UC Santa Cruz - Transportation & Parking Services

Students Catch "Campus Transit" To Get Across Campus

Transportation Impacts During
AFSCME Strike

The University has been informed by AFSCME that
it will be conducting a five-day strike beginning Monday, July 14, 2008. Most transportation services will be curtailed or cancelled during the strike, possibly beginning as early as 6:00 a.m. Monday morning.

• The Bike Shuttle from Mission St. Longs will not operate during the strike.

• SCMTD Metro buses will not cross the picket lines; Metro buses will unload and load near the Bay/High intersection while pickets are present at the campus entrances. Since pickets may remain in place throughout the five-day strike, the campus anticipates no SCMTD transit service onto campus during the week.

• Limited Perimeter Day Shuttle service will be provided approximately every 30 minutes from 7:30 a.m. until approximately 6:00 pm.

• Supervisory staff will operate the Disability Van Service (DVS) as regularly scheduled.

More details on transportation and parking during the strike are available here.

Campus Transit Operations, is the division of Transportation & Parking Services that provides transportation services throughout the UCSC campus. Bus and disabled transportation services are provided on a no-fare basis; these services are supported by the Student Transit Fee.

The Campus Transit system operates three daytime routes – The Loop, the Day Core, and Upper Campus and three nighttime routes – the Night Perimeter, the East Night Core and the West Night Core. Campus Transit buses can be identified by their slug logos.

We suggest, whenever possible, that students, staff, and faculty travel around campus by bus, or by walking or biking.

Campus Transit Operations also provides the UCSC– Fremont BART Connector, the Long Marine Lab Shuttle, and the UCSC Bike Shuttle.

The Disability Van Service, our on-campus van service for those with mobility impairments, is also part of TAPS Campus Transit Operations.

HEADLINES

Labor Day Weekend Transit Service

• TAPS will operate regular Night Perimeter bus service on Friday, August 29 from 6:15 p.m. to
10:00 p.m., on 30-minute intervals.

• There will be no Summer Day Perimeter,
Day Core, or Night Perimeter service on Monday September 1, 2008.

• September 1, 2008 – Labor Day is a
non-operating day for Santa Cruz Metro buses.

• TAPS will provide "substitute" transit service between the campus and downtown Santa Cruz on Independence Day, Monday September 1, 2008. Riders must show a valid UC Santa Cruz ID Card or be able to identify their UCSC affiliation to board TAPS buses; this service is not available to the general public. TAPS shuttles will leave once per hour from the Santa Cruz Metro Center from 7 a.m. until midnight operating on the 16 Laurel East Route.

Westside Bike Shuttle Summer Service Schedule Is Now In Effect

During Summer the Westside Longs bike shuttle operates on 30-minute frequencies at :10 and :40 past the hour from 7:10 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. During Summer 2008 two supplemental trips will be added, departing Mission Street Longs at 7:45 a.m. and 8:45 a.m.

• Summer Service Dates – 6/13/08 to 9/19/08
No service on 7/4/08 & 9/1/08

Please note: The Downtown Bike Shuttle will not run during summer 2008. We hope to resume this service in Fall 2008.

Campus Transit Summer Schedule

During summer quarter at UC Santa Cruz the following on campus transit service is provided by TAPS Campus Transit Operations:

• Summer Day Perimeter buses operate from 7:30 a.m. to 6:11p.m., Monday through Friday, on 12-minute intervals. Summer Day Perimeter service dates: 6/13/08 through 9/19/08, excluding weekends and holidays.

• Summer Day Core buses operate from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, on
20-minute intervals. Summer Day Core service dates: 6/13/08 through 9/19/08, excluding weekends and holidays.

• Summer Night Perimeter buses operates from 6:15 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, on 30-minute intervals. Night Perimeter service dates: 6/23/08 through 8/29/08, excluding weekends and holidays.

Get a Summer 2008 printable campus transit schedule.

Campus Transit service is supported by the Student Transit Fee; fare is not required to ride.

Note: Santa Cruz Metro buses also serve the campus during summer quarter. Check out Metro bus schedules for University routes 10, 16, 19 and 20.