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Blue "Greenie" bus making a stop at Case Western Reserve University
The Greenie Shuttle Bus is a colloquial name given to the shuttle buses that operate in the University Circle area of Cleveland, Ohio. The majority however, are blue; the name comes from their original green color. The Greenies have not been colored green for several decades, though the affectionate title has stuck.
In spring of 2005 there were several protests on the Case Western Reserve University campus regarding the hiring policies of and poor management by Standard Parking, the company in charge of the Greenies.
In spring of 2008 the Greenies were outfitted with GPS devices to make their positions trackable online, accurate to within 20 seconds (see External Links). Further plans call for the installation of signposts at significant stops that provide the time until the next bus.
However as many students will share, the GPS system only works if the buses are moving on schedule, and it is often faster to walk 20 minutes across campus than to wait for a bus that should arrive in 1-2 minutes. While this has been improved upon in recent years with the actions of the Student Government and complaints of drivers stopping for smoking breaks behind the village that were effectively dealt with, traffic due to construction and poorly designed traffic patterns still plague the greenies.
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Types of Greenie Buses
There are many different types of Greenie buses, some of which are not documented on the official Greenie web site. Currently in operation are:
Circle Link
Provides service between the north and south sides of the CWRU campus from 6:15am–5:30pm Mon-Sat and 12:00pm–5:30pm Sun.[1]
Evening Shuttle North Loop
Provides service between the north and south sides of the CWRU campus from 5:15pm–12:30am[1]
Evening Shuttle South Loop
Provides service from University Circle to Coventry Village from 5:15pm–12:30am[1]
Commuter Shuttle
Provides service around the CWRU campus and the University Hospitals of Cleveland[1]
UCRC Route
Connects the Urban Child Research Center with the main Case campus[1]
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