OPINION: Restructure WSU parking
SARAH DANIELS, Evergreen columnist
July 15, 2020
As a commuting college student, I can’t help but hear and feel WSU students' frustration at the cost of WSU parking permits. There is certainly a lot of — I believe — understandable animosity toward WSU Transportation Services and a lot of things are problematic. But there are a lot of things...
Pullman Transit releases safety rules to be implemented Monday
BRADLEY GAMBLE, Evergreen reporter
July 3, 2020
Pullman Transit announced new rules promoting social distancing that will take effect July 6. Buses will be limited to 10 passengers, according to a document listing the new guidelines. In cases where family members or couples are traveling together, 12 passengers is the maximum. Passengers must sit in d...
City council plans for bus surveillance improvements, in-person meetings
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
June 24, 2020
The Pullman City Council rejected a bid 6-1 that would resurface streets near Pioneer Hill because the bid did not satisfy requirements to hire more construction firms owned by members of underserved communities to work on local projects. The naysayer was councilmember Al Sorensen. Before the...
Pullman Transit works with COVID-19 impact
ANGELICA RELENTE, Evergreen reporter
April 7, 2020
The Coug B Express route is usually full in the morning. On March 23, Tabitha Ries, Pullman Transit driver, only had a total of 36 passengers during her eight-hour shift. “It’s super strange,” Ries said. As the number of public transit passengers decrease over time, drivers lik...
Pullman Transit adjusts routes to comply with state order
BRADLEY GAMBLE, Evergreen reporter
April 1, 2020
Pullman Transit will adjust routes until May because fewer people are riding buses. According to the press release, the Crimson Express and Gray Express routes will continue to operate with one less bus each, at 30-minute frequencies. The Coffee route will be suspended because some stops are shared by the Silver ...
Whitman County received 19 more reports of positive COVID-19 tests this week, which brings the county’s total case count to 114. Nine cases were...
