Need a ride home after the St. Patty’s Day festivities?

UCF is extending it’s shuttle service tonight, from 10 p.m. until 3:15 a.m., to help ensure students are safely transported back home on a busy night in the UCF area.


“Thanks to the suggestion from the folks in University Police; the Office of Student Involvement and the Student Government Association has worked with UCF Parking Services today and have reached an agreement to extend shuttle service for St. Patrick’s Day,” Dr. Michael Preston said in an e-mail.

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It is the hope of UCF for students to use the shuttles instead of trying to cross Alafaya Trail on a night with heavy traffic.

The stops being made are as follows:

Marketplace/Student Resource Center

Arena/Towers

Lake Claire Apartments

The Marquee (formerly Sterling Central)

Collegiate Village (behind Steak and Shake on University)

The move to keep students safe at bars come after talk of UCFPD patrolling UCF bars to reduce the risk of underage drinking and driving in the UCF area. Local 6 Orlando reported on Monday night that Mayor Teresa Jacobs is in support of UCFPD patrolling the off-campus bars.

Currently, UCFPD cannot patrol the bars due to the bars being outside of its jurisdiction.