201 Maple St Narragansett, Rhode Island 02881

For: GTech Project Professor Gidley University of Rhode Island Kingston, Rhode Island

By: Carly Vissicchio (editor) Megan Harrison Cory Wentworth Tanisha Amaral Emilie Fernando Due Date: November 13th, 2013

Table Of Contents: Executive Summary...2 Section 1: Bidder Background Information 1.1 Company Name...4 1.2 Company Address4 1.3 Brief Description of Company.4 1.4 Number of Years in Business...6 1.5 Goals and Objectives6 1.6 Company Mission Statement....7 Section 2: Corporate Capability 2.1 Description of Executive Team7 2.2 Why our company is a proper fit..11 Section 3: Research..12 Section 4: Services12 Section 5: Staffing Requirements 5.1 Staffing Requirements.15 Section 6: Marketing Strategy16 Section 7: Implementation 7.1 Hours of Operation..18 7.2 Season of Operation.18 7.3 Environmental Awareness Plan...18 Section 8: Customer Satisfaction 8.1 Managing dissatisfied customers.19 8.2 Managing injured customers19 8.3 Managing intoxicated or impaired customers///...20 8.4 Managing inability to provide service..20 Budget....20 Works Cited...21 Executive Summary: Our company plans to have a fast and easy transportation system to other Rhode Island schools for URI students. Some majors require courses at other schools such as nursing, pharmacy, and even psychology. These courses and clinicals are what force people to either use the RIPTA regularly or bring their car to school. For some, bringing a

car to school can be hard if you share a car with your family. Our goal is to provide these specific students with an alternative route of transportation so that they can refrain from being their car to school or wait on the RIPTA for their stop. The following proposal is designed to proposition our ideas and hopefully gain access to conducting these transportation systems. A quality proposal will always start off with the basic information of the company name, address, and number of years in business. This gives the reader a sense of the companys basic information so that they know what they will be reading about. The brief description of the company is intended to inform the reader of what our companys purpose is. It describes the use of both buses and cars as two different forms of transportation to the same destinations. Our routes are strictly for moving from one campus to another. We also provide our Mission Statement, which is to provide safe, reliable, and timely transportation for all of URIs students to outside campuses. This condenses all of our goals into a simple sentence. Another essential section to this proposal is the description of each executive member. It is important to know who is in charge and what they are contributing to the company. Describing their positions and qualifications shows their credentials and explains why they are appropriate to be a part of the executive team. Following this is the segment on our services and what we will be providing to the students. Without this section, the reader wouldnt know anything about the company and what it will be offering. We describe our services to possibly consist of about seven buses and four cars. We want to provide routes to each Rhode Island campus closest to us including the Narragansett, Providence, W. Alton Jones, and Kingston campuses. It also discusses our

plan on staffing and what our strategy will be on hiring a staff of quality. It will require resumes, applications, background checks, and driving records in order to apply. Staffing is vital to our company because we want to attain the greatest staff possible. Towards the end of the proposal, it examines our marketing strategy as well and how we want to sell our company to the public. Even when it comes to fundraising, we have to market in the most strategic way so that people will notice our company. Setting up booths, posting it on the Internet, and even face-to-face conversations can market our company advantageously. Following this is our segment on customer satisfaction, which is ultimately one of the most important sections in the proposal. Without satisfied customers, we would be an unsuccessful company and we describe ways of how to attract customers in a positive way. We hope to have a successful customer satisfaction rate and never disappoint anyone who uses our transportation systems. The final sector of this proposal lays out our budget and what we plan on spending as a start up business. The budget must consider the cost of all our transportation vehicles that we need. We also describe our plan to fundraise and contact alumni for donations towards paying off any loans that we would take out. Being a start up business can require a lot of money, but with fundraisers and loans we can start off successfully and pay it off as we go. Overall, our proposal describes each aspect of the company and how we plan on conducting our company for the benefit of the public. 1.1 Company Name: Rhody Routes 1.2 Company Address: 201 Maple Street, Narragansett, Rhode Island 1.3 Brief Description of Company:

The University of Rhode Island is known for its exceptionally spectacular nursing and pharmacy programs. However, once a student are declared in these majors, along with psychology and many others, you are required to attend courses at other universities. For students without cars, it can be hard to travel to these locations, which include the Narragansett, Providence, W. Alton Jones, and Kingston campuses. Although there is the RIPTA, or Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, most of the time it takes too long to get there and back. Our company was created to help students get to and from these schools quickly using not only buses, but also cars. These two forms of transportation offer students a necessary alternative to the RIPTA or using your own car. No more long RIPTA rides or wasting your own gas money just to get across towns for a required class or clinical. Our company introduces a direct route transit, as well as extra vehicles that can be rented, in order to make it there in time. Students struggle each and every day getting to and from certain classes that are offered at places other than the University of Rhode Island. If our company were to be implemented on campus, these certain students would have easier access to transporting back and forth instead of using their own car or waiting longer on the RIPTA. When it comes to our company, we want to reduce the amount of traveling and take the students directly to the schools and universities for their class and/or clinical. A fellow student once said, I have to bring my car to school next year because my major requires me to take clinicals at other schools. For families who are unable to share their vehicle, this can pose an issue for the student in these certain majors. However, if we were to apply our two new systems of transportations, those students wouldnt have to worry about bringing their own car to school. Our public transportation, as well as the

extra cars, has one purpose only and that is to take students to and from a multitude of schools outside of Kingston, Rhode Island. In order to use these vehicles, you must first register and sign up before gaining access to drive. After they have registered and been approved, they must submit a schedule to one of our employees showing where and when they need to go. There will always be gas in the car, so the student will never have to worry about filling up. Payment will be determined by the number of hours that the car is being used. There will be multiple vehicles stationed at the university, so students wont have to wait to rent a car. If a student would like to consistently rent a car for a long period of time, there can be a discount implemented as one specific payment instead of paying by the day.

1.4 Number of Years in Business: Since we are a start up business, we want to start gaining awareness, raising money, and interview for employees as soon as possible. We hope to make exceptional progress within the first year and hopefully have a staff and multitude of customers. We estimate that by the end of 2014, we will be on our feet and no longer a start up company, but functioning sufficiently. 1.5 Goals and Objectives of Company: The goal of our company is to attract URI students to want to use our transportation system to their benefit. We hope that they will be enticed to use our buses and cars to travel to and from their classes. Our goal is to reduce the amount of cars on campus by providing transportation to outside schools. Students wont feel obligated to take their familys car to school due to classes and clinicals at other campuses. If our system were to be implemented on the URI Kingston Campus, there will be fewer cars on campus and more people taking

buses and renting our hybrid vehicles. Education is our main objective and we dont want the URI students to have difficulties transferring to and from campuses.

1.6 Mission Statement:(rough): Our goal is to provide safe, reliable, and timely transportation for all of URIs students to outside campuses. We focus on not only public transportation, but also rentable vehicles.

2.1 Description of Executive Team: Each member of our team has a specific, yet important role in this company. It is our job to maintain a successful business and keep our customers satisfied. Name and Title Description of Job Carly Vissicchio The presidents role is to (President/CEO) communicate, implement, and create the organizations mission and overall vision of our company. It is the presidents job to lead and guide the staff towards success by overseeing all that goes on. Without the president, there would be no head role to direct the company down a prosperous path. The president will act as an entrepreneur to the position by identifying and pursuing new opportunities to expand its impact in meeting the needs of URI students. They will also ensure that appropriate strategies are developed and implemented and that the staff reflects the experience to our customers. The president has to enforce the knowledge and abilities required to meet the challenges of the future and be able to overcome any obstacle Qualifications Carly has a four-year degree in business and a graduate degree in business management. She also has ten years of experience in a mid-sized organization as a head position. In order for someone to be this position, they are required to have a four-year degree, as well as a graduate degree in business management, business finance, or any other fields similar to this. Her qualifications have fit the requirements and she certainly fulfills her duties in this position.

that they are given. If there are any problems and questions that the staff may have, it is the presidents duty to handle anything, no matter what it is.

Cory Wentworth Corys role as manager requires him to have suitable people (General skills, as well as distinguish the Manager) difference between management and leadership. A manager must have the ability to facilitate a group of employees, while still acting as a leader. Cory has two major roles in our company. It is his job to facilitate the hiring for our employees as well as have a successful plan of implementation for all of our services. He will organize the season and hours of operation and an adequate environmental plan so that our services are environmentally friendly as well. We want to conserve as much energy as possible, while using quality vehicles for effective transportation. The manager will

Cory has the ability to work well with others and relays clear and concise messages when necessary. He has a bachelors degree in business management and is a Certified Associate Business Manager. Although this certification is not required for the position, it helps his credentials exponentially. In order to withhold this position, you must have experience as a manager at another company. He surely fits all the qualifications for this position and is a positive addition to our company.

Tanisha Amaral (HR/IT Representative)

conduct the interviews for potential new employees and he will decide who is adequate enough for the position. We thoroughly trust his opinion on certain applicants because he will choose people with clean drug tests, positive background checks, and a spotless driving record. It is especially critical for our manager to consider the environmental aspect to our transportation because not only will it save us money, but also do our part to reduce the harm to our environment. In order to be a successful manager, you have to be empathetic, persuasive, focused, and truthful. Although HR and IT are two separate roles; Tanisha has two sets of skills that fulfill these two duties. Her job is to not only come up with a marketing strategy, but also to aid in helping with customer satisfaction. This means that she will help the manager with future employees, as well as help with any dissatisfied customers. When she is not interacting with customers, she will be in charge of launching and promoting our companys services to the public. Her technology skills are what assist her with marketing our company and advertising our services to the students of URI. People wont know about our company without broadcasting our services through the Internet and other social networks. Rapid communication can increase productivity and awareness of our company. Technology can also be used to answer customer

Tanisha has a bachelors degree in computer science and certification in software products. Although you do not need this certification, it benefited her for this position and showed experience in working with technology. It is required to have at least three years of experience in a workplace involving technology, as well as experience with communication and interacting with customers. Her previous occupations involved social media experience as well, which shows familiarity with marketing and advertising. Her skills include being analytical, organized, and personable and prove her to be appropriate for this role.

Emilie Fernando (Director of Transportation)

questions through email, realtime chat sessions or even through a telephone routing system that connects a customer to an available customer service agent. IT and HR can connect by using certain forms of technology to help any disgruntled customers and help us figure out a way to fix any problems for the future. To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The Director of Transportation is in charge of our vehicles and making sure they run smoothly. Not only is the head of maintenance, but also making sure the interior of each and every vehicle is clean and comfortable for the customers. Although we plan on hiring maintenance employees, Emilie will be in charge and overlook the overall upkeep of each vehicle. He must report back to the company whether it is positive or negative feedback about the services. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Physical ability is also required as well because it does involve a lot of movement when it comes to maintenance. On top of maintenance, it is the directors job to ensure compliance with federal and state requirements for the vehicles. Also, since he will be overlooking certain employees, he will review qualifications for potential employees and makes recommendations for selection. He will also work closely with

It may seem like a like of requirements for a certain occupation, but he certainly has the qualifications for this position. He has a bachelors degree in business and over six years of experience in the transportation business. He has worked with numerous transportation companies prior to ours. In order to prosper in this occupation, you must have technical and statistical skills in order to work in maintenance. It is also important to be informed on Microsoft applications such as Word and Excel in order to conduct certain information. His expertise and knowledge in this field make him especially suitable for this role.

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Megan Harrison (Treasurer)

school officials and implement efficient routes and time schedules. As the role of Treasurer, you have one main focus for the company and that is to oversee and present budgets, accounts and financial statements. Megans emphasis is on money and the budget for our transportation service. However, there are two separate budgets that need to be considered. It includes the cost of implementation and the cost of the first year of operation. As time progresses, her job as Treasurer will be to ensure an appropriate financial system so that money will never be an issue for us. She will also find ways of fundraising and ensure that the use of fundraised money will be put towards the company. She will prepare and present certain budgets if we ever have new or ongoing work as well. Also, this title entails managing bank accounts, set up appropriate systems for bookkeeping, and ensure everyone handling money keeps proper records and documentation. We will certainly higher a committee of people to work with her and handle the money aspect of our company.

She has a bachelors degree in accounting and has the Certified Treasury Professional certification. Her previous job was a small business, but she still obtained experience working with money for over three years. This proved her skills of analytical thinking, strong attention to detail, time management skills to meet deadlines, administer priorities and guide a company's financial policies and financial operating procedures sensibly and cost-effectively.

2.2 Description of why Bidders company is the proper fit for the URI Transportation Service: Our company is the right fit for the URI Transportation Service because it provides an alternative way to transport students to and form outside schools. URIs main priority is education and helping students succeed for their future after graduation. If

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certain students are unable to get to their courses off campus, they wont be able to complete their required classes and possibly be behind on their credits. Our company wants to provide a service that is strictly focused on education and make it easier for students to take classes elsewhere. Since we want to be an independent company, not a branch off of RIPTA, we must gain our own license in order to be fully on our own. After working through all the paperwork and applications, we were able to achieve a license to be an entirely independent company. We wanted to be self-regulated so that we didnt have to branch off of RIPTA and include any other stops other than the ones at other schools. Our planned transportation route is strictly for stops at other universities and a system like this can be beneficial on the URI campus. It will reduce the amount of cars on campus and relieve families of stress and money issues that come with having a car at school. The students wont have to spend as much money on their parking passes, gas, and especially tickets. This will be especially appealing to the parents of these students because then they will be able to save their money and keep their car at home. These students need a system like ours and it would only benefit the URI students if it were to be implemented on campus. 3. Research: (see end of proposal) 4. Services: Our startup company will offer direct access to transportation from one campus to the other. The University of Rhode Island four campuses in total. These include the Narragansett, Providence, W. Alton Jones, and Kingston campuses. College students that are located within these four campuses will be offered a way of transportation from the

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Kingston campus to another campus. We have concluded that the number of buses would be determined by the distance of the main campus, the South Kingston Campus, to any of the other three campuses. The distance of the South Kingston campus to another overall calculates the amount of wait time students will have to go through. For example, it would be completely unreasonable for our transportation system to offer one bus that goes directly comes from the South Kingston campus to Providence. Providence is estimated to be 40 minutes away from South Kingston, and adding on the other 40 minutes for the bus to come back, that is a total of 80 minutes for each interval. For this reason alone, we have decided to have two buses dedicated for the Kingston to Providence route. Half would overall cut down this way the wait for this specific route. As one bus departs from the Kingston campus, there would be a bus traveling back from Providence. Overall, we plan on having a total of seven buses for our transportation system. We are looking out for the students of URI and want to provide a way to ease the struggles they may face to get to classes that are located in in other campuses. There are already other means of transportation but with our added system, it would provide more assistance. We plan on having an additional bus for traveling from the South Kingston campus to the Narragansett campus, which is approximately 15 minutes away. Much like the providence campus, the last campus, W. Alton Jones, is around 35 minutes away. With this much time from the South Kingston campus, 2 more additional buses are needed. There are many students in the South Kingston campus that have difficulties with traveling to internships they may have. We also plan on providing students with a direct transportation system to any other locations that our bus transportation will not cover. We

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plan to run a well functioning car rental system that will further more ease the college experience.

Description of Buses and Cars: In order for the students to identify our company transportation service, we are planning on designing our vehicles with a bright green color for the base. This is followed by our company name on of each side of the bus, or car, imprinted with a red tone. This makes our vehicles, both buses and cars, to be easily seen by the students. We are choosing to print our name with the color blue in order to bring attention to the company name and highlight it. With green in the background, it is easier to differentiate our vehicles from others. The green is also makes it easy on the eye for the students when our transportation vehicles are seen around campus.

Pricing/Fees: Our transportation system will offer transit between the South Kingston campus and the other campuses with a fee of $2.00. A transfer will include an additional .50 cents during the allotted time of one hour. One-day passes will be offered for $6.00, 7-day passes for $23.00, a monthly pass for $62.00. We find these to be a reasonable and affordable way for college students to get to place to place. Each payment plan offers different ways of paying, each with ways that may accommodate an individual more than others. Our car service will be offered to the students with a fee of $7.25 an hour or $50.00 a day. With gas and insurance included, we find that these fees will be reasonable

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for any student that may need to rent a car for internships or any other school related destinations. Proof of attendance in the University is required and also the schedule/destination of where the car will need to travel to must also be shown in order go through the renting process.

Maintenance: Each and every day, our buses/cars will return to the base parking lot located in Narragansett. At this point, the vehicles will be inspected before use the following day. We are very much aware of the importance of the students and staff safety that will be using our transformational system. This includes tire checks for proper inflation or signs of any damage, inspection of the under carriage for leaks, proper functioning lights, and vents for air conditioning for comfortable travels. Other inspections also include fluid check for brakes, oil, and power steering.

5.1 Staffing Requirements:

The employee selection process is, of course, of the utmost importance. We will have online applications on our website, and when we narrow it down to the applicants we are interested in, we will set up an interview with them. Those who pass our interview will be given a background check for criminal records. Driving applicants are subject to background checks of driving records. All employees will be given a drug test (as aforementioned on our application) before they are hired and entered into the system. Our employees will include bus drivers, maintenance workers, and customer service.

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Accepted employees will be given a polo shirt with the company logo and a nametag/badge to identify that they are affiliated with the company. Bus drivers have the same uniform, but with a short brimmed hat with a bus insignia on it. If a bus is late by more than 15 minutes we will give a voucher for a free ride. If a bus breaks down by any chance, we will send out one of our backup buses immediately and will give the riders a free voucher for their next ride. If a rented car breaks down we will send out maintenance to fix the car or to get it towed, and we will supply another car right away. If by any chance the vehicles are all in use, we will make sure that someone is there as quickly as possible to transport the customer to where they need to go. If maintenance is unable to fix it right away, we will have a driver use a different car to take you to where you need to be. We plan on replying to our customers concerns as quickly as possible. No matter what the problem may be, we want to do our best to keep the customers satisfied. Despite any possible issues, we will do what it takes to fix any sort of possible issue.

6. Marketing Strategy:

In order to launch the Rhody Route transportation service, our corporation has decided to devise a strategy to launch, promote, and implement it. The first step in the process of launching the service raising awareness to what Rhody Routes wants to do. To do this, we have to advertise and broadcast our services intentions for the students of URI. Rhody Routes plans to advertise across each campus that will be covered by our transportation service. We will incorporate flyers, social media, radio advertisements, and online communication with students.

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The second step in this process is to raise funds to assist in financing our corporation and to help draw as much attention to our service as possible. This strategy not only raises funds, but spreads the word of the service we are trying to bring to students. In addition to fundraising, we plan to ask for donations from past URI alumni. As past students of the school, many of them being of the majors we are targeting, they understand the struggle of finding transportation to their designated academic activities.

The third step in our marketing strategy is to see who would be interested in our service. An important part of finding out who needs Rhody Route is to survey students entering many of the popular traveling majors. We will partner with the school to administer a quick and easy survey to the students to see who needs to go where and how many vehicles we will need to accommodate them. We plan to use social networking and interactive school communications, such as emails, to question students in popular URI majors that require transportation to and from campuses. Since many of the buses available to the campus thus far are packed with students traveling for recreational purposes, we plan on emphasizing the objective of our company which is to provide transportation for students who need to reach clinical labs, internships, etc. at our neighboring campuses. With this objective in mind, our company understands the importance of broadcasting the quick and easy transportation our service provides from campus to campus. By promoting our services through URI emails to students, those who require traveling assistance to other campuses will see our service as a more reliable method for reaching their destination.

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The results of the marketing strategy will be measured by the number of vehicles we have in use to and from each campus.

7. Implementation: Since class times only run from 8am and can finish at 9:45pm there needs to be a small window before and after the classes so students can get to their class and home in a timely fashion.

7.1 Hours of operation: 6am11pm

7.2 Seasonal operation: FallSpring Semesters

7.3 Environmental awareness plan: Although hybrid and clean diesel vehicles are more expensive, they are the most eco-friendly. They also have a greater longevity so it will be cheaper in the long run. The company has decided to go with New Clean Diesel vehicles for the buses. They run around $425,000 and have a 12 year life span. They follow more industry standards, including wheelchair accessibility. Much cheaper than the New Hybrid, and much safer and more reliable than a refurbished diesel, the only negative about the clean diesel buses is that it takes a year to acquire them. For more $200,000 more, a new hybrid could be purchased but the only things it offers that the clean diesel does not quieter operation, a slightly improved fuel economy, and reduced maintenance. The clean diesel is the choice for us and due to its higher MPG it will save gas and thus release less emissions into the atmosphere. As for the cars go, hybrids will be purchased

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such as a Toyota Prius or a Ford Fusion Hybrid, mostly for their higher fuel economy and safety ratings.

8. Customer Satisfaction: 8.1: When dealing with the bus service, any customers who desire to speak to a company manager in regards to their previous bus ride will be put in direct contact with one. Should the situation call for action to take place, the customers next bus ride will be free. With the car rentals, should a customer be in need of a refund, a portion of their total payment will be returned to them. 8.2: With the bus service, extreme measures are taken to guarantee the safety and wellbeing of the customers. Our busses are fully equipped to provide service to any and all customers, regardless of any disabilities or limitations. Rhody Routes proudly assumes the responsibility of going to any measure necessary to safely accommodate all passengers. If any customer desires to be in contact with the company in regards to safety or injury, they will be in contact with our companys headquarters to figure out a solution that satisfies both the customer and company. With the car rentals, our cars are guaranteed to be safe for all travelers. If safety is a concern within one of our cars, the client will be put in contact with the companys headquarters to have a professional service the car and assure that optimal safety is acquired. Customers are required to have signed a liability form at registration prior to taking out the car. With this form, the company is not held responsible for the drivers damage but will still have the coverage to take care of any damage that should occur.

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8.3: Our buses will be equipped with ramps to manage any disabled or impaired customers. Our cars will require the customer bring their own certified proof of impairment or disability to be in our records and shown in the vehicle. 8.4: If a bus is unavailable due to unforeseen circumstances, a back-up bus will be sent out on the former bus route as quickly as possible. Payment for that bus trip will be decreased due to any waiting or inconvenience it may cause. If one of the rental cars is unavailable to a customer, discounts can be provided to the customer for their next experience with our service.

Budget:

Through loans and grants from the bank, donations from The University of Rhode Island alumni, and fundraising, Rhody Routes could be established as a start up company. The cost of implementation for Rhody Routes is about $50 million.

Rhody Routes transportation service currently has seven buses, two of which are back up in case any others have issues, and four cars. Each bus is estimated to cost $400,000. For the cars, which are Toyota Priuss, they are estimated to cost $24,000 to purchase. The reasoning for buying Toyota Priuss was to become a more green company and overall to save a significant amount of money towards gas. Rhody Routes buses run on ultra low sulfur fuel, which is the least expensive gas provided. Each bus holds 60 gallons of gas in its tank costing around $200 a day to fill.

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Within the first year of operation Rhody Routes has many financial expectations. Since Rhody Routes is in association with the University of Rhode Island, we plan to be funded by the state of Rhode Island as well. In order to operate, Rhody Routes will be receiving a significant amount of money from gas taxes, parking fees, and tolls. It is projected Rhody routes will receive an amount of 5.50 cents of gas per gallon from the states tax on gas. The company is expected to see a 15% share of revenue from tolls and parking fees. The amount of passengers of Rhody Routes is expected to increase therefore receiving higher revenue.

With the starting cost of Rhody Routes being around $50 million, the first year of operation budget is expected to double to $100 million.

The estimated yearly budget for Rhody Routes transportation service is $101,000,000.

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We hope you consider our company as a possible transportation system at the University of Rhode Island. Our company wants to reduce the amount of cars on campus and increase the use of buses and rented cars. This will decrease the amount of money that students spend on gas, parking passes, and especially parking tickets. The university requires certain students for certain majors to travel elsewhere for class requirements and we would like to provide an easier way to do this. Not only will it benefit the school, but also the travels of the students.

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