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Welfare use more common than many think Many Americans believe that welfare use happens to someone else, to people outside of mainstream society. But a study published in a recent issue of Social Work casts considerable doubt on that notion, finding that nearly two-thirds of all Americans between 20 and 65 will at some point turn to a public assistance program. Full story More Stories
				Shuttle bus system rolls out more efficient routes After a yearlong study, countless surveys and a lot of input from various student, faculty and staff groups, the University shuttle bus system has adapted new routes. On the Web A complete rundown of the shuttle routes can be found on the Web at http://transportation.wustl.edu/schroute.html "We targeted areas such as travel habits, times of travel and what people are looking for in the service," said Lisa Underwood, manager of parking and transportation services. "It took us a year to do it, and our goal when we went into it was to take our existing resources and use them more efficiently -- do more with the same resources." "What we ended up with basically is more service available to the community." Two of the bigger changes to the shuttle routes include servicing the South 40 and West Campus until 1 a.m. -- service previously stopped at 6 p.m. -- and increasing the service from the University to Saint Louis Galleria and Brentwood Square. "It was kind of a redesign," Underwood said. "We had several little routes before that were more destination-oriented -- (for example) the Lewis Center route only went from the Lewis Center to the Hilltop Campus. "What we tried to do was make it simpler for people to understand and use, and we also wanted to be more efficient." All of the previous shuttle routes have been combined into three basic lines: • Gold line -- connects the Medical Campus with the Hilltop Campus and University City; • Green line -- connects West Campus, the South 40 and the Hilltop Campus, as well as some neighborhoods east of Hanley Road and south of campus; and • Red line -- services the same areas as the green line, but ventures into nearby shopping areas and Shaw Park on weekends and evenings. "We haven't stopped doing what we had been doing," Underwood said. "We think we made it better." For up-to-date shuttle information, call 935-4140, which will be staffed between 7 a.m. - 1 a.m.

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