[120] in UA Exec
Re: Shuttle services
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alexandra Jordan)
Tue Nov 3 03:03:53 2009
Cc: hwkns@mit.edu, UA Executive Board <ua-exec@mit.edu>,
UA Senate <ua-senate@mit.edu>, ua-csl-chairs@mit.edu
From: Alexandra Jordan <amjordan@MIT.EDU>
To: Paul Baranay <pbaranay@mit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <71c951390911022327o1e225f00n418f2b04b82a50fd@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 03:03:41 -0500
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Also, I think it would be great if CSL could bring in the AILG on
these talks. We met with Steve Baker tonight from the AILG, and he
said they are going to be talking about their potential involvement
with SafeRide at the next meeting. Personally, I think the AILG is a
great answer to saving the SafeRide program, and they could probably
benefit from both student support and the data concerning SafeRide.
They currently provide grants and low-interest loans to FSILGs, and I
think there is potential for them to endow SafeRide or at least help
subsidize operations.
Alex
On Nov 3, 2009, at 2:27 AM, Paul Baranay wrote:
> Could you give the names of these students? I've seen various
> emails from them (on dorm lists), but I don't know if that's the
> complete team. I feel that it's kind of awkward to continually
> refer to them as "these kids in that Course 15 class."
>
> - Paul
>
> On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 2:22 AM, Daniel Hawkins <hwkns@mit.edu> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Just so we're all on the same page, since this is being brought up
> in multiple forums, there is a group of students doing a project for
> 15.279 that involves budget cuts and shuttle services. I've copied
> their proposal below. CSL is helping them get the data they need
> (I'm waiting on a response from Larry Brutti in Parking and
> Transportation), and when they finish their work, if we like it, we
> may present their report to Senate to see if the UA wants to approve
> it and help with dissemination. If you want to get involved with
> this and you haven't talked to a CSL member, please send an e-mail
> to ua-csl-chairs.
>
> -hwkns
>
>
> Given the recent economic downturn, MIT formed the Budget Task Force
> in order to reduce costs. The Task Force sent out a report that
> included cutting the budget for MIT shuttles. The Undergraduate
> Association, UA, responded with a series of potential alternative
> recommendations. In our report, we are going to analyze the UA's
> shuttle recommendations and provide a detailed plan for cost
> reduction.
>
> This report will be addressed to Larry Brutti, Operations Manager
> for MIT Parking and Transportation, Chris Columbo, Dean for Student
> Life, and Israel Ruiz, core leader of the Budget Task Force and Vice
> President of Finance.
>
> As part of our analysis, we will look into the number of users of
> each shuttle and its frequency of route, in respect to its operating
> cost. Additionally, we will examine possible overlapping routes and
> the usage fees for NextBus, the current shuttle tracking system.
> Further, we plan to explore sources of funding that would balance
> the proposed budget cuts.
>
> We will obtain the data for our report through the following
> research sources:
> Task Force Preliminary Report.
> UA Response to the Institute Wide Planning Task Force Preliminary
> Report.
> Past statistics on shuttle usage, routes, and cost through Larry
> Brutti, the Department of Parking and Transportation, and the
> Panhellenic Association.
> Student interviews/surveys.
> After analyzing the data we gather, we will present a cost reduction
> plan for MIT shuttle services.
>
__________________________________
Alexandra Jordan
MIT 2011
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science
Political Science
amjordan@mit.edu
916.813.7740
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-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Also, I think it would be great =
if CSL could bring in the AILG on these talks. We met with Steve Baker =
tonight from the AILG, and he said they are going to be talking about =
their potential involvement with SafeRide at the next meeting. =
Personally, I think the AILG is a great answer to saving the SafeRide =
program, and they could probably benefit from both student support and =
the data concerning SafeRide. They currently provide grants and =
low-interest loans to FSILGs, and I think there is potential for them to =
endow SafeRide or at least help subsidize =
operations.<div><br></div><div>Alex</div><div><br><div><div>On Nov 3, =
2009, at 2:27 AM, Paul Baranay wrote:</div><br =
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give the names of these students? I've seen various emails from =
them (on dorm lists), but I don't know if that's the complete =
team. I feel that it's kind of awkward to continually refer to =
them as "these kids in that Course 15 class."<br> <br>- Paul<br><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 2:22 AM, Daniel Hawkins =
<span dir=3D"ltr"><<a =
href=3D"mailto:hwkns@mit.edu">hwkns@mit.edu</a>></span> =
wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px =
solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: =
1ex;"> Hi all,<br><br>Just so we're all on the same page, since this is =
being brought up in multiple forums, there is a group of students doing =
a project for 15.279 that involves budget cuts and shuttle =
services. I've copied their proposal below. CSL is helping =
them get the data they need (I'm waiting on a response from Larry Brutti =
in Parking and Transportation), and when they finish their work, if we =
like it, we may present their report to Senate to see if the UA wants to =
approve it and help with dissemination. If you want to get =
involved with this and you haven't talked to a CSL member, please send =
an e-mail to ua-csl-chairs.<br> <br>-hwkns<br><br><br><blockquote =
style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt =
0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class=3D"gmail_quote">Given the recent =
economic downturn, MIT formed the Budget Task Force in order to reduce =
costs. The Task Force sent out a report that included cutting the budget =
for MIT shuttles. The Undergraduate Association, UA, responded with a =
series of potential alternative recommendations. In our report, we are =
going to analyze the UA's shuttle recommendations and provide a detailed =
plan for cost reduction.<br> <br>This report will be addressed to Larry =
Brutti, Operations Manager for MIT Parking and Transportation, Chris =
Columbo, Dean for Student Life, and Israel Ruiz, core leader of the =
Budget Task Force and Vice President of Finance.<br> <br>As part of our =
analysis, we will look into the number of users of each shuttle and its =
frequency of route, in respect to its operating cost. Additionally, we =
will examine possible overlapping routes and the usage fees for NextBus, =
the current shuttle tracking system. Further, we plan to explore sources =
of funding that would balance the proposed budget cuts.<br> <br>We will =
obtain the data for our report through the following research =
sources:<br><ol><li>Task Force Preliminary Report.</li><li>UA Response =
to the Institute Wide Planning Task Force Preliminary =
Report.</li><li>Past statistics on shuttle usage, routes, and cost =
through Larry Brutti, the Department of Parking and Transportation, and =
the Panhellenic Association.</li> <li>Student =
interviews/surveys.</li></ol>After analyzing the data we gather, we will =
present a cost reduction plan for MIT shuttle services.<br></blockquote> =
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"><div>__________________________________</div><div>Alexandra =
Jordan</div><div><br></div><div>MIT 2011</div><div>Earth, Atmospheric, =
and Planetary Science</div><div>Political =
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href=3D"mailto:amjordan@mit.edu">amjordan@mit.edu</a></div><div>916.813.77=
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