Grant to make Safe Ride more accessible
Kathleen Hunt
Issue date: 4/27/09 Section: News
"I'd most likely not use Safe Ride because I think there are usually people that need it more, like girls," he said.
Safe Ride has been an operating program on the UA campus since fall 2002, and in the 28 weeks of the 2008-09 school year, there have been more than 9,963 safe rides logged, said Mike Seither, associate director of Razorback Transit.
"We had a record of 640 rides during Row Week," Seither said, making the week one of the busiest times for Safe Ride of the school year.
Currently, Safe Ride manages three 12-passenger, high-top conversion vans, which cover the UA campus and the Fayetteville area.
But, with the grant given by the Women's Giving Circle, the Safe Ride Committee and the TPD hope that the Safe Ride program will be able to transport more students and cover more distance quickly.
Recently, the state of Arkansas passed legislation to create a statewide task force to review campus safety and security practices at all two- and four-year institutions.
According to Safe Campuses Now, campuses with late-night transit systems have lower crime rates and physical attacks than the campuses that don't, with a significant percentage gap between the two.
Members of the Women and Philanthropy Committee of the Campaign for the Twenty-First Century founded the Women's Giving Circle in 2002, and every year, members of the Women's Giving Circle donate money to UA projects, like the Safe Ride program.
Safe Ride has been an operating program on the UA campus since fall 2002, and in the 28 weeks of the 2008-09 school year, there have been more than 9,963 safe rides logged, said Mike Seither, associate director of Razorback Transit.
"We had a record of 640 rides during Row Week," Seither said, making the week one of the busiest times for Safe Ride of the school year.
Currently, Safe Ride manages three 12-passenger, high-top conversion vans, which cover the UA campus and the Fayetteville area.
But, with the grant given by the Women's Giving Circle, the Safe Ride Committee and the TPD hope that the Safe Ride program will be able to transport more students and cover more distance quickly.
Recently, the state of Arkansas passed legislation to create a statewide task force to review campus safety and security practices at all two- and four-year institutions.
According to Safe Campuses Now, campuses with late-night transit systems have lower crime rates and physical attacks than the campuses that don't, with a significant percentage gap between the two.
Members of the Women and Philanthropy Committee of the Campaign for the Twenty-First Century founded the Women's Giving Circle in 2002, and every year, members of the Women's Giving Circle donate money to UA projects, like the Safe Ride program.
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