College Students

College students are often challenged in their transportation choices because schedules are variable, changing from semester to semester as well as from day to day. Thus, students’ best transportation options are often bus, bicycle, and carpool, as these options allow for some schedule flexibility.

Many students create carpools informally by meeting people in classes, carpooling with housemates or forming or posting on rideboards at school.

The most important ingredient in student transportation is in the choice of where to live. Because they move often, students need to evaluate the location of every house and apartment they consider renting by answering these questions:  Is it close to a bus line? Is there good bicycle access? Is it close enough to campus that you can use sustainable transportation reliably?

UC Santa Cruz

First-year students are not permitted to keep cars on campus, so all students become familiar with the Santa Cruz Metro bus system. All UCSC students get free access to Santa Cruz Metro buses with their student ID cards, because student fees pay for transit access. When students move off-campus, transit remains an important part of the transportation mix, because on-campus parking passes are quite expensive. The UCSC campus is served by route 10, 15, 16, 19, and 20 buses, as well as the campus transportation system. For more information about transportation to and within UCSC, please visit TAPS - UCSC’s Transportation and Parking Services. TAPS runs many effective commute services for UCSC students, such as the Bike Trailer, Zipcar carsharing, and Zimride carpool matching.

Cabrillo College

For information about Cabrillo College transportation, visit the Go Green program website, which describes transportation options for all three Cabrillo campuses, as well as provides commute information and resources for staff,  faculty and students.

Bethany University

Located in Scotts Valley, the closest bus line serving Bethany is Santa Cruz Metro route 35A. This bus brings you to within 1.5 miles of campus, from where you can ride your bike or walk comfortably. Remember that Santa Cruz Metro buses have 3-bike racks on each bus!

Contact

Commute Solutions
(831) 429-POOL