The Michigan Daily-Thursday, September 6, 1979-Page E-9 Makin' By JOHN SINKEVICS It's early Saturday evening and you're just raring to gosee Manhattan for the fourth time at Briarwood. But your friend cancelled out, and now you haven't a ride. Never fear: public tran- sportation can provide just the service needed for emergencies like this. stop sig The city and the University both offer Dial-A-] relatively inexpensive modes& of tran- where t sportation via buses and vans. The Ann single Arbor Transportation Authority problem (AATA) operates several different forced types of service including: creases * Dial-A-Ride, which services the probabl Ann Arbor area with direct pick-up The U anywhere in the city. It costs 35 cents routes t per ride. North C " Direct bus lines, which feature Ann Ar eight separate routes in the Ann Arbor- students Ypsilanti area on weekdays. The cost of pus at B a one-way trip is 35 cents and the bright Northw purple buses also provide a special school Saturday service. every 1 * Special handicap services, which limited: provide transportation in Dial-A-Ride It is u vans for the elderly and those confined buses w to wheelchairs. Dial-A-Ride operates on complai Saturdays only to service the han- Univers dicapped. to 3:15; a.m. on BUS ROUTES are marked with bus extende tracks the A2 way City offers several codes of public transit gns, and it is possible to take Ride to any bus transfer point, ransportation is provided for a 35-cent fee. However, recent ns with the AATA budget have city planners to call for in- in Dial-A-Ride fares, which will y be in effect this fall. Jniversity also runs several bus o service both students living on Campus and commuters in the bor area. The blue buses pick up s without charge on North Cam- 3ursley Hall, Baits Housing, and ood Housing. During the regular year, the buses run at least 0 minutes during the day with service at night. uncertain how late at night the ill run this year, but student ints in the past have convinced ity officials to extend bus hours a.m. on weekends and to 2:30 weeknights. If the hours are not d, regular bus hours will end at 12:30 a.m. on weeknights, 12:15 a.m. on Sundays, and 1:30 a.m. on Saturday. Students are dropped off or picked up on central campus at the Geddes Shelter in front of the C.C. Little Building, and some buses make an ad- ditional stop near the University Medical Center across from Couzens Hall. THE COMMUTER route extends from the Athletic Building on Hoover Street to a stop in front of the Michigan Union on State Street and also to the Geddes Shelter. During the school year, the Univer- sity also offers a "Nighthowl" van ser- vice intended for students on central campus who use the libraries at night. The vans pick up riders at half-hour in- tervals on S. University Street near the Undergraduate Library from 7:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. on weeknights. The vans make circular runs around the campus, stopping near most residence halls. There are also other private tran- sportation options available to students and Ann Arbor residents. Taxicabs are rather expensive, but they offer advan- tages such as 24-hour service and long- distance treks. THERE ARE TWO taxicab com- panies in Ann Arbor-Veterans Cabs and Ann Arbor Yellow and Checker CabCompany-and both offer round- the-clock availability, out-of-town tran- sportation, and delivery service. Cab rates are $1 for the initial fee plus 80 cents per mile. A typical trip in a taxi from the Michigan Union to Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti costs ap- proximately $6, while a trip to North Campus costs approximately $4. A trip to the Detroit Metropolitan Airport cost between $20 and $22, although the Air- ports Service Line, Inc. operates a group limousine service to Metro for only $6. Many newcomers to Ann Arbor may be surprised to see London-type doubledecker buses travelling the streets of the city. The Liberty Shut- tledeckers were purchased by a local organization called Ann Arbor Tomorrow in July 1978 from a British promotions company in Virginia. Even though fares are only ten cents, the buses have attracted few riders. JAN VAN HULL, chief operating of- ficer for the First Martin Corporation (a real estate development firm that operates the three buses), said the doubledeckers were not intended to earn a profit, but are in operation to provide "a different type of transpor- tation to the people of Ann Arbor and also in hopes of linking together the shopping areas around town." The bus routes extend from the South University shopping district to the Main St. shopping area. On Saturdays the buses extend their route to include the Farmer's Market. They travel every 15 minutes on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bus stop signs for the doubledeckers were recently put up around the Ann Arbor area marking the areas where riders can wait for the bright red vehicles. An additional route for the buses was added in May, and serves the Kerrytown and railroad areas during .lunch hours. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekdays, the buses stop at the Cafe Creole, both sides of Kerrytown, the Treasure Mart, and at the Gandy Dan- cer. The buses then circle an area bounded by Detroit Avenue, Depot Street, and Fifth Avenue before retur- ning to Liberty Street. Daily Photo by MAUREEN OMALLEY SITES SUCH AS this-an illegally parked car stocked with parking tickets-scare many city residents into using public transportation facilities. Ann Arbor Transportation Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA) Vehicles Buses Dial-a-Ride. vans Fares 35¢ (one-way)' 354 (one-way) Free Telephone 973-0300 973-1611 764-2485 764-2485 University campus service Buses First Martin Corp. Veterans Cabs Ann Arbor Yellow and Checker Cab Company Airport Service Line, incorporated Nighthowl vans Double-decker buses Taxicabs 104 (one-way) 994-5050 Free $1 plus 804/mile $1 plus 804/mile 662-4477 663-4545 663-3355 Taxicabs Daily Photo THE LIBERT SHUTTLEDECKER makes daily runs among the city's shopping, districts and the campus area. Each ride in the double-deckers costs a dime. CONTACT LENSES soft and hard* contact lenses $210.00 includes exam, fitting, dispensing, follow-up ,visits, starter kits, and 6 month checkup. * includes a second pair of hard lenses Dr. Paul C. 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