![PALO ALTO PASSAGE — Junior Yoray Chen enters a Palo Alto Link vehicle to get back home from school. "At the end of school, I think they [Palo Alto Link] don't want to drive to Paly because there's a lot of traffic on Alma and Churchill, and because of the train we can get stuck there for 10 or 15 minutes," Chen said.](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_0769-e1732141520679-956x1200.jpg)
Palo Alto Link plans to cease transit to Palo Alto High School during school commuting hours, leaving students unable to use the service to commute to school.
Originally, Link notified users of service changes starting Nov. 1, stating that stops will not be made to Paly’s campus between 7:30 to 9 a.m. and 3:30 to 5 p.m., yet the changes were postponed to an unspecified date after November. However, transport to nearby locations like Town & Country will continue.
The notification established a standard fare of $4 for all users due to insufficient funding. Paly junior Yoray Chen says she wishes there had been a longer adjustment period.
“It wasn’t even two weeks for us to figure out what to do, and their wording was really vague,” Chen said.
If the changes are made, Chen says she will be forced to find alternative means of transportation.
“I [will] get dropped off somewhere near Paly and I [will] have to walk anywhere from five to 10 minutes,” Chen said. “I [will] have to wake up earlier just to be on time, and one of my parents [will] have to pick me up [from school].”
Chen hopes that Palo Alto Link will continue to be in service, but urges the city to make the improvements for a more efficient system.
“I hope that they [the City of Palo Alto] will find a way to expand the program financially, but also … getting more cars since the waiting time can take a while,” Chen said.