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Gilman Transit Center Becomes Operational

We are pleased to announce that the Gilman Transit Center will become operational on September 15, 2014. This new transportation resource for the UC San Diego community includes dedicated bike lanes, larger queuing areas, and bus turnouts that allow for easier flow of traffic around buses and shuttles. An enhanced network of Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) buses will be served as well as North County Transit District (NCTD) buses. Routes will include:

· MTS Routes 30, 41, 150 and 921
· MTS Rapid 237 (effective October 13, 2014)
· MTS SuperLoop Routes 201 and 202
· NCTD Route 101

All temporary MTS stops along Gilman Drive will be removed.

The transit center will also begin serving campus shuttles starting September 29, the first day of Fall Quarter. Shuttles will include:

· Arriba/Nobel
· Campus/Hillcrest
· Coaster
· Sanford Consortium
· Mesa Housing
· Campus Loop

Until then, shuttle riders should continue using the temporary shuttle stops on Gilman Drive near Mandeville Lane. Please go to: http://blink.ucsd.edu/facilities/transportation/shuttles/ for a campus shuttle map and information on live tracking.

In an effort to serve the campus community as quickly as possible, and minimize the impact of construction, some additional elements of the Gilman Transit Center project will be phased in over the next few months. These elements will significantly enhance riders’ experience and include shade canopies, permanent lighting, guardrails and landscape improvements.

The Gilman Transit Center was constructed, and predominantly funded, by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) as part of the SuperLoop Project Plan. Please click here for a Gilman Transit Center location map and detailed project description and here for more information on the SuperLoop project.

For more information on the Gilman Transit Center and other regional transportation projects that will transform the way we access campus over the next several years, please visit http://onthego.ucsd.edu/

For project inquiries please contact Raeanon Hartigan, UC San Diego Principal Planner at x25199 or rhartigan@ucsd.edu.

To plan a transit trip, visit
http://transit.511sd.com/tripplanner/index.as

Brian Gregory Associate Vice Chancellor