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JOSE DULA5/11/88I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ITABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION.iii HISTORY.................................................................... 1 OBJECTIVES .............................................................3 PRESENT ROUTE.......................................................3 WILLIAM'S ROUTE....................................................5 ANALYSIS OF SIMULATIOM MODEL.........................7 CONCLUSION.........................................................10 APPENDIX...............................................................12I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I IINTRODUCTION THIS PROJECT SHALL LOOK AT THE NIGHT-TIME SHUTTLE SERVICE OFFERED BY S.M.U. , AND SEE IF A NEW SHUTTLE ROUTE MAY BE USED TO BEST SERVE THE STUDENTS LIVING IN THE FRESHMEN HALLS AND SORORITY ROW. IN ADDITION, A SIMULATION MODEL WILL BE RUN TO EVALUATE THE NEW ROUTE'S EFFECTIVENESS.U U IPiR1LS]THE HISTORY OF THE S.M.U. SHUTTLE SERVICE STARTED BACK IN MAY OF 1986, ALTHOUGH THIS VERSION OF THE S.M.U. SHUTTLE BUS WAS COMPOSED ONLY OF AN OLD JEEP AND TWO PASSENGER TRAM. THE ACTUAL IDEA TO HAVE A SHUTTLE SERVICE ON CAMPUS CAME FROM THE CHIEF OF THE S.M.U. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY BILL CAFFEE. THE SERVICE WAS WIDELY USED BY THE STUDENTS, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TRAMS WERE EXTREMELY ACCESSIBLE. THE TRAMS HAD NO DOORS THAT WOULD HINDER ENTRANCE AND EXIT. THE TRAMS WERE FUN TO RIDE , BUT THEY PROVIDED NO PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS. MUD WHICH KICKED UP FROM THE TRAM DIRTIED STUDENTS; MOREOVER, RAINS AND COLD WINTERS WERE THE WORST FOR PASSENGERS RIDING THE TRAMS. THE SCHOOL USED SOME INGENEUITY BY PLACING TRANSPARENT PLASTIC AND GLASS AROUND THE TRAMS, BUT THIS STILL DID NOT KEEP THE PASSENENGERS WELL PROTECTED. IN ADDITION, THE SCHOOL ALSO SAW THAT PASSENGERS WOULD HOP ON THE TRAMS WHILE IT WAS STILL MOVING. S.M.U. SAW THIS AS A HAZARD TO THE STUDENTS AND TO THEMSELVES WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A LAWSUIT. THE SCHOOL DISCONTINUED THE SERVICE OF THE TRAMS AT THE END OF THE SPRING 1987 SEMESTER. THE SCHOOL, SEEING SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE PRESENT SYSTEM, ACTED WITH CHIEF CAFFEE TO PROPOSE A NEW SAFER SYSTEM FOR THE SCHOOL. CHIEF CAFFEE PROPOSED TO PURCHASE A CHAMPION CHALLENGER BUS MODEL #3221, (THE NEXT TWO PAGES SHOW SPECIFICATION AND A PURCHASE ORDER), WHICH IS ATTRACTIVE AND MODERN AND FITS THE S.M.U. MOLD. I I1 I I U I I U I I I I I U I IISHUTTLE BUS SPECIFICATIONS\ Iui -20 Passenger Shuttle Motor - 460 CIDV8 Gasolinewith super cooling package Air Conditioner - Heavy Duty 56,000 BTU Rear & Dash A. C. Heater -Heavy Duty 30,000 BTU Door-Manual Operating Throttle -Automatic Alternator -165 AmpFast idle Transmission -Automatic with transmission cooler package Power Steering Power Brakes Tilt Wheel Heavy Duty Radiator Dual Batteries Back up alarm Audible Alarm Back Window Spare Tire with wheel 2 Strobe lights to be mounted at front and rear of bus (on roof) Destination Sign (illuminated) Standard Interior Lighting Perimeter Seating Grab Handles at Entrance Standee Rails 5 lb Fire Extinguisher First Aid Kit Interior Driver Mirror Vynil Floor - Blue Tinted Windows Thank You For Not Smoking Sign Cloth Covered Seats - Blue Passenger Windows with T Slide for ventilation Master Switch Drivers Area Ampmeter and oil gauges Outside Mirrors Interior Color to be White with Red Trim I/ IIrnrna1 ISOUTHWEST METROTRANS 3909 E. OVERTON ROAD DALLAS, TEXAS 75216 PHONE (214) 371-7715 SUBMITTED TO:DATE: July 24,1987 NAJOB NAME: Ms. Jimmie S. Wilson-Asst. DirectorSouthern Methodist University STREET:STREET: Box 416 CIAPCITY:STATE: Dallas, ST:XXXX Jim E. Johnson Jr.DATE OF PLANS Texas75275Vice President-SalesI Specifications and estimates for: 1-1988 Champion Challenger Model #3221 csuit attached for complete listing of standard equipment Other equipment as specified: Dual 12 volt batteries 130 Amp alternator52,000 BTU - Rear A/C unit ).i.I Auxiliary transmission coolerflash air as supplied by chassis manufacturer Back-up alarmAtid-ihie alarm on exit windows Overhead luggage rack ea. sideRight-hand entry grab railEli I • Large interior rear view mirror5 lb. fire extinguisher, First-aid kit Full size pare tire mounted under chassis (2) Amber dome lights - roof mounted withfirmation. We hereby propose to furnish labor and materials - complete in accordance with the above specifications, for the sum of dollars($ 15-112.00) with payment to be mode as follows delivery. Tax, title and registration is not part of ing to standard practices. Anyand will become on extra chargeto carry fire, tornado and 7T,- `217'r"'e - !thin30days. -77 --,.) / The oDu are authorized to do the work a Thity five thousand one hundred rwel 10% deposit with order balance due at th ' contri All mote • alteration2 other nec irr; Dole -IN THE SUMMER OF 1987, THE SHUTTLE BUS WAS PURCHASED; HOWEVER, THE PURCHASE OF THE NEW BUS WAS DUE TO A LOT OF PRESSURE. THE PRESSURE CAME FROM THE STUDENTS DUE TO THE CLOSING OF BISHOP BLVD. TO PARKING. THIS IS ONLY ONE OF MANY REASONS WHY THE SCHOOL PROPOSED TO HAVE A SHUTTLE SERVICE AT ALL. ANOTHER WAS: THE CLOSING OF THE INTERSECTION OF DYER AND THE FLAG POLE. THE REASON FOR CLOSING THE STREET WAS TO IINCREASE SECURITY ; D.P.S. SAW THE TRAFFIC FROM HILLCREST AS A HAZARD , SINCE MORE THAN HALF OF THE TRAFFIC WAS NOT STUDENT RELATED. II L II I A THIRD REASON FOR THE CLOSING OF PARKING ON IBISHOP WAS DUE TO A LAND AND BUILDING CONSULTANT, WHO SAID THAT THE PARKING ON BISHOP WAS DESTROYING ITHE BEAUTY OF THE SCHOOL FROM MOCKINGBIRD AVE. , AND THAT