growing engineering program, mobility options for cross-campus transit has become even more important.
Running solely along the periphery of campus, TigerTransit has been criticized due to its current lack of utility to students. Opinion columnist Preston Ferraiuolo wrote, “Princeton must expand the TigerTransit system where undergrads need it the most: between residential colleges and academic buildings with a central Elm Drive shuttle, as well as between more class locations and athletic practice facilities” to decrease student need for PEVs on campus, rather than restricting their usage. However, current expansion plans only include servicing the new Meadows Neighborhood.
The shuttle service as it stands has still seen an increased usage, possibly due to “increased frequency, greater visibility and access, and reliability of bus service” as the Director of Transportation and Parking Services Charles Tennyson noted.
For many, especially students with physical impairments, TigerTransit remains a primary mode of long-distance transportation, making the new frequencies a welcome change. The University also offers TigerAccess rides around campus for students with mobility constraints.
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Analysis by Sidney Singer
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