Sustainable Transportation and Grounds in UIC - University of ...

Report to UIC 26 Chancellor’s Committee on Sustainability and Energy
during the work week. Riders pay a $2.00 per trip fare that
must be purchased in packets of 10 tickets. This route
designed to be self-supporting.
• The Red Car/Off-Hour Paratransit Service is an escort service
that provides transportation to university employees, students,
visitors, and other authorized individuals between university
facilities and from university facilities to points of public
transportation, or to private residences within a designated
area. This route is funded by Facilities Management.
• On-campus Paratransit Service is available seven days a
week for students, faculty and staff with disabilities. This route
is funded by Facilities Management.
Records of ridership for all the routes were reviewed for the years
FY01 to FY07. With the exception of the Red Car and the Paratransit
services, there has been a steady decrease in ridership on these
services (See Tables 6 to 9). This is most likely attributed to the
introduction of the U-Pass on campus making multiple routes
available to students. Also, the availability of the Metra Link pass with
routes from campus to the Metra stations, decreased frequency of
service, and the increased cost of the Commuter Shuttle has probably
contributed to the reduction in passengers.
Table 6: Daytime Intercampus, Total Passengers
DAYTIME INTERCAMPUS TOTAL PASSENGERS
FY07
FISCAL YEAR
FY05
FY03
FY01
0 200000 400000 600000 800000 1000000 1200000
Table 7: Evening Intercampus, Total Passengers
EVENING INTERCAMPUS TOTAL PASSENGERS
FY07
FISCAL YEAR
FY05
FY03
FY01
0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 160000 180000 200000
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