08/08/2023
By Jon Victorine

As a new year begins our transportation services are changing in several important ways. Some of these changes unfortunately reflect budgetary constraints and mean a reduction in service. However, we hope other changes will enhance the shuttle experience.

The fall schedule prioritizes academic service and maintains the same levels of weekday service our users have come to expect on most routes.

Still, the new schedule may inconvenience some students and employees — particularly those who’ve relied on Orange Line service and weekend shuttles. We regret these impacts, and we appreciate everyone’s understanding as we refine the schedule so that it provides the highest level of service possible given the resources available.

Please note the following changes, which take effect when shuttles resume later this month:

  • Orange Line shuttles servicing East and North campuses will no longer run as a weekday daytime service. They will still operate from 6 p.m. to midnight.
  • Saturday service now ends at 6 p.m. (one hour after the last scheduled class and the library closing).
  • Sunday service will be provided by a single, on-call shuttle running during the same times as last year (noon to midnight).
  • The Blue Line will no longer stop at University Crossing, to provide a faster connection between North and South campuses. We believe this will improve the transportation experience for all students including freshmen and sophomore commuters parked on South Campus.
  • The Red Line will stop at University Crossing to maintain a connection from South Campus.
  • The Yellow South Line will be renamed the Green Line to dispel confusion created by operating two separate Yellow Lines. The Green Line will maintain all prior service points between the Inn and Conference Center and South Campus.
  • The new Yellow Line (formerly Yellow North) maintains all prior service points between the Inn and Conference Center and North Campus.

Please note the same level of weekday daytime service is available on the Blue Line between North and South campuses; the Red Line serving East and South campuses; the Green Line serving downtown and South Campus; and the Yellow Line from downtown to North Campus.

Visit Transportation Services for more on routes and schedules — as well as our live shuttle tracker.