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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Students and administrators gather at the Campus Safety and Crime Prevention Meeting on Monday. During the meeting, Safe Ride coordinator Bernie Foster shared statistics about TransLoc Rider, Safe Ride’s new app.

Safe Ride sees fewer ride requests but lower wait times

November 16, 2016

In the first 53 days of the quarter, Safe Ride but only received around a third of requests compared to Fall Quarter last year. Safe Ride also completed a larger proportion of requested rides this past...

Two Safe Ride cars are parked outside the service’s office. Some Northwestern students have experienced difficulties with TransLoc Rider, Safe Ride’s new mobile dispatch application.

New Safe Ride app drives students to frustration

October 3, 2016

Northwestern students have been experiencing difficulties with Safe Ride’s new mobile dispatch application, which replaced TapRide this academic year. TransLoc Rider is a mobile app that gives students...

A Safe Ride car sits outside of University Library during the evening. The program designed to transport students safely during the night is still working out issues of high cancellation rates and low staffing this quarter.

Safe Ride works to improve app, reduce cancellation rates

November 5, 2015

Officials in charge of Northwestern's Safe Ride service are using this academic year to tackle two problems the free ride service faces — high cancellation rates and long wait times. Safe Ride introduced...

SafeRide no longer offers trips between off-campus locations

May 3, 2014

Students react to changes in SafeRide policy that ban off-campus to off-campus rides. Read related SafeRide stories here.

Evanston officials say SafeRide was never in danger of being shut down for violating city codes. The University said Tuesday it learned SafeRide might have violated a city ordinance if it continued to provide rides between off-campus sites.

Evanston officials: SafeRide shutdown never a possibility

April 18, 2014

Evanston officials say SafeRide was never in danger of being shut down for violating city codes, refuting claims the University made earlier this week as it defended its decision to stop offering rides...

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