by Sam Raudins, The Lantern, July 31, 2019
“It’s also important to emphasize that this is a safety feature. This isn’t a taxi service,” Greer said. “We really ask students to go by the honor system and to save these rides for when they’re in a really critical situation late at night, they need a ride back, and we’re expecting the car to be there within minutes.”
Lyft Ride Smart will serve the same area as the Safe Ride: North to Hudson Street, south to Fifth Avenue, east to Conrail railroad tracks, and west to North Star Road. The north boundary west of Olentangy River Road is Ackerman Road, according to Hedman.
“Lyft is thrilled to partner with The Ohio State University to help students seamlessly move around campus,” Carl said. “Our mission is to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation, and we’re looking forward to bringing an affordable, reliable transportation option to the beloved Columbus college campus.”
This article is relevant to my thesis since it shows one of the steps that has been taken and has been worked on for quite sometime by Ohio State to ensure that their students are kept safe at night. Also it gives good boundaries for where Ohio State feels they can extend their reach too, outside of the main campus.
