Briefs

Open house for new Campus-to-Campus buses: A public open house will be held to showcase one of the new Campus-to-Campus bus service's luxury motor coach vehicles Friday, April 1, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The bus will be parked in the pull-off area on East Avenue between Goldwin Smith and Stimson halls, across the street from the A.D. White House. The brand new, top-of-the-line Prevost motor coach is one of two that have been purchased and custom-outfitted to run the Campus-to-Campus bus service, which runs eight round trips a week (including new Sunday service) between the Ithaca campus and the Weill Cornell Medical College and the Cornell Club in New York City. The new buses feature a smoother, more comfortable ride than standard buses; wide, reclining seats with pop-up leg rests; wireless and ethernet Internet connections; six channels of XM satellite radio; AC and DC power for accessories; complimentary hot and cold beverages and snacks; a galley; lavatory; and numerous other amenities. For pictures of the buses and for the full schedule, visit Campus-to-Campus online at http://www.cbs.cornell.edu/travel/c_to_c.html.

GIS and community planning:"Community GIS Seminar: How Community-Based Organizations Can Use Technology for Neighborhood Analysis" is the title of a seminar on how to use geographic information systems as a tool for community planning. The workshop is aimed at nonprofit community-based organizers. The seminar takes place in the Albert R. Mann Library on campus Friday, April 15. The key organizer is Michelle Thompson, visiting lecturer in the Department of City and Regional Planning. The sponsors are the Cornell Public Service Center, the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) and Thompson Real Estate Consultants (TREC); For more information and to register (deadline is April 4), see this Web site:http://www.psc.cornell.edu/ and select "Community GIS Seminar" or contact Thompson at mmt7@cornell.edu.

Campus parking fees increase: For 2005-06, parking fees will increase by 3.3 percent -- consistent with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for 2004. For most permit holders, the increase will amount to between 40 and 88 cents per pay period. Due to shifting demand patterns on campus, there are a couple of exceptions; permit holders affected by these changes have received letters. Fees will change, as they do each year, on July 1.