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  1. Reservations available for UI Ride shuttle service

    Associated Project(s): 
    Encourage Use of Intercity Buses

    Reservations are again being accepted for UI Ride, the convenient University of Illinois System shuttle service. This service connects the Urbana-Champaign and Chicago universities and the Discovery Partners Institute. For fall 2021, UI Ride makes two daily round trips, three days a week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays). The comfortable 18-seat buses offer onboard Wi-Fi and work stations.

    Reservations available for UI Ride shuttle service

    Kirsten Ruby • Office for University Relations

  2. UI Ride shuttle service resumes Aug. 17

    Associated Project(s): 
    Encourage Use of Intercity Buses

    UI Ride shuttle service resumes Aug. 17
    August 9, 2021 1:01 PM

    Dear colleagues:

    Reservations are again being accepted for UI Ride, the convenient University of Illinois System shuttle service that will resume operation on August 17. 

    This service connects the Urbana-Champaign and Chicago universities and the Discovery Partners Institute. For fall 2021, UI Ride will make two daily round trips, three days a week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays). The convenient and comfortable 18-seat buses offer onboard Wi-Fi and work stations, allowing those traveling between campuses time to work rather than focusing on the drive.

    UI Ride also encourages and facilitates the growing collaborative efforts between our universities, and I hope you will take advantage of the service for your next trip.

    Departure Times: 
    Urbana
    Parking lot E-14 (1802-1834  S. Oak St., Champaign, southeast corner)
    7 a.m. and 3 p.m.

    Levis Faculty Center (919 W. Illinois St., Urbana) 
    7:10 a.m. and 3:10 p.m.

    North Campus Parking Deck Lot B4 (1201 W. University Ave., Urbana) 
    7:20 a.m. and 3:20 p.m.

    Chicago
    UI Health (UIC West Campus, 1740 W. Taylor St., Chicago)
    7 a.m. and 3 p.m.

    UIC Behavioral Science Building (UIC East Campus, 1007 W. Harrison St., Chicago) 
    7:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m.

    Illini Center (Discovery Partners Institute, 200 S. Wacker St., Chicago) 
    7:30 a.m. and 3:20 p.m.

    Arrival times are estimated to be 2½ to 3 hours after departures.

    UI Ride follows COVID-19 safety protocols for transportation services. Face coverings are required for all riders.

    I hope resumption of this transportation service makes your important work less stressful and more productive. I look forward to your feedback and am grateful for everything you do for the U of I System. For more information and FAQs, visit uillinois.edu/uiride. 

    Sincerely,

    Avijit Ghosh
    Interim Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs

  4. Trans013 UI Ride Survey - Successful

    Associated Project(s): 
    iCAP Working Group (iWG)
    Transportation iCAP Team Recommendations Summary
    Transportation iCAP Team
    Encourage Use of Intercity Buses

    Dr. Mohamed Attalla, Executive Director of Facilities and Services, responded to Dr. Ximing Cai, iWG co-chair, with the following email: 

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    Hello Ximing

    Thank you for the SWATeam recommendation, Transp013, about a UI Ride Survey. F&S will contact the Transportation SWATeam when the UI Ride program is back up and running, and at that time we can discuss the specifics of the survey questions and distribution method.
    Many thanks

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    See transmittal of Trans013 UI Ride Survey to F&S here. 

    See iWG assessment of Trans013 UI Ride Survey here. 

    See SWATeam recommendation and submittal of Trans013 UI Ride Survey here. 

    For future updates, see the UI Ride project page.

     

     

  5. Trans013 UI Ride Survey - Transmitted

    Associated Project(s): 
    iCAP Working Group (iWG)
    Transportation iCAP Team Recommendations Summary
    Transportation iCAP Team
    Encourage Use of Intercity Buses

    Following the completion of iWG assessment for Trans013 UI Ride Survey, the recommendation was transmitted to Mohamed Attalla, Executive Director of Facilities and Services, on June 3, 2020.

    See the iWG assessment Trans013 UI Ride Survey attached. 
    See the SWATeam recommendation Trans013 UI Ride Survey.

    Attached Files: 

  6. Trans013 UI Ride Survey - Submitted

    Associated Project(s): 
    Transportation iCAP Team
    Transportation iCAP Team Recommendations Summary
    iCAP Working Group (iWG)
    Encourage Use of Intercity Buses

    The Transportation SWATeam made the following recommendation on 4/3/2020: 

    When UI Ride resumes, F&S will hand out a survey that has already been developed by SWAT team member Julie Cidell regarding riders' motivations for taking UI Ride. Surveys are electronic and will not need to be physically collected; members of the SWAT team will carry out the analysis of the results.  

    Attached is the SWATeam recommendation Trans013 UI Ride Survey with comments from Transportation SWATeam members.

    Attached Files: