EDITORIAL: Give us a sign, P&T

Effective Oct. 8, Parking and Transportation has implemented a new Golden Panther Express schedule that will provide for a shift in times to accommodate high volume usage times with the addition of 4 routes.

The Beacon considers this to be a good move on the part of P&T; the reworking of the schedule for the GPE shuttle that helps students commute between Biscayne Bay Campus and Modesto Maidique Campus is necessary.

Since the start of the semester there have been multiple occurrences where students have been forced to take later shuttles and/or mob-like scenes have broken out due to the increase in passengers this year.

With the addition of more routes, and more frequency of shuttle times during three high volume hours during the course of the work week, The Beacon must implore P&T to also consider the addition of a more organized system for the boarding of the GPE.

As it stands, getting onto these shuttles is a free-for-all which has led to near riots. Some students arrive up to 45 minutes early to patiently await the arrival of their designated shuttle. But even though these individuals arrive early they still have to fight tooth and nail to make it onto the GPE because of the bumrush that occurs at loading time.

The solution that The Beacon proposes is a pretty simple one. Add a sign at the bus stop that reads, “GPE line starts here.”

This sign would benefit both prospective passengers and the drivers of the GPE who have to risk life and limb when dealing with the mob.

I’m sure that the last thing Transportation wants is to call the University Police Department to come and restore order at the BBC shuttle stop, once again.