University officials, along with city and state leaders, celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Starkville-Mississippi State University Area Rapid Transit system on Monday. The free campus-community routes already attract more than 5,000 riders each day. From left are Director of Parking, Transit and Sustainability Jeremiah Dumas; Northern District Transportation Commissioner Mike Tagert; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman; and Manager of Shuttle Operations Jeanette Bailey.