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.
Columbia Transportation
Columbia Transportation #2993 displaying "Commencement" on its destination sign.
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.[4]
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.[5][6] 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.[7] In June 2022, the service was changed to operate from 8 pm to 3 am.[8] 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.[9]
Fleet
Active
Intercampus, Lamont, Manhattanville, and Fort Lee Shuttles
Former Commuter Shuttle backup buses, not used in Columbia Commuter services anymore, but still used for Academy routes in New Jersey
References
^"Academy Bus orders 6 New Flyer electric buses for Columbia University". Green Car Congress. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
^"Columbia Transportation". transportation.columbia.edu. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^"Commuter Shuttle Updates: Students Now Eligible and New Manhattan East Side Route". from the original on December 27, 2020.
^ ab"Commuter Shuttles | Columbia Transportation". transportation.columbia.edu. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^"Columbia Partners with Via to Provide On-Demand Evening Shuttle Service | Columbia Transportation". transportation.columbia.edu. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^"Evening Shuttle (Via) Coverage Area Expanded to Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. | Columbia Transportation". transportation.columbia.edu. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^"Evening Shuttle (Via) Start Time Moves to 8 P.M. Beginning June 21 | Columbia Transportation". transportation.columbia.edu. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
^"Evening Shuttle (Via) Start Time Moves to 6 P.M. Beginning Sept. 1 | Columbia Transportation". transportation.columbia.edu. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
^ abc"Columbia University - CPTDB Wiki". cptdb.ca. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
^ abcde"Academy Bus Lines - CPTDB Wiki". cptdb.ca. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
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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 Columbia TransportationColumbia Transportation 2993 displaying Commencement on its destination sign ParentColumbia UniversityLocaleManhattan The Bronx Palisades New YorkService areaUpper Manhattan Riverdale Fort Lee Palisades LamontService typeUniversity Shuttle busRoutes8HubsCUIMC Campus166th Street at BroadwayFleetFleetDaily ridership 700 on the Intercampus Shuttle per day 100 on the Lamont Shuttle per day 1 Fuel typeDiesel and ElectricOperatorAcademy Bus Lines and Luxury TransportationWebsiteOfficial website 2 Contents 1 Routes 1 1 Active Routes 1 2 Former Routes 1 3 Columbia Commuter Shuttles 1 4 Evening Shuttle 2 Fleet 2 1 Active 2 1 1 Intercampus Lamont Manhattanville and Fort Lee Shuttles 2 1 2 Bakers Field Shuttle 2 1 3 Arbor Shuttle 2 2 Retired 3 ReferencesRoutes EditActive Routes Edit Routes colored yellow are operated by Luxury Transportation The Bakers Field Shuttle uses Columbia Athletics branded Academy buses Route Termini Via NotesArbor Shuttle Morningside HeightsMorningside Campus120th Street at Amsterdam Avenue RiverdaleArbor235th Street at Henry Hudson Parkway Henry Hudson Parkway Operated by Luxury Transportation using minibusesServes CUIMC by requestFort Lee Shuttle Fort Lee New JerseyParker Plaza Lewis Street at Center Avenue Washington HeightsCUIMC Campus169th Street at Broadway George Washington Bridge Rush hours onlyIntercampus Shuttles Green Blue and Red Lines Washington HeightsCUIMC Campus167th Street at Broadway Upper West Side96th Street at Broadway Broadway 125th St St Nicholas Av rush hours only Open to senior citizens Medicare Card holders and Access A Ride ID card holders as well as Columbia ID holders Runs via 125th St are rush hours only Limited service to Harlem Hospital Limited service ends at 116th Street does not continue to 96th StreetBroadwayIntercampus ShuttleGreen Line HarlemHarlem Hospital135th Street at Lenox Avenue limited service Broadway St Nicholas Av 135th StManhattanville Shuttle Morningside HeightsMorningside Campus Manhattanville Loop Broadway 12 Av Discontinued in April 2020 reactivated in September 2021 Lamont Shuttle Morningside HeightsMorningside Campus120th Street at Broadway PalisadesLamont Doherty Earth Observatory George Washington Bridge Route 9W Rush hour trips run express One trip in the rush hour direction each morning uses an Academy coach bus Bakers Field Shuttle Morningside HeightsMorningside Campus InwoodBakers FieldW 218 St at Broadway Henry Hudson PkwyFormer Routes Edit Route Termini Via NotesYankee Stadium Commuter Route Washington HeightsCUIMC Campus167th Street at Broadway Yankee Stadium Broadway 161 Street Discontinued due to extremely low ridership Replaced by East Manhattan Commuter Route 3 Hoboken Shuttle Pilot HobokenWillow Av at 14 St ManhattanvilleAmsterdam Av at 125 St 10th Avenue Discontinued in June 2021 after the Intercampus Shuttle changed to the summer schedule Manhattan Commuter Shuttle Midtown ManhattanPenn Station Washington HeightsCUIMC Campus167th Street at Broadway 8th 9th Avenues Broadway Discontinued on December 30 2021 4 Brooklyn via West Manhattan Commuter Shuttle Downtown BrooklynTillary St at Jay St Broadway 8th 9th Avenues Canal Street Manhattan BridgeBrooklyn via East Manhattan Commuter Shuttle Broadway 110th Street 2nd 3rd Avenues Canal Street Manhattan BridgeQueens Riverdale Commuter Shuttle Citi FieldSouthfield Commuter Lot RiverdaleW 238 St at Riverdale Av Grand Central Pkwy 125th Street BroadwayColumbia Commuter Shuttles Edit 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 4 Evening Shuttle Edit 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 5 6 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 7 In June 2022 the service was changed to operate from 8 pm to 3 am 8 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 9 Fleet EditActive Edit Intercampus Lamont Manhattanville and Fort Lee Shuttles Edit Fleet number s Photo Year Manufacturer Model Powertrain Garage Notes2114 2118 10 2007 Nova Bus LFS TL40102A Cummins ISL ZF 6HP554C Hoboken Ex Rutgers Campus Buses transferred to Columbia Transportation in 2011 2114 retired in 2019 2118 retired in 20222119 2008 Ex Rutgers Campus Buses transferred to New York University in 2011 Retired in 2017 Reactivated and reassigned to Columbia in April 2021 due to a bus shortage Stored from May 2021 until September 2021 when it was reactivated to provide extra capacity In an all white livery Backup bus2105 2110 2006 Ex Rutgers Campus Buses transferred to New York University in 2011 Retired in 2017 Reactivated and reassigned in January 2022 due to a bus shortage and issues with the XE40 fleet In an all white livery Backup bus2991 2996 10 2018 New Flyer XE40 Xcelsior CHARGE Siemens ELFA2 Used on Intercampus Shuttles Fort Lee Shuttle and Lamont Shuttle Have had many issues causing older Nova LFS buses to be reactivated at various points in timeBakers Field Shuttle Edit Fleet number s Photo Year Manufacturer Model Powertrain Garage Notes6405 6410 11 2013 Van Hool C2045 Cummins ISX 12 HobokenArbor Shuttle Edit Fleet number s Photo Year Manufacturer Model Powertrain Notes425 10 2019 Ford Goshen Coach E 450 Impulse Ford Triton 6 8L V10424 2019 Ford E 450 Unknown backup bus243 2018 Ford Transit 350 Ford 3 7L V6Retired Edit Fleet number s Photo Year Manufacturer Model Powertrain Notes2101 2104 2106 2109 2111 2113 2006 Nova Bus LFS TL40102A Cummins ISL ZF 6HP554C Ex Rutgers Campus Buses transferred to Columbia Transportation in 2011 Some units used for New York University service Retired in 2018 2105 and 2110 reactivated in 2022 see above for more2114 2007 Ex Rutgers Campus Buses transferred to Columbia Transportation in 2011 2115 2118 still active2143 2017 Cummins L9 Ex New York University transferred to Columbia in late 2019 to replace bus 2114 Used on the Manhattanville Shuttle Transferred to Academy s operations in Boston Massachusetts in April 2020 with the discontinuance of the Manhattanville Shuttle Former Commuter Shuttle buses6711 6730 6784 6795 11 2015 2018 Van Hool CX45 Cummins ISX 12 Former Commuter Shuttle buses not used in Columbia Commuter services anymore but still used for Academy services Can be used on Lamont Shuttle if needed 6838 6852 2020 Cummins X12 Some units used for other Academy services 1608 1611 11 2015 MCI J4500 Cummins ISX 121618 1620 2020 Cummins X123512 3520 11 2017 Van Hool CX35 Cummins ISL91344 1349 11 2018 Prevost H3 45 Volvo D13 Some units used for other Academy services 1350 1361 1363 2019 2020 1361 and 1363 are 2020 units19040 19046 2019 MCI D4500CT Cummins ISX12 All owned by New Jersey Transit Used only occasionally as backup buses Normally used on Academy routes in NJ Can be stored at Leonardo garage if needed Former Commuter Shuttle backup buses not used in Columbia Commuter services anymore but still used for Academy routes in New JerseyReferences Edit Academy Bus orders 6 New Flyer electric buses for Columbia University Green Car Congress Retrieved October 1 2020 Columbia Transportation transportation columbia edu Retrieved December 25 2020 Commuter Shuttle Updates Students Now Eligible and New Manhattan East Side Route Archived from the original on December 27 2020 a b Commuter Shuttles Columbia Transportation transportation columbia edu Retrieved December 1 2021 Columbia Partners with Via to Provide On Demand Evening Shuttle Service Columbia Transportation transportation columbia edu Retrieved February 10 2022 https transportation columbia edu sites default files content Evening 20Shuttle 20Coverage 20Map 20Morningside Manhattanville pdf bare URL PDF Evening Shuttle Via Coverage Area Expanded to Adam Clayton Powell Blvd Columbia Transportation transportation columbia edu Retrieved February 10 2022 Evening Shuttle Via Start Time Moves to 8 P M Beginning June 21 Columbia Transportation transportation columbia edu Retrieved June 26 2022 Evening Shuttle Via Start Time Moves to 6 P M Beginning Sept 1 Columbia Transportation transportation columbia edu Retrieved October 14 2022 a b c Columbia University CPTDB Wiki cptdb ca Retrieved October 1 2020 a b c d e Academy Bus Lines CPTDB Wiki cptdb ca Retrieved October 1 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Columbia Transportation amp oldid 1124470720 Columbia Commuter Shuttles, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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