NITE RIDE Offers Extended Hours for Finals Week

University of Iowa Department of Public Safety will extend Nite Ride service hours during finals week. Nite Ride will operate on a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. schedule, starting at 10 p.m. Sunday, May 12 and ending at 6 a.m. Friday, May 17. Nite Ride will resume its normal hours—10 p.m. to 3 a.m.—on Friday May 17.

Nite Ride, operated by full-time UI security officers, provides safe transportation for women. For more information, visit police.uiowa.edu/services/nite-ride/.

Posted by police | 6 May 2013 | Tags: NITE RIDE, finals, hours

Nite Ride adds West Benton Street to route

Nite Ride, the free shuttle service offered to women on and near the University of Iowa campus by the UI Department of Public Safety, has expanded its west-side route. The route now includes West Benton Street, from Riverside Drive to Sunset Street. Nite Ride will continue its service to Studio Arts and Hawks Ridge (formerly The Lodge) on Highway 1. Nite Ride, staffed by full-time UI security officers, operates from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. seven days a week, year-round. Women can call 319-384-1111 for a free ride home. The shuttle can also be boarded Friday and Saturday nights at Clinton and Washington streets, just south of the Pentacrest, when it’s not transporting passengers. View a route map here (note that the map does not include Benton Street yet) visit police.uiowa.edu/services/nite-ride/ or contact Bill Searls, Associate Director of UI Public Safety, at 319-335-5022 for more information.

Posted by police | 7 March 2013 | Tags: nite ride, benton st, route