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Tracking UM buses online beginning in
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2006-07 UM Bus Service Levels & Holiday Break Schedule

 

Transportation for University Housing Residents
Several transportation options are available for students to travel between campus locations and around town.

Many students also find bicycles to be an efficient mode of transportation. Every residence hall, academic building and campus recreational facility has bicycle-locking areas so that bikes can be adequately secured when not in use.

The U-M bus routes that specifically service residence hall and Undergraduate Apartment locations are:

  • Free, frequentParking and Transportation logo
  • Feature multiple routes covering all UM Ann Arbor campuses
  • Run from early in the morning to very late at night

Route maps and timetables are available from UM Parking & Transportation Services for Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer.

Fall and Winter Term Schedules, Monday-Friday

  • Commuter
    Service to stops on South, Central, Medical/Hill Area, and North campuses.

  • Bursley-Baits
    Service between Central Campus and Bursley Hall and Vera Baits Houses on North Campus.

  • Bursley Express
    Service between Central Campus and Bursley Hall during peak day time periods only, when classes are in session.

    Northwood  bus
  • Northwood
    Service between Central Campus and the Northwood Housing areas on North Campus.

  • Northwood Express
    Service between Northwood Housing areas and Central Campus with no stops in between. It operates Monday through Friday, though on a limited schedule.

  • Oxford Shuttle/AATA the Link
    (Serves Oxford Housing/Hill Street/Trotter House)
    Service between Oxford Housing, Trotter House, the main bus stop on Central Campus Link logoand the four main downtown retail areas---Main Street, Kerrytown, State Street and South University. Service on the entire route runs from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Limited service between Central Campus, Oxford Housing, and Trotter House continues from 6 to 11 p.m., providing service to each stop approximately every 15 minutes. The Oxford Shuttle evening service, for Oxford Housing, Trotter House and Central Campus, will be provided by UM Transportation Services from 11 p.m. until 2 a.m., Monday through Friday. Route 14, The Other Oxford Bus, has a bus stop on Geddes Road by the entrance to the Oxford parking lot. That bus goes through the Hill neighborhood down Observatory then takes Fletcher to North U. to State. It picks up every 30 minutes between 7:28 and 9:58 and is free with your MCard.

Fall and Winter Term Schedules, Weekend Service

  • North Campus
    Service between Central Campus and all housing areas on North Campus. It operates on Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays. Note: on certain University Holidays, there is no bus service. Notices will be posted by UM Transportation.

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  • UM students can ride the City of Ann Arbor buses at no charge
  • Ride any of AATA's regularly scheduled fixed-route buses any day, anytime, including The Link shuttles
  • Show valid MCard ID to bus driver
  • Take the bus to all of Ann Arbor: movie theaters, shopping centers, and many city landmarks
  • Plan your ride online today!
  • Is the Link leaving you behind? If the Link leaves without you because it is overcrowded, pull out your cell phone and call (734)973-6500. This is the AATA Business Office. Let them know that you were left behind because the bus was full. If nine people get left, they should get nine separate calls. This is the most effective way to get additional service during peak hours.

Night Ride

Night Ride is a late-night, shared-ride taxi service organized and funded by the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority. All Night Ride trips must be scheduled by phone reservation. To book a trip, simply call the special Night Ride service phone number: 734.528.5432. Drivers are not permitted to pick up passengers who attempt to flag down a vehicle. Give the dispatcher the following information: your pickup location, destination and number of passengers. There is a $5 CASH fee for Night Ride.

Ride Home

Ride Home is a free shared-ride taxi service for students, faculty, and staff to their residence halls, parked vehicles, or local residence. This service is available after University transit buses and shuttles have concluded daily service: from 2:00 a.m. through 7:00 a.m., seven days a week. Please note you must show the driver your valid U-M ID.
On Central Campus, rides are available from the Shapiro Undergraduate Library. To request a ride, call Yellow Cab directly at (734) 663-3355 on the phone provided by the Library.
On North Campus, rides are available from the Duderstadt Center, where the staff books the trips for the passengers.
On Medical Campus, rides are available from 1:20 a.m. through 7:00 a.m. with pickup at MCHC.

SAFE Walk

The University’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) provides a free service designed as an alternative to walking alone at night. Student Assistant Field Employees (SAFEs) will accompany any member of the University walking between dusk and dawn within a 20-minute walking distance or one-mile driving radius of Central or North Campus. The SAFEWalk escorts are dispatched to the caller’s location from DPS at 734-763-WALK (734-763-9255). See UM Public Safety for more information.