CMU Escort
I begin to like this: Today I used the CMU Escort to get home from school. It’s basically a night shuttle bus that takes you from campus (there are bus stops) to any street corner within a 1.5 mile radius from campus. That can be veeery convenient (need I mention it is free for ID card holders).
No, dear night owls, they won’t pick you up at your favorite bar when you’re too drunk to find your way home on your own — but if you happen to remember where campus is, they would probably pick you up there.
All in all, this makes it easy and safe to get home even when the regular buses are done for the night, which happens more or less early, depending on the bus line.
This reminds me of the Anrufsammeltaxi service in Biberach. The regular bus service ends at 6pm (yes, this is Small Town, Baden-Wurttemberg) and the Anrufsammeltaxi picks you up at the train station and takes you to any street corner alongside the regular bus route. Well, of course we have to pay an additional transportation fee (as the service is not included in the price for my monthly ticket) but compared to the one-way price of a taxi (about 9 Euros), the price of 1 Euro per work day is a bargain
Hehe, that’s not what I think about when someone mentions the word Escort!
They used to do a service like this at UNCG, although it was run by the university itself and not by campus police. Still an absolutely excellent idea though, I’m sure that students will feel safer and crime will be reduced during unsociable hours.
Very good idea! …with all of the terrible things that you hear happening off campus to students, it is great to see the university giving a safer alternative to travel at night.