By Burton Speakman Q. How many buses does shuttles does the university own? A. University shuttle services own nine buses including the newly purchased 41-seat bus for the south off-campus route. Q. How does the university pay for the shuttle service? A. Shuttle services are run through the Parking Services. So all parking tickets and parking passes pay for the shuttles. Q. How many miles do the shuttles drive? A. The shuttles drive more than 4,000 miles each week that is equivalent to driving from New York to Los Angeles and then back to St. Louis each week. They travel more than 128,000 miles during the spring and fall semesters alone.

BGSU Shuttle stop: On Campus Route days and times.

Q. What other schools in Ohio have shuttles?

A. Kent State University (goes to other cities as well as around campus) and Miami University (private company- not done through the university) have existing shuttle services; Ohio University (called Jim to get opinion) is interested in starting a shuttle service. Ohio State University and University of Toledo provide students with city bus pass.

Q. How many drivers are does the university employ?

A. Low turnover- There are currently 17 drivers. Since the beginning of the Bowling Green State University shuttle system in 1989, there have only been 33 different shuttle drivers.

FACT:

Last year more than 500,000 students used the shuttle services. This is an increase of almost 100,000 riders from the year before nearly a 20 percent increase.

Sources: Shuttle Service computer records (stats)