The Crimson Ride is running a new express route to give students parking in the Southeast Commuter Zones a quicker commute to the Quad.

The route is called the Crimson Express and stops at the Coleman Coliseum parking lot, Moody Music Building, Lloyd Hall, Gorgas Library, Bidgood Hall and Coliseum Drive by the Mal Moore Building.

Ralph Clayton, assistant director of Transit and Transportation Services, said the route was requested by many students.

“This route reduces the number of stops and creates a more direct route from large commuter lots to the core of campus and returns,” Clayton said. “This benefits a large number of students who just need a ride into the core of campus with the least number of stops. The primary beneficiaries of this route are commuter students.”

Crimson Ride drivers feel the new route is ideal for getting students to and from class quickly.

“I like the new route,” Shell Jones, a Crimson Ride driver, said. “It lets us get kids to class and back to their cars faster.”

J’Hawi Crawett, a sophomore majoring in forensic psychology, said the new route is convenient to just get across the Quad.

“After my 5:30 class, I never want to walk all the way to Ten Hoor [from Lloyd Hall], so it’s convenient for me,” Crawett said.

Though employees and students alike find the new express to be convenient, some students have been confused when they think they are riding a non-express route that stops at Julia Tutwiler Hall and Reese Phifer Hall.

Jones said some students have expressed their frustration to her, but she believes the express route is becoming increasingly popular.