Student Transit Service, 1974, photo 5

This image shows a student standing outside on the sidewalk holding an umbrella at Appalachian State University (1967-current) while waiting for the new Student Transit Service to start in January 1974. The corner of D. D. Dougherty Library, built 1935, is visible on the left, and cars can be seen driving on the street on the right. 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.

Students

Student Activities

Transportation

Appalachian State University

General Picture Files, 2004.040, Box 36, Student Activities F2, C14.2.6.6.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

1974-01

News Bureau

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Photographs

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Appalachian State University. Student Transit Service

Series 5 -- Students, Student Organizations, Student Life

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