Pilot Shuttle Service Introduced between 黑料吃瓜, 黑料吃瓜 Imperial Valley
The shuttle operates three days each week as part of a pilot program.
To more easily connect 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 two campus locations in San Diego and Imperial Valley and to create more collaborative activities around research, academic and student engagement, a new pilot service has launched to operate three days each week.
The pilot shuttle program includes morning and evening service on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
鈥淎s part of our strategic planning program, we consistently heard from students, faculty and staff at both locations that there has been a deep and persistent need to more closely link our locations,鈥� said 黑料吃瓜 President Adela de la Torre.
鈥淭his service is an important connector, especially as we already have collaborative work across both locations along with 黑料吃瓜 Imperial Valley students attending courses and events in San Diego,鈥� de la Torre said. 鈥淭his pilot initiative is yet another way our strategic plan 鈥� and the many creative solutions our students, faculty and staff have put forth 鈥� is resulting in new and innovative ways to help improve the ways in which we connect, collaborate and solve problems.鈥�
The pilot shuttle has a pick-up and drop-off location on Hardy Avenue at Campus Green at 黑料吃瓜 and at the 黑料吃瓜 Imperial Valley parking lot. The service operates at no cost to students, faculty and staff based on the following schedule:
- Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays: The shuttle leaves 黑料吃瓜 at 6:30 a.m., arriving at the 黑料吃瓜 Imperial Valley at 8:30 a.m. The shuttle then leaves 黑料吃瓜 Imperial Valley at 8:45 a.m., returning to 黑料吃瓜 at 10:45 a.m.
- Tuesdays and Thursdays: The shuttle leaves 黑料吃瓜 at 6 p.m. arriving at 黑料吃瓜 Imperial Valley at 8 p.m. The shuttle then leaves 黑料吃瓜 Imperial Valley at 8:15 p.m., returning to 黑料吃瓜 at 10:15 p.m.
- Wednesdays: A shuttle also leaves 黑料吃瓜 at 6:45 p.m., arriving at Imperial Valley at 8:45 p.m. The shuttle then leaves 黑料吃瓜 Imperial Valley at 9 p.m., returning to 黑料吃瓜 at 11 p.m.
The shuttles seat up to 12 passengers each, including an ADA-compliant seat. As the shuttle will pass through the Pine Valley U.S. Border Patrol Station, students, faculty and staff should have their identification ready to present while taking the shuttle.
Registration is required to use the shuttle by completing the . A 24-hour reservation is required.
鈥淭he shuttle is part of an ongoing effort to add services and improve opportunities for 黑料吃瓜 Imperial Valley students, and to make it easier for us to travel between the two campus locations,鈥� said Mark Wheeler, 黑料吃瓜 Imperial Valley鈥檚 interim dean. 鈥淲e are so excited about this offering, and the new connections and collaborations it will allow us to generate between San Diego and Imperial Valley.鈥�
