UMD DOTS avoids Shuttle-UM cuts with steep fee increase
The Board of Regents approved the DOTS request for an about 16.4 percent Shuttle-UM fee increase, which will cost students roughly $44 more per semester.
UMD DOTS says Shuttle-UM routes could see cuts without proposed student fee hike
The Department of Transportation Services is proposing a 16.4 percent student fee increase to “balance the books” for years ahead.
UMD secures nearly $40 million grant to electrify bus fleet
There has been institutional and student support for this university to convert Shuttle-UM to electric buses for several years.
UMD DOTS director discusses electric buses with SGA
Allen said student fees may be increased to fund the electric buses.
‘Just infuriated’: Shuttle-UM route cuts leave some UMD commuters stranded in Gaithersburg
Service on the #141 Shuttle-UM bus is one-third of what it was in fall 2020.
UMD scooter parking spots to get racks following student concerns about security
E-scooters must now be parked in designated spots — which has worried those who previously stored theirs in residence halls.
New rules at UMD require e-scooters to be parked in designated locations
Other regulations ban riders from texting, riding while impaired or riding with other passengers.
Attendees discuss electric scooters, nuisance ordinance at UMD RHA town hall
UMPD and DOTS leaders contributed to the town hall discussion.
UMD DOTS wants to increase parking permit fees for students and residents
It would raise student commuter parking by $26.