Penn Transit launches daytime shuttle service
With the opening of Penn Park, the University of Pennsylvania's campus now spans more than 300 acres — or about the size of 300 football fields. Student interest was a significant factor in developing a daytime shuttle.
PHILADELPHIA — A new initiative by Penn Transit Services, the Campus Loop bus, makes it easier for the University of Pennsylvania community to travel anywhere on campus, day or night, according to the Penn Current.
With the opening of Penn Park, the University of Pennsylvania's campus now spans more than 300 acres — or about the size of 300 football fields. Student interest was a significant factor in developing a daytime shuttle.
Penn Transit, which was previously a nighttime bus service for the Penn community, has developed these new services as part of the University's Sustainable Transportation Initiative. For the full story, click here.
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