Red Terror system will use same route for Wake Forest game

Despite problems following the UNC-Chapel Hill game, Red Terror will continue to operate on its current route

Alanna Howard

News Editor

As the men’s basketball team nears the end of its season, Red Terror will continue its current route to avoid future problems for the last game it will transport students to.

Phillip Christofferson, the campus safety commission chairman for Student Government, said the route will not change for the Wake Forest game.

“We will continue to operate on the schedule that we’ve ran for the other two games, with service beginning 90 minutes before the game and continuing for 90 minutes after the game,” Christofferson said.

The buses will wait until all students have exited the RBC Center, he said.

The route for the UNC-Chapel Hill game did not receive positive feedback due to an attempt at a new route. Between buses some students had to wait up to an hour, a wait time that was not part of the plan, according to Christofferson.

“As some students may know, there was an attempt at a new route for the UNC game which was not successful. This caused many students to have to wait an hour on campus for the next round of buses,” he said.

The error with the route is associated with First Transit, the national transit service provider company hired by the University to run the Wolfline service. First Transit recommended the new route, according to Christofferson, and worked with the RBC Center staff to arrange the particulars.

“First Transit claimed that the RBC Center staff was to blame for them not being able to run the route that

they designed,” according to Christofferson.

Robbie Bell, a freshman in elementary education, said he missed the first bus and was told to wait for the next one.

“My friends and I were in line to get on the bus, and just as we were about to get on, the bus driver refused to let anyone on the bus and said it would be 15-20 minutes before the next bus came,” he said.

Red Terror planned to begin service to the game two hours prior to tip-off for the UNC-Chapel Hill game, according to Christofferson, based on an agreement between Student Government and the Department of Transportation.

Bell said he thought the bus would be arriving shortly, but it did not come when expected.

“The bus took almost an hour to come back and pick us up. We made it back to Talley around midnight,” he said. “It was a little frustrating.”

The Wake Forest game will be the last game that Red Terror will operate and Student Government will continue to work with the Department of Transportation to ensure next year’s service will run smoothly.

Christofferson said he would like to thank the Dept. of Transportation for their assistance with Red Terror.

“I’d like to thank University Transportation for their continued support and help that they have provided us with Red

Terror this year and also thank the students who have used Red Terror and provided feedback on how to improve the service,” Christofferson said.

To allow students to continue to provide that feedback, a Facebook group called “Red Terror Transit” has been created. It will also help convey the latest information about Red Terror, including times the service will begin for each game.

Students are encouraged to contribute feedback to the group because Student Government values the input, according to Christofferson.

“The group will be important in knowing what we’re doing right and how we can improve. I felt that a Facebook group thats sole focus was Red Terror was a great way for students to provide feedback on the service,” Christofferson.