U. of Denver students protest Saferide cancellation
According to campus officials, the service will be cancelled due to lack of student use and not cost.
DENVER — The University of Denver's Saferide shuttle service, a free service to students from 8 a.m. to midnight daily, will be shut down on June 10 due to lack of student use, however, a graduate student started an online petition to keep the service going, reported The Clarion. According to campus officials, ridership has dropped to only one or two students a night.
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