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Starting July 1, the University of Michigan partnered with Lyft<\/a> to roll out \u201cNight Owl Rides<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0 an additional<\/a> rideshare program offering a $4 discount on late-night rides in an effort to improve late-night safety<\/a> and transportation access. The rides are eligible for students within a defined service area in Ann Arbor.\u00a0<\/p>\n The program runs daily from 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., and rides must both begin and end within the mapped zone covering most student housing neighborhoods on and near campus. Eligible students received an invitation via their official university email address on the first day of the program. Students who do not receive the invitation but believe they are eligible can still join by entering the promo code \u201cUMOWLRIDES\u201d in the payment section of the app.<\/p>\n In an email to The Michigan Daily, Tony Floyd, communications manager of the University\u2019s Logistics, Transportation & Parking Department<\/a>, wrote the concept was first raised in a meeting with Central Student Government<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThe idea for the Night Owl Rides program came directly from student feedback,\u201d Floyd wrote. \u201cLTP regularly meets with CSG to discuss how transit services on campus are working for students. During one of these meetings, CSG mentioned a successful late-night Lyft program at another university. This suggestion prompted LTP to collaborate with university administration to explore a partnership with Lyft to bring a similar service to our campus.\u201d<\/p>\n