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Game shuttle buses ready to roll.


Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard

Nearly 12,000 football fans got to the University of Oregon's first home game by bus - that's nearly a quarter of Autzen Stadium's normal capacity - and the Lane Transit District A transit district or transit authority is a special-purpose district organized as either a corporation chartered by statute, or a government agency, created for the purpose of providing public transportation within a specific region.  sports shuttles will be out in full force again this weekend.

The shuttles begin running four hours before today's kickoff - that's 8:30 a.m. for the UO's 12:30 p.m. game against the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. . LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability  recommends beating the crowds by catching an early bus.

Shuttles run every five to 15 minutes from 11 locations in the Eugene-Springfield area. The round trip costs $2, but there's no discount for going only one way.

Riders can get a season pass for $6 at the Casanova Center ticket office next to Autzen Stadium The stadium is tucked between the Willamette River and Coburg Hills. The uniquely shaped bowl blends in with the wooded Eugene landscape. The shape also allows for unique acoustics, making it one of the loudest stadiums in NCAA Football for its capacity. , online at www.ltd.org or at the transit district's downtown station on West 11th Avenue between Willamette and Olive streets.

A couple of things to remember:

The halftime shuttles depart just outside the stadium's south gate from the beginning of halftime to the beginning of the third quarter.

Football fans who also plan to attend this weekend's Eugene Celebration can't use their celebration pins or bracelets as fares on the sports shuttle, only on regular LTD buses.

Departures from Autzen back to park-and-ride locations will run every few minutes for 75 minutes after the games.

Here's where to catch a ride to the football game:

Eugene

Eugene Downtown LTD Station, 10th Avenue and Willamette Street

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Valley River Center, behind the Bon near the pedestrian/bike bridge

Civic Stadium, 20th Avenue and Amazon Parkway

Lane County Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. , 796 W. 13th Ave.

River Road Station, River and Belt Line roads

Eugene Christian Fellowship, 89780 N. Game Farm Road

Shasta Middle School, Belt Line Road and Barger Avenue

Springfield

Clarion Hotel (formerly DoubleTree), 3280 Gateway St.

Thurston High School Thurston High School is located in Springfield, Oregon in Lane County. Their mascot is a black colt. Shooting
On May 20, 1998, student Kipland "Kip" Kinkel killed his parents, William and Faith, both Spanish teachers at local high schools.
, 333 58th St.

Springfield Downtown LTD Station, Fifth and B streets

For more information, call LTD at 687-5555.
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Title Annotation:Riders can begin boarding four hours before game time; Sports
Publication:The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Date:Sep 20, 2003
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