New Bus Routes for Fall 2020

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New Bus Routes Focus on Safety, Support, and Efficiencies

To UGA students, faculty, and staff who ride our buses: We have missed you and look forward to seeing you on campus again soon. Please know that our bus routes will look a little different when you return, and we understand this will be an adjustment for many riders. Over the past several months, we have worked with the Student Government Association (SGA) to evaluate and optimize campus bus routes for the Fall semester. Student feedback, data collection, SGA surveys, and circumstances such as construction projects are a large part of the normal evaluation and planning process for any bus route changes. This year, the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is presenting additional challenges to bus service. To ensure the safety of all passengers by keeping crowding to a minimum, Transportation and Parking Services is following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on reduced occupancy on buses (ex. 18-20 people per bus). Many routes have been shortened to provide quicker and more frequent service through campus which helps offset reduced occupancy. We also worked with SGA to eliminate redundancies to allow more transit support in areas with higher ridership demand, to maximize the distance electric buses can operate per day, and to update the naming convention for all bus routes.

Our team members are here to help you with your transportation needs as you return to campus. If you have any questions as you navigate the new routes or want to learn more about alternative transportation options such as walking and biking, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Read SGA’s statement on route changes here.

View a full list of updates, operating procedures, and FAQs in response to coronavirus (COVID-19).

Benefits of these route optimizations include:

Eliminating redundancies to allow more transit support in areas with higher ridership demand
Shortening bus routes to ensure buses get through campus more quickly
Maximizing the distance electric buses can operate per day resulting in increases in efficiencies and zero-emission transportation
Reduction in miles for buses overall to about 240 miles per day
Reduction of 5.5 metric tons of Co2 (37%)
- Previous routes were estimated at 14.6 metric tons per day
- New routes are estimated at 9.1 metric tons per day
- Based on 17-18 electric buses on at all times

Safety and Sanitation Information (click to expand)

Safety and Sanitation Information

Transportation and Parking Services is working closely with Auxiliary Services and the University to ensure we all return to a safe and healthy environment by adhering to social distancing guidelines and paying special attention to the sanitation of buses.

Click here for a detailed list of safety and sanitation practices.

Return to Campus Bus Schedule Plans (click to expand)

Return to Campus Bus Schedule Plans

Beginning July 21, 2020, a limited number of buses will be on campus for training and testing in preparation for UGA’s return to campus. The marquees on these buses will indicate they are in training. The Vet Med and Health Science bus routes will provide limited service Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

All changes are in effect August 3, 2020, with a limited number of buses running from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on each route.

Regular weekday, night, and weekend service is set to resume August 20, 2020.

*All times and dates subject to change.

Alternative Transportation Options (click to expand)

Alternative Transportation Options

In addition to buses, biking and walking are great ways to get around campus. You can quickly find walking routes by using the campus map on the UGA App or on our 360° virtual tour of campus.

Information by Route

The following optimizations for the 2020-2021 academic year weekday bus routes factor in safety, support, and efficiencies. Click each route map to enlarge the image. An interactive map is coming soon.

UGA bus routes are subject to change based on campus need. Live track the bus for the most accurate real-time route information. Please note you may need to update the UGA app once routes are in effect to see changes. Limited bus service is provided during university holidays, Maymester, and Summer sessions. Regular UGA bus service does not run during home football games or when the university is closed.

Central Loop

Route Description:

This route was created to carry riders to and from the central points of campus with stops at the major hubs of the Main Library, the Tate Student Center/Memorial Hall area, north campus, east campus, and south campus.

Bus Stops:

Memorial Hall
Human Resources
Spring Street at Thomas Street intersection for Tanner Building/Training & Development
Greek Park
Tucker Hall
Joe Frank Harris
University Health Center
East Campus Village (ECV)
Aderhold Hall
Plant Sciences
Science Learning Center (SLC)
Snelling Dining Commons
Physics

Timing:

There will be four buses on this route with an expected run time of 24 minutes, creating an interval of six minutes with a total of 10 central northeast buses hitting each stop per hour.

North South Connector

Route Description:

This route was created to carry riders to and from central points of campus with stops at the major hubs of north campus, the Tate Center/Memorial Hall area, and south campus, including Driftmier Engineering Center.

Bus Stops:

Tate Student Center
Physics
Myers Quad
Coliseum
Coverdell
Driftmier
Building F
Tucker Hall
Greek Park
Training and Development (on Thomas Street)
Main Library
Psychology/Journalism (PJ)

Timing:

There will be four buses on this route with an expected run time of 24 minutes, creating an interval of six minutes with a total of 10 central southbound buses hitting each stop per hour.

East Campus Shuttle

Route Description:

This route was created to carry riders to and from the Intramural Fields Deck and east campus to Ag Hill, Tate Center/Memorial Hall area, and the Terry College Business Learning Community.

Bus Stops:

Timing:

There will be five buses on this route with an expected run time of 30 minutes, creating an interval of six minutes with a total of 10 east route buses hitting each stop per hour.

West Campus Shuttle

Route Description:

This route was designed to carry riders to and from the first-year high-rises and low-rises, the Terry College Business Learning Community, north campus, and the Tate Center/Memorial Hall area.

Bus Stops:

Timing:

There will be three buses on this route with an expected run time of 15 minutes, creating an interval of five minutes with a total of 12 west route buses hitting each stop per hour.

Arch Express

Route Description:

This route was created to carry riders to and from the Athens Transit Multimodal Center, north campus, Ag Hill, and the Tate Center/Memorial Hall area.

Bus Stops:

Timing:

There will be three buses on this route with an expected run time of 15 minutes, creating an interval of five minutes with a total of 12 northbound buses hitting each stop per hour.

Bulldog Housing

Route Description:

This route was designed to carry riders to and from the University Village area, Driftmier Engineering Center, the Student Learning Center, south campus, and east campus.

Bus Stops:

Timing:

There will be three buses on this route with an expected run time of 30 minutes, creating an interval of 10 minutes with a total of six southbound buses hitting each stop per hour.

Park & Ride

Route Description:

This route was designed to carry riders to and from Park & Ride to major hubs on campus. This route will service east campus, the Tate Center/Memorial Hall area, Ag Hill, and the Intramural Fields.

Bus Stops:

Timing:

There will be three buses on this route with an estimated run time of 33 minutes, creating an interval of 11 minutes with a total of five Bark and Ride buses hitting each stop per hour.

Vet Med

Route Description:

This route was changed to now service east campus and allow for it to be utilized by more riders.

Bus Stops:

Vet Med (off College Station)
PDRC
Park & Ride (off College Station)
Opposite Ag Tech
East Campus Village (ECV)
Aderhold Hall
Plant Sciences
Coverdell Hall
Driftmier
Building F
Intramural Fields stop on College Station
Ag Tech
Park & Ride (off College Station)
River’s Crossing
Opposite PDRC
Vet Med

Timing:

There will be three buses on this route with an expected run time of 28 minutes, creating an interval of nine minutes with a total of six Vet Med buses hitting each stop per hour.

Health Sciences

Route Description:

This route stays the same, however operating on a headway system will reduce the expected run time.

Bus Stops:

Health Sciences Campus
Lucy Cobb
Clarke Central High School
Springdale Street
Oakland Avenue (to Five Points)
Lumpkin Street at Rutherford Street (to Campus)
Snelling Dining Commons
Physics
Memorial Hall
Gilbert Hall
Nacoochee Avenue

Timing:

There is an expected run time of 28 minutes. At peak times there will be four buses on this route creating an interval of seven minutes with a total of eight Health Science buses hitting each stop per hour.

Milledge Avenue

Route Description:

This route stays the same, however operating on a headway system will reduce the expected run time.

Bus Stops:

Tate Center
Physics
Myers Quad
Presbyterian Center
Lumpkin Street at Rutherford (to Five Points)
Oakland Avenue (Tri-Delta)
Rutherford Street
Peabody Street
Henderson Avenue
Waddell Street
Newton Street to Downtown
The Arch
Main Library
Psychology/Journalism (PJ)

Timing:

There is an expected run time of 24 minutes. At peak times there will be 4 buses on this route creating an interval of 6 minutes with a total of 10 Milledge Avenue buses hitting each stop per hour.

Greenhouse Shuttle

Route Description:

The route was changed to now service Plant Sciences bus stop to allow for this route to be utilized by students needing to get to the UGArden off of Milledge Avenue.

Bus Stops:

Plant Sciences
Complex Carbohydrate Research Center (CCRC)
UGArden (by request)
Botanical Gardens (by request)
AG Tech (by request)

Timing:

There will be 2 vans on this route with an expected run time of 15-20 minutes (depending on the trip to UGArdens) creating an interval of 10 minutes.