Nite Ride, the free shuttle service offered to women on and near the University of Iowa campus by the UI Department of Public Safety, has expanded its west-side route.

The route now includes West Benton Street, from Riverside Drive to Sunset Street. Nite Ride will continue its service to Studio Arts and Hawks Ridge (formerly The Lodge) on Highway 1.

Nite Ride, staffed by full-time UI security officers, operates from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. seven days a week, year-round. Women can call 319-384-1111 for a free ride home. The shuttle can also be boarded Friday and Saturday nights at Clinton and Washington streets, just south of the Pentacrest, when it’s not transporting passengers.

View a route map here (note that the map does not include Benton Street yet) visit police.uiowa.edu/services/nite-ride/ or contact Bill Searls, associate director of UI Public Safety, at 319-335-5022 for more information.