What's the alternative?
Save an extra buck by switching over to another form of fuel efficient transportation
Kenneth Long
Issue date: 8/22/08 Section: News
A car isn't necessarily the only way to prowl SIUE?campus and the Edwardsville community.
Other options have become available for students, whether it is by foot, bus, bike or the increasingly popular scooter.
Junior music major David Dickerson of Hillsboro used to rely solely on his car for travel between his apartment in Cougar Village and campus. He then decided to invest in a 1981 Honda CVX scooter about five months ago.
"(The scooter) is more efficient because I live so close to school," Dickerson said. "It's not only fun but it's financially better."
Dickerson said his scooter, which gets about 40 miles per gallon, has helped save money on gas and has cut his car use.
"I use my car for long-distance drives," Dickerson said. "I still use it for grocery shopping too."
For those who prefer a less open air mode of transportation, Madison County Transit's bus routes run to places as close as downtown Edwardsville and extend as far as downtown St. Louis.
S.J. Morrison, MCT director of marketing and planning, said a large number of SIUE students use the Edwardsville 16, a bus that runs throughout Edwardsville, Glen Carbon and SIUE.
"The Edwardsville 16 is a tour bus of Edwardsville," Morrison said. "It circles through the major parts of the Edwardsville area."
Stops along the route include Wal-Mart, Target, Esic Drive and other convenient locations for students.
The cost for a one-way ride on the bus is 75 cents. Monthly passes can be purchased at Morris University Center's Information Desk for $37.50 for unlimited rides in the Madison County area.
Metrolink passes, which include buses to St. Louis, cost $50.
Morrison said the bus schedule is very easy to adapt to, with various ways of obtaining schedules, including an interactive Web site and their operator-assisted phone line, 931-RIDE.
"When in doubt, give us a call," Morrison said. "We're happy to help any new riders to the system."
Other options have become available for students, whether it is by foot, bus, bike or the increasingly popular scooter.
Junior music major David Dickerson of Hillsboro used to rely solely on his car for travel between his apartment in Cougar Village and campus. He then decided to invest in a 1981 Honda CVX scooter about five months ago.
"(The scooter) is more efficient because I live so close to school," Dickerson said. "It's not only fun but it's financially better."
Dickerson said his scooter, which gets about 40 miles per gallon, has helped save money on gas and has cut his car use.
"I use my car for long-distance drives," Dickerson said. "I still use it for grocery shopping too."
For those who prefer a less open air mode of transportation, Madison County Transit's bus routes run to places as close as downtown Edwardsville and extend as far as downtown St. Louis.
S.J. Morrison, MCT director of marketing and planning, said a large number of SIUE students use the Edwardsville 16, a bus that runs throughout Edwardsville, Glen Carbon and SIUE.
"The Edwardsville 16 is a tour bus of Edwardsville," Morrison said. "It circles through the major parts of the Edwardsville area."
Stops along the route include Wal-Mart, Target, Esic Drive and other convenient locations for students.
The cost for a one-way ride on the bus is 75 cents. Monthly passes can be purchased at Morris University Center's Information Desk for $37.50 for unlimited rides in the Madison County area.
Metrolink passes, which include buses to St. Louis, cost $50.
Morrison said the bus schedule is very easy to adapt to, with various ways of obtaining schedules, including an interactive Web site and their operator-assisted phone line, 931-RIDE.
"When in doubt, give us a call," Morrison said. "We're happy to help any new riders to the system."
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