Towson University pitches in

Here’s an interesting bit of news from Towson University, home of one of metropolitan Baltimore’s biggest wireless networks and a large population of hot, standoffish coeds; the university is “offering a 50 percent discount on campus parking permits for…hybrid vehicles.” Considering that a TU year-round permit costs $240, that’s not bad. They’ve also pledged to increase car pooling efforts and deploy more buses to off-campus students. The response to these efforts has been positive, but even if it wasn’t, we probably wouldn’t know.

Still, these are all good steps, and hopefully they’ll push for their own light rail stop eventually. University of Baltimore and MICA both have a couple of stops near them, and the light rail is a less frustrating commute than trying not to blow out a tire on Baltimore’s horrible roads. They need to expand the light rail system to cover more of the city anyway, so it would benefit everyone in the long run. In the meantime, go Tigers!