Bus routes to Western do not serve all areas of Bellingham and buses stop early in the evening. Western personnel do not want to commute 30 minutes by bus when they can drive home in 10 minutes. Middle-aged and elderly people may not be able to get busses, which stop early in the evening. If travel times were to change appreciably it could affect the recruitment of students, faculty and staff. Warner replied the plan suggests moving administrative offices off campus.
Safety is improved when there are more people on campus.
Woodring has an extremely active night program, but generally night programs are not popular. Bike path east of Old Main and Eden Hall is liable to be wet, frosty and slippery. It will not be safe for bicycles unless it is engineered to keep water off. There is opportunity here for creative use of alternative energy. Initial costs are high, but money can be saved in the long run.