A Parking and Transportation employee gives a ticket on Monday. (Photo by: Logan Kirkland)
Parking and bus schedules for the summer sessions change to acclimate to the reduction in students in Oxford.
The Park and Ride busses do not run during the summer sessions, Director of Parking and Transportation Mike Harris said. To compensate, students can park in any lot that is not designated for faculty and staff or reserved. “It’s a pretty laid back time for us especially compared to the rest of the year,” Harris said. Though there will be many students visiting for orientation and summer camps, Harris said they will park in the Residential College lots and should not be a hindrance to students.
“Be aware of the camps going on,” Harris said. “You have a lot of families dropping off their kids.”
The Oxford University Transit will also have altered schedules, Superintendent Ron Biggs said. The schedules are changed during summer and Christmas due to the decrease in ridership and profit,” Biggs said.
The Orange Line and Lyceum line will not operate from May 11 – August 17. Time and interval changes have also been made to all other lines. The Red Line will run from 6:15 a.m. – 6:15 p.m. Monday – Friday and 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Saturday. The Green Line will operate from 7 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. with intervals of 30 minutes. The Yellow Line will run from 7:10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. with 30-minute intervals.
