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Author Message   Eliot Spitzer Supporter Username: Doublea Post Number: 1084 Registered: 3-2003 Posted on Sunday, May 8, 2005 - 8:43 pm:        Last fall, the University of Michigan entered into an agreement with the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority whereby the AATA expanded its service to the University and students, faculty and staff could have unlimited access to AATA service. Prior to this new five-year agreement, the University had been contributing $700,000 annually to the AATA. Under the new agreement, the University will contribute an additional $1.1million to the AATA. This additional money was received through federal funding because of the University of Michigan's participation in the Federal Transportation Administration's National Transit Database. The link to this story is below. Maybe it's something that Seton Hall should investigate. http://mride.org/pr.asp   peteglider Citizen Username: Peteglider Post Number: 1106 Registered: 8-2002 Posted on Sunday, May 8, 2005 - 9:15 pm:        You mean ask SHU to REALLY contribute to the village! Do you think we could find enough info like this to shame SHU into contributing their fair share?! Pete   Taylor M Citizen Username: Anotherusername Post Number: 473 Registered: 8-2004 Posted on Sunday, May 8, 2005 - 10:58 pm:        Eliot Maybe instead of spending the kind of money the students do on the designer clothes they wear (as one of the students pointed out in another thread) they can either WALK to the village, or take a cab! Or even the bus! No? They don't want to do that? Then raise tutition to pay for their own jitney!   Erin B. Whitham Citizen Username: Erin_whitham Post Number: 15 Registered: 5-2005 Posted on Monday, May 9, 2005 - 1:39 am:        Taylor M this is actually being addressed in a few other threads... "Seton Hall" and somewhere else. So Old Navy is considered "designer" these days?   Matt Foley Citizen Username: Mattfoley Post Number: 205 Registered: 6-2004 Posted on Monday, May 9, 2005 - 1:49 am:        I think SHU should subsidize student JITNEY svc. In Boulder,CO thay have Hop,Skip, and Jump service (same thing as Jitney). Students pay modest fee for riding. In Morgantown,WV students may use single rider tram cars(also, a modest fee applies .75). We are not a state school town. I am all for a service that gets students downtown and back to campus,and I'm very sure they don't mind a modest fee to shop and hang in the village as opposed to a cab ride?or that filthy bus.   Taylor M Citizen Username: Anotherusername Post Number: 479 Registered: 8-2004 Posted on Monday, May 9, 2005 - 8:15 am:        Erin- I'm well aware the jitney is being discusses in other threads. As for the designer clothes statement, one of your student leaders stated the reason the students wouldn't ride ikes is their designer clothers. (Not in those words exactly).   Eliot Spitzer Supporter Username: Doublea Post Number: 1085 Registered: 3-2003 Posted on Monday, May 9, 2005 - 8:42 am:        Although the jitney to SHU has been discussed in other threads, particularly in the election section, I thought it deserved its own thread outside of the election thread. This is going to be an issue which I'm sure will receive a lot of discussion after the election, regardless of who wins. The fact of the matter is that this should have been discussed by the students with the administration, before the students approached the Village. I'm sure this is the way it's done in most college towns. I've cited how the University of Michigan works with the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority. Actually, since the U of M was my alma mater, I was interested to see how it's done in Ann Arbor (there weren't any arrangements when I attended the University and we used bicycles and motor scooters, which are still widely used). Prior to the federal funding of $1.1 million, which allowed student free access on the AATA, the U of M had subsidized the service by contributing $700,000 annually and the students, employees, staff etc. paid a per trip fee. The U of M, in addition to its arrangements with the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority, operates its own fleet of buses for tranporting students, faculty, staff, etc. between campuses and from dormitories to classrooms. (Off course, it's a very large school). Matt has cited the University of Colorado and West Virgina University as schools which subsidize the jitney. I'm sure there are many more, in addition to the schools which have their own jitney service.   Erin B. Whitham Citizen Username: Erin_whitham Post Number: 16 Registered: 5-2005 Posted on Monday, May 9, 2005 - 9:30 am:        When exactly did SHU say that all the money for a jitney should come from the town?   Eliot Spitzer Supporter Username: Doublea Post Number: 1086 Registered: 3-2003 Posted on Monday, May 9, 2005 - 9:50 am:        Erin - At the last BOT meeting, Sheena spoke before the BOT. She referred to the application for operating funds which had included transportation of SHU students and employees to the downtown. Her reference to the application was to support her contention that the town should operate the jitney for the benefit of SHU. Sheena was advised that although reference was made to SHU in the application, the full amount applied for was not granted and it was specially stated that the funds were to be used for commuters only. At no time during the course of Sheena's conversation did she mention that SHU would pay for part of the costs. In addition, Mark Rosner has stated on this board that he had a conversation with someone from the university and was told that SHU would not contribute anything. Sheena had previously stated that she would ask the administration why it discontinued the shuttle service. She hasn't yet responded. Anything beyond that takes us into the election and I'm trying to avoid that.   newtoallthis Citizen Username: Newtoallthis Post Number: 204 Registered: 2-2003 Posted on Monday, May 9, 2005 - 11:04 am:        As a full-time resident and taxpayer I do NOT think we should foot the bill for an SHU jitney. Not until we get a jitney that goes up South Orange Avenue in the opposite direction, perhaps running along Wyoming, to accomodate residents in that area. I am 8 months pregnant, have been on the list for an overpriced parking space for years, and have to walk to the train each day because a jitney is not serving my area. And yet there are jitneys taking ppl all the way to West Orange in the evenings. Ridiculous.   Just The Aunt Supporter Username: Auntof13 Post Number: 1096 Registered: 1-2004 Posted on Monday, May 9, 2005 - 2:38 pm:        new Those jitneys taking people to West Orange are from West Orange and paid for by West Orange. They have nothing to do with South Orange. Springfield does the same for their residents. Only they take them to Short Hills train station. Do you really walk all the way from Wyoming to the train station? I give you a lot of credit! I know a number of people in the Jefferson area living on or above Wyoming who walk to the Maplewood Station.   newtoallthis Citizen Username: Newtoallthis Post Number: 206 Registered: 2-2003 Posted on Monday, May 9, 2005 - 4:28 pm:        Thanks for clearing me up on the West Orange jitney. I actually start walking from above Wyoming (I'm just willing to walk to Wyoming to catch a jitney). I have put my 2 cts in on the South Orange jitney survey, but am not holding my breath.   ril Citizen Username: Ril Post Number: 330 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 - 9:05 am:        This might be wrong, butI've been told that the Parking Authority will issue temp permits to those in need--pregnant, injured, etc. It might be worth a call.   Grspring Citizen Username: Grspring Post Number: 12 Registered: 6-2004 Posted on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 - 3:54 pm:        If the students took the time to watch they would see plenty of people waiting in line at the bus stop in front of the university. Most of these people do not have cars and take the 31 to get to work in South Orange and the Livingston Mall. And they do it all year long. So a free ride to Bunny's, Starbucks or Blockbuster is out of the question.   mjc Citizen Username: Mjc Post Number: 519 Registered: 10-2004 Posted on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 - 4:00 pm:        I used to see a van in town with "SHUttle" on the side. It may have been waiting for an a.m. train to arrive. What happened to this (presumably SHU-sponsored) service? Seems as though it would not be very expensive to run, could be based on student needs, and students could either pay a small additional fee per semester or pay by the ride. Anybody else remember this?   Just The Aunt Supporter Username: Auntof13 Post Number: 1107 Registered: 1-2004 Posted on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 - 10:09 pm:        I was over by Grove Park today and saw a number of business people walking with briefcases. A friend of mine who lives on Warren Court. She told me several of her neighbors walk to the train from there. Then I know people who live on Ward, Seton Place, Center Street, above Prospect on Berkshire who walk to the station. I use to walk to SHU from Montrose when I went there. I'd also walk to the Village, the library, the pool etc. Walking to and from Columbia was the worst.