Manhattan_Commuter_Route_(Columbia_Transportation)

Columbia Transportation

Columbia Transportation

Columbia University campuses bus network


Columbia Transportation is a fare-free bus network providing service to Columbia University campuses. It is operated by Academy Bus Lines and Luxury Transportation to serve employees and students. The buses are open to all Columbia faculty, students, Dodge Fitness Center members, and anyone else who holds a Columbia ID card.

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Columbia Commuter Shuttles

In August 2020, Columbia announced that they would start commuter shuttle service in the Fall 2020 semester. These buses would function as express buses, linking areas that do not have direct connections to Columbia to each campus. The contractor for these routes is Academy Bus Lines, using coach buses. The original system included the Yankee Stadium Commuter Route, which functioned essentially as a park and ride route, however this was discontinued due to extremely low ridership. The buses assigned to the Yankee Stadium route were reassigned to the East Manhattan Route. The Queens-Riverdale Commuter Route, however still serves the Southfield Commuter Lot at Citi Field park and ride in Queens. The Commuter Shuttle Service ended on December 30, 2021.[11]

Evening Shuttle

On June 9, 2020, Columbia announced that the Evening Shuttle service, previously provided by the Columbia Public Safety department, would restart with an on-demand service model. Users would order cars from the ridesharing service Via, and provided the rides were within the coverage area, Columbia Transportation would reimburse.[12][13] This program would operate 7 days a week, from 6 pm to 3 am in the summer, and 4 pm to 3 am in the winter. In January 2022, Service was expanded eastwards, covering much of Central Harlem.[14] In June 2022, the service was changed to operate from 8 pm to 3 am.[15] The service was estimated to have 162,000 riders during the 2021-2022 academic year. On September 1, 2022, the hours were changed again. Rides would operate from 6 to 8 pm, only from street corner to street corner, and past 8 pm on a door-to-door basis, where rides are offered to anywhere in the zone.[16]

Fleet

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Intercampus, Lamont, Manhattanville, and Fort Lee Shuttles

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Bakers Field Shuttle

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Arbor Shuttle

The Arbor Shuttle uses various cutaway buses operated by subcontractors for Columbia Residential.[20]

Retired

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References

  1. "Academy Bus orders 6 New Flyer electric buses for Columbia University". Green Car Congress. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  2. "Columbia Transportation". transportation.columbia.edu. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  3. "Columbia Transportation". transportation.columbia.edu. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  4. "Columbia Transportation". transportation.columbia.edu. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  5. "Intercampus Shuttle | Columbia Transportation". transportation.columbia.edu. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  6. "George Washington Bridge/Fort Lee Shuttle | Columbia Transportation". transportation.columbia.edu. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  7. "Lamont Shuttle | Columbia Transportation". transportation.columbia.edu. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  8. "Manhattanville Loop | Columbia Transportation". transportation.columbia.edu. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  9. "Arbor Shuttle Service | Columbia Residential". residential.columbia.edu. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  10. "Commuter Shuttles | Columbia Transportation". transportation.columbia.edu. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  11. "Columbia University - CPTDB Wiki". cptdb.ca. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  12. "Academy Bus Lines - CPTDB Wiki". cptdb.ca. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  13. "Traipsing Through Transit - Columbia Transportation Fort Lee Shuttle". www.traipsingthrutransit.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  14. MTATransitFan (July 6, 2020), English: Columbia Facilities Arbor Shuttle Ford E-450 Cutaway Bus #425, retrieved April 28, 2023

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