New Transit System Expected to Help Ease University’s Rapid Growth

The University’s parking and transportation department is about four months from seeing its one of its biggest projects to date becoming a reality.

This summer, the implementation of Crimson Ride, UA’s new transit system, will bring sweeping changes in the way everyone moves about the campus. While faculty, staff and students have been thinking about the change for the past few months, transportation services/transit has been preparing for the past few years.

An increase in enrollment, an on-campus housing requirement, new construction and increasing parking and traffic concerns all amplified UA’s need for a comprehensive intra-campus transit system, said Virginia “Gina” Johnson, associate vice president for auxiliary services.

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