transportation have the objective of improving their commute according to
their personal specifications. The majority of the students that live off
campus, for example, drive to school each day in their own cars. However,
the daily commute to campus by this method of travel is always pretty
unpredictable due to elements such as traffic jams, street signals that
never work in your favor, and limited campus parking spaces. It is also
more and more expensive due to constantly rising gas prices. However,
students that live closer to campus can save a fair amount of money by
riding the free campus shuttle. The fact that I could save money on gas
and on parking passes is what drove my decision to use the campus shuttle
transportation. However, I do have to show up to the bus stop at least
about half an hour before class starts due to the long lines and
overcrowding that occurs around the peak afternoon hours. Along with
having to get up earlier to catch the bus on time, you also always have
the slight chance of running into the occasional awkward conversation with
someone you haven't seen in a while. Either way, the bus gets me to
campus and saves me a good deal of money. For this fieldwork assignment,
I decided to take a more active alternative approach and rode a bike to
campus. I eventually got to campus in about an hour and a half. I snaked
through business and apartment complexes using speed bumps and curbs as
obstacles. It was an interesting adventure to say the least: I talked to
a guy on the street corner twirling an advertisement who said he was
actually working to get a new bike, and I discovered Regents Pizzeria.
Although the bike ride to campus was pretty fun, I wouldn't use this
method on a regular basis just because it is too time consuming.
-Javier Gonzalez
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