SLUG: Shuttle Efficiency Ridley OC

PKG: 1:30-2:00
CRAMMED SHOULDER-TO-SHOULDER STANDING FOR THIRTY MINUTES EACH MORNING AND NIGHT CAN BE A DRAG. UNIVERSITY TOWN CENTER RESIDENCE AND HOWARD UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DEAL WITH THESE CONDITIONS DAILY JUST TO GET TO AND FROM CAMPUS. (TAKE VO) UNIVERSITY TOWN CENTER BETTER KNOWN AS UTC PAIRED WITH HOWARD UNIVERSITY IN 2011 OFFERING SHUTTLE SERVICES TO AND FROM CAMPUS. TODAY THIS SHUTTLE STILL FACES ISSUES THE RAISES CONCERNS FOR STUDENTS. (TAKE SOT)

(TAKE VO)

(TAKE SOT) (Collins/Resident)

BEING A STUDENT LIVING AT UTC..I DONT THINK THATS ACCOMIDATING. (TAKE VO)

(TAKE VO)

UTC OFFICIALS SAY THEY WANT TO OFFER BETTER SHUTTLE SERVICES FOR STUDENTS BUT HOWARD UNIVERSITY PULLED THEIR FUNDS IN 2012 COSTING UTC A 40,000 DOLLAR STRAIN EACH MONTH. (TAKE SOT)

(TAKE SOT) (Pyne/ UTC Leasing Manager)

THE MAJOR PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE SEEN.WE TRY THE BEST THAT WE CAN (TAKE VO)

(TAKE VO)

STUDENTS JASMINE HILL AND ASHLEY WILLIAMS HAVE BEEN DENIED SHUTTLE SERVICE DUE TO LACK OF SPACE. (TAKE SOT)

(TAKE SOT) HILL/WILLIAMS STUDENTS

AT THIS POINT WE HAVE TO GO CATCH THE METRO.AT 9:40 THIS ALEXANDRA RIDLEY REPORTING WITH BJ2 NEWS

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