ptoto by Taras Kotth
Campus shuttle expands service
BY ANTHONY PELLICO
portation to school. According to Jiang,
th e only way to improve th e shuttle ser
vice would be to “ send more busses.”
Between Roger Rook and the communi
While Jiang may not solely rely on the
ty center is a roundabout for public tra n sh u ttle, for o th e r stu d en ts like Adrian
sit. There, one will find th e bus stop for Brown, a returning student at CCC, it is
the TriMet transportation system, as well th e only way to and from school.
The shuttle has become so popular, that
as th e free CCC Xpress shuttle.
Between th e th ree sh u ttles there are
two routes, one th a t goes back and forth
to th e Oregon City cam pus and one th at
stops at th e Harmony campus and then
m akes its way to th e Oregon City cam
pus. All th ree shuttles pick up and drop
off at th e Clackamas Town Center TriMet
station.
Prior to w inter term , there were only
two shuttles. Due to its increasing pop
ularity as a viable form of transportation
for students, a third shuttle was added to
some days it is completely full.
accom modate th e high dem and.
“It was a huge concern to see students
“The increase w e’re tracking is close to
20 p erc en t,” said Luke N orm an, tra n s w ho w ere tu rn e d away an d unab le to
portation system coordinator at CCC, in board,” said N orm an. “In response to
growth ridership, w e’ve added m ore ser
regards to th e rise in shuttle ridership.
For Nan Jiang, a first-year student at vice for th e w inter term .”
Mike Golden, a CCC Xpress shuttle driv
CCC, th e sh u ttle is a nice convenience,
although it is not her only means of trans er who has been transporting students to
Do you struggle w ith getting to school?
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“It was a huge concern
to see students who
were turned away and
unable to board.”
- Luke Norman
school since spring term of 2015, is a key
factor in th e safety and reliability of this
service. Golden’s route is the direct line
from Clackamas Town Center to the CCC
Oregon City campus.
According to Golden, after the addition
of the third shuttle, he only notices a rush
during th e night.
“The last two runs of th e shift th e re’s
only one shuttle, so it gets really busy,”
said Golden.
Part tim e student Liz Miller suggested
more shuttle run times during finals week.
More updates to th e shuttle are also a
possibility in th e future as a result of the
$90 million bond passed by voters in 2014.
Norman has expressed th e possibility of
adding an additional shuttle stop near the
Clairmont parking lot at th e Oregon City
campus due to th e construction activity
shutting down sections of th e large Bar-
low parking lot.
W ith th e c o n s tru c tio n ta k in g away
parking o p tio n s for stu d e n ts, and th e
Clairm ont parking lot being located far
from many other campus buildings and
facilities, th e shuttle would prevent stu
dents from having to take long walks in
th e rain, and help p revent th em from
being late to class. The proposed shuttle
extension would likely run between Clair
m ont and the current shuttle stop located
by Roger Rook and the Community Center.
For students who need other transpor
tation alternatives and don’t live near the
shuttle stops, they can purchase TriMet
passes at the Oregon City campus book
store, although Golden advises to use the
shuttle if possible.
“From w hat kids are telling me, it takes
roughly an hour on TriMet because you
have all th e stops, versus 15 m inutes on
my sh u ttle,” said Golden.
If th e sh u ttle is n o t an o ption, w ith
proof of enrollment, students will receive
a 10 p erc en t d isco u n t o n th e ir TriMet
passes, w hich includes access to b o th
TriMet’s bus system and MAX light rail.
An u p dated sh u ttle schedule can be
found in th e com m unity cen ter a t th e
Oregon City campus for more information.
You can also visit www.clackamas.edu/
transportation to view shuttle tim es. For
those who have questions and concerns
for N orm an, th ey can contact h im via
em ail at: luke.norman@ clackamas.edu.
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