Public transit is very time consuming

Low frequency of public transit

Many people don't live along the Otterbus route

Heavy use of personal vehicles

Biking is a good method of transportation, but is underutilized 

Heavy reliance on carpooling

Morning traffic to campus is too slow

Limited parking

Use public transit less than once a week

Find carpooling easier than using public transit

Inconsistent scheduling of public transit

Least established in the area, may not understand how to get around

Rely on rideshare apps

Aren't allowed to have cars on campus

TriMet is difficult to understand 

Otterbus doesn't offer many destinations

Public transit is very time consuming 

Heavy focus on carbon emissions and not enough focus on other environmental issues (habitat loss, runoff, etc.) 

Any vehicle (even electric or energy saving) is unsustainable if not enough people are using it 

People are not incentivized to use public vehicles

There is no e-bike charging on campus 

Past attempts at carpool apps have failed

Bike rental program stopped during the pandemic

2/3rds ($430,000 per year) of the transportation budget is being used on the Otterbus

TriMet is currently in debt

Not much incentive to use the Otterbus

Otterbus is owned 3rd party by ecoShuttle, and this is unlikely to change 

A second shuttle would raise the shuttle budget to around $800,000 a year (including the bus purchase, and its operations) exceeding the transportation budget.

Expanding or changing anything would cost a lot 

The current carpool system is sometimes exploited 

Transportation team can give input/suggestions, but can't make final decisions 

Want to prioritize timing and accessibility for students, but this is difficult to do because shorter routes would mean fewer destinations