New taxi pick-up spots around campus

 

Carleton University and Coventry Connections – the company that owns several Ottawa taxi services – have launched a SafeCab program, the department of university safety announced.

 

Instead of only one taxi stand outside of residence commons, cabs will now also wait in front of the University Centre. Around campus, there are 10 identified spots in well-lit areas where cabs will do pick-ups.

 

Though the number listed to call is for Blueline, Coventry also owns Capital Taxi and DJ’s.

The ten new pickup points on campus are:

 

(1) – Lot 5, main doors at Athletics

(2) – Day Care Lot

(3) – Robertson Hall

(4) – Traffic Circle in front of Leeds Residence

 (5) – Campus Avenue in front of Minto

(6) – University of Ottawa Shuttle Stop/Steacie Building

(7) – University Drive/Lot 8 in front of Loeb

(8) – Lot 1, west of Southam Hall

(9) – Dunton Tower/MacOdrum Library loading zone

(10) – Library Road at the Azreili Theatre tunnel entrance.