Advice for the College Sophomore: Transportation
Did you know that your student ID is also your bus pass? Well, it is! With your student ID, you can ride the Fort Collins buses for free!
For students that live off campus, riding the bus can be an extremely daunting task. Students may do all that they possibly can to avoid riding it in fear of going in the completely opposite direction than intended. However, there are also challenges with not riding the bus – such as time, accessibility, and the biggest one of them all, parking availability.
The bus system around Fort Collins is great, and it is one that students should take advantage of. We all know the struggle of getting out of lectures far later than we wanted to, and we need a safe way to get home. The bus is a great way to do so! Not only does it assist with safety and getting to class, but it can also help us tremendously with everyday tasks of running errands, or getting to jobs or appointments. Hopefully, by the end of this article, the confused and scary emotions that can be associated with riding the bus will be a thing of the past!
In order to even begin to understand how to get around town on buses, you have to know what all of the different bus numbers mean. That way, you will be able to better understand those maps that people give students with writing and highlighting all over it. Transfort Routes:
Route 2: CSU Transit Center-Prospect-Overland-Elizabeth
Route 3: CSU Transit Center-Plum-Elizabeth-King Soopers
Route 5: Downtown Transit Center-Lemay-Poudre Valley Hospital-Foothills Mall
Route 6: CSU Transit Center-Mulberry-Taft Hill-Drake-Foothills Mall-JFK-South Transit Center
Route 7: CSU Transit Center-Shields-Drake-Rigden Farm
Route 8: Downtown Transit Center-Redwood-Poudre Valley Mobile Home Park-College Ave
Route 9: Downtown Transit Center-Vine-Overland-Poudre HS-Laporte
Route 10: Downtown Transit Center-Laporte-Mulberry-CSU Transit Center
Route 12: South Transit Center-Harmony-Taft Hill-Horsetooth-Fort Collins HS
Route 14: Downtown Transit Center-Lincoln-Mulberry-John Deere-Vine-Timberline
Route 16: South Transit Center-Harmony-Fossil Ridge HS-Harmony Transfer Center
Route 18: Downtown Transit Center-Whedbee-Lesher MS-Midpoint
Route 19: CSU Transit Center-Shields-Harmony-South Transit Center
Route 31: CSU Transit Center-Plum-Campus West-Ram’s Village
Route 32: CSU Transit Center-Elizabeth-Overland-Prospect
Route 33: CSU Transit Center-Mulberry-CSU Foothills Campus
Route 81: Downtown Transit Center-College Ave-Poudre Valley Mobile Home Park-Redwood
Route 92: Downtown Transit Center-Laporte-Poudre HS
The Transfort
On their website, Transfort has links where you can track your bus, find a bus time, or plan your trip. All that you will need is to select a route or bus stop number, and you will be able to see a map of the different routes that the buses take.
Around the Horn
Around the Horn is a free cross-campus shuttle that runs to help you get across campus conveniently and quickly. It runs every ten minutes from 7 a.m-6:40 p.m. It also runs during the summer every 30 minutes for those of you taking summer courses.
The MAX
Use this link for step-by-step directions on how to ride the MAX!
If you have any further questions, remember to check out the help desk which is located in the Lory Student Center!
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