Shuttle service eases parking crunch

This week's forecast of rainy weather needn't dampen the spirits of Heart Center visitors.

Since the opening of the new Heart Center parking lot, two shuttle buses have been operating on the east side of Indianapolis campus. In most cases, patients, employees and visitors are met by one of the shuttle buses as soon as they park their cars in the new Heart Center lot.

Primarily, passengers are taken to the Heart Center front entrance, where they can access that facility and other parts of the campus. By request, the shuttles will take passengers to other entrances around the hospital campus.

The free shuttle service operates from 5 a.m. to midnight Monday through Friday. The buses, which can hold up to 12 passengers, are equipped with wheelchair lifts.