Description
This image shows a man leaning against the exterior of the Student Transit Service bus at Appalachian State University (1967-current) in January 1974. to start in January 1974. The Student Transport Service utilized the Sigma Tau Epsilon fraternity bus, a refurbished 1959 school bus, and paid student drivers $1.75-2.00 an hour. The bus ran on a thirty minute schedule, shuttling students across campus on a route that started and ended at the Bookstore. The route later was expanded around Boone, NC, and to Blowing Rock, NC. The STS was part of an overall attempt to reduce energy usage during the energy shortage in 1973-74, and aimed to reduce traffic, save gasoline, and minimize parked cars on campus. The service ended in April 1974 due to an inability to obtain gasoline, part of an overall shortage in Boone. Bus service ceased until another attempt was made in December 1974 to start a community bus service in Boone, but ended four months later due to lack of funds and passengers. D. D. Dougherty Library, built 1935, can be seen in the background.
Source
General Picture Files, 2004.040, Box 36, Student Activities F2, C14.2.6.6.
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