UNM Parking and Transportation Services (PATS) announced recently that free ABQRide bus passes are now available to current UNM faculty and staff. To become eligible, faculty and staff must present both their Lobo ID and a current printout of their expanded record from the UNM directory.
Take that information to one the following locations to receive the special sticker on their ID:
Parking and Transportation Services (on the NW corner of University & Central)
UNM Bookstore
UNM Medical Bookstore (North Campus)
Student Union Building (Welcome Desk & Lobo Card Store)
Housing Services Administration Office (Upstairs La Posada)
The printout from the UNM directory can be found at UNM Directory. To get their expanded record, faculty and staff need to:
* search for their own name which will appear as a red link
* click on their name to get an expanded record
* print the page
“We are thrilled to have partnered with ABQRide in order to provide staff and faculty with the same quality program that students have enjoyed over the past year,” said Clovis Acosta, PATS Director. “This will increase the transit options that UNM needs, and it gives everybody the opportunity to help contribute to improved air quality for our community.”
To ride the bus, faculty and staff members need only to show their Lobo ID with the sticker on it to the bus driver. For more information about ABQRide routes, Park & Ride locations, or for help mapping a trip plan, faculty and staff can visit ABQ RIDE.
“With this program, staff and faculty will be in an even better position to consider alternative transportation options for their daily commute,” said Acosta.
The launch of this new program is just one of several initiatives PATS supports in order to provide more commute choices, improve air quality, and reduce congestion. For more information about alternative transportation options available to you, visit Parking and Transportation Services and click on “alternative transportation.”
For more information visit: Parking and Transportation Services or contact Brian Kilburn at bkilburn@parking.unm.edu.
Media Contact: Benson Hendrix, (505) 277-1816; e-mail: bhendrix@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at September 3, 2008 04:39 PM