In service 21 hours a day, everyday of the year \u2013 the Greater Dayton RTA provides students with transportation to and from Sinclair Community College without the hassle of trying to find a parking spot.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe advantages of riding the bus are that you don\u2019t have to deal with parking and you save money on gas,\u201d said Automotive Technology major John Smith III.\u00a0 \u201cAutomobiles give you more freedom to get where you want to go, but if you want to be economical and are working on a budget, the buses aren\u2019t that bad.\u201d<\/p>\n
For adults, RTA bus fair is $1.75 and for seniors the fair is only 85 cents.\u00a0 Transfers are an additional 25 cents.\u00a0 All Sinclair students with a Tartan Card can buy discounted bus passes at the Tartan Bookstore in Building 7 Room 110.<\/p>\n
Sinclair student Roland Gordan says it is a \u201cgood thing\u201d that Sinclair offers discounted monthly bus passes that are only $39 as opposed to the $55 that he would have to pay at the hub.\u00a0 Besides discounted bus passes, Gordan says there are other benefits of riding the RTA.<\/p>\n
\u201cRiding the bus gives me time to study.\u00a0 I can read my notes if I have a test to prepare for or something,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Nursing majors Lynn Scott and Chaenin Taylor have a different take on the RTA.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t see any benefits of riding the RTA at all,\u201d said Scott.\u00a0 \u201cI think studying on the bus is very difficult.\u00a0 You have people talking all around you and there\u2019s automated messages that can disrupt your concentration.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are no benefits of catching the RTA.\u00a0 The RTA is tacky; no one wants to catch the RTA to school.\u00a0 The buses be late, breaking down and stuff,\u201d said Taylor.<\/p>\n
Smith III said that he has experienced buses being late, but doesn\u2019t stress about it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn my opinion, the RTA serves one purpose and that is to get people from point A to point B. That\u2019s the most important thing and if you can understand that objective, you can deal with the frustration, fair increases and things of that nature that come with the RTA,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
RTA Rideline (937) 226-1144
\nGeneral Information (937) 425-8400<\/p><\/blockquote>\nRoute information can be found in front of the Tartan Bookstore in Building 7, first floor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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