These disruptions remind us that reliable transit is easiest to ignore while it still functions, and UT students should treat reliable transit as vital to student welfare. However, the shuttle doesn’t dominate student life as it once did now that many students inhabit West Campus. UT’s campus only has about 17,000 parking spaces for a daytime population near 70,000, making it infeasible for every student to drive. “If every student had a car, there isn’t any way that they could all park (conveniently on) campus,” Machemehl said. Student government and campus organizations could promote reliable late-night routes and bus access near campus, gather student feedback during service interruptions and broadcast CapMetro updates when issues arise.