Just for clarification, Augustana is paying $1000 up front for the service;
The college has agreed to spend up to $1,000 this semester, which equates to 1,000 individual bus rides.
The irony is that our mayor has pushed for higher rates on paratransit and fixed routes. These higher rates affect the working poor mostly. Yet the city decides to team up with Mike’s best buddy, Rob Oliver, to give free rides to private university students. Why not include the University Center and SE Tech?
First we give Augustana a cut rate on using the Arena for basketball and now we are giving the students free rides. Even with the $1000 buy in, taxpayers will still be subsidizing these rides.
I wonder if the bus stop in front of Augie will be next to the Huether Tennis Courts?