General Information
Hours
Monday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Tuesday: 10 AM to 6 PM
Wednesday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Thursday: 10 AM to 4 PM
Friday: 10 AM to 5 PM
**Please note: the week of November 23, the Transportation Center will be open:
Monday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Tuesday: 10 AM to 2 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM to 12 NOON
Thursday & Friday: CLOSED for Thanksgiving Holiday
Winter Break hours will begin Monday, November 30. Please check back for more information.
Why not call before you head over to make
sure it's open! 303-871-7433
Location
The Transportation Center office is located at 2130 S. High Street
in the Evans Avenue Parking Structure, at the garage entrance from the High
Street side.
Announcements
STUDENTS: RTD 2009-2010 College Passes are now
available
All undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled full-time
during the fall quarter and have registered for classes,
and all law students are eligible for a fall student RTD pass.
Students in the following
programs are NOT eligible for the student pass:
- Daniels College
of Business - Executive MBA and Executive Real Estate programs
- Education - Ed Admin
students, plus most TEP students (all Education students at 1/2 rate
tuition)
- GSSW - Distance
students in Durango
- SECS - All Lockheed
Martin students
- UCOL - All University College students
- TWC - All Women's
College Students
- Grad Tax - All
Graduate Tax program students
- ITI - All Intermodal
Transportation Institute students
- All part-time graduate
or undergraduate students
- Students enrolled in
non-traditional programs
LAW AND GRAD STUDENTS: If you are not on
campus during regular hours, please call 303.871.7433 or email du@transolutions.org and we'll
mail your sticker to you. In your message, please include the following
information: your name, DU ID number, mailing address, phone number or email
address, whether you're a graduate or law student, your program if you're a
graduate student, and at which level you are currently enrolled (first year,
second year, 1L, 2L, etc).
FACULTY & STAFF: 2009 Eco Passes are still available
through December
2009 Eco Passes
may be picked up anytime the Transportation
Center is open.
Just fill in and sign a brief form for RTD and HR and you'll be on your way
to free transit across metro Denver,
24/7!
Mark your calendar! Destination DU and 2010 Eco Pass distribution event at the DU Transportation Center: Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 14 and 15, 10 am to 2 pm. More details soon!
Please note:
Eco Passes must be picked up in person; we cannot mail staff passes.
Transportation
Options
The University
of Denver is committed
to minimizing traffic and pollution in and around campus. DU encourages
students, faculty, and staff to leave their cars at home whenever possible.
To help promote transportation options, the University established the Transportation Center - a one-stop shop for
information about alternatives to driving alone. The Transportation Center
is located in the Evans Parking Structure at 2130 South High Street , just west of Driscoll South.
The Pioneer ID Card office cannot issues Eco
Passes (faculty, staff) or College Passes (students).
If you have a question that needs an immediate
answer when the Transportation
Center is closed, please
call Transportation Solutions at 303.377.7086.
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RTD
Passes
Eco Pass - for Benefited Faculty & Staff
With this annual sticker on your photo ID card, you can ride on all
RTD regular services for free and on skyRide to DIA for $5. Pass is not valid for special services
(BroncosRide, RockiesRide,
etc). Check with the Transportation
Center for details and
to pick up your pass.
RTD's College Pass
- for students
Full-time undergraduate, graduate and law students pay a small fee
per quarter or semester, to receive RTD's
College Transit Pass.
This sticker on the DU Pioneer ID card serves as the fare on all regular RTD
bus and light rail services, including skyRide to DIA, enabling the holder to
ride on RTD services without paying any fare.
Be sure to pick up your RTD sticker at the Transportation Center
during the hours listed above and take advantage of RTD's bus and light rail service at no charge.
Per the Graduate Studies Office of the Vice Provost the following graduate
students are not assessed the fee for the RTD College
Pass sticker and are
therefore not eligible for the pass.
- Daniels College of Business - Executive
MBA and Executive Real Estate
- Education
- Ed Admin students plus most TEP students (all Education students at
½ rate tuition)
- GSSW
- Distance students in Durango
- SECS
- All Lockheed Martin students
- UCOL
- All University College
Students
- TWC
- All Women's College Students
- Grad
Tax - All Graduate Tax Students
- ITI
- All Intermodal Transportation Institute Students
- All
students enrolled in non-traditional programs
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Getting
Around Town
Transit
Riding the bus or light rail is a great way to get to work. Instead of
dealing with congestion, construction and road rage, try using transit to get
to work. Benefited faculty & staff, undergraduate, graduate and law
students simply need to show their Pioneer ID card with Eco/College Pass
sticker as they board the train or bus.
Routes that serve the University
of Denver :
- 24 - University Blvd.
- Connects to Cherry Creek shopping area
- 21-
Evans Ave, Connects with the Evans Ave. Southwest Line light rail
station (C & D)
- 27 - Yale Ave
- 79 - Buchtel Blvd
To access route schedules and maps, visit www.rtd-denver.com and enter the route
number into the Schedule Finder.
Learn more about transit
options in Denver!
Southeast Light Rail
The University of Denver light rail station has become an important fixture at the north end of campus, enabling
those around the metro area to access DU from Southeast Light Rail. Trains
operate from 5 am until 2 am, with enhanced service during the 6 am to 9 am
and 4 pm to 6 pm peak periods. The station is located on Buchtel Blvd.
at High Street across from the Ritchie
Center. Visit www.rtd-denver.com to learn more about
the southeast light rail line (E/F/H).
skyRide to DIA
Staff and faculty and full-time students may use their Eco Pass
or College Pass for skyRide
to DIA. Please note: all Eco Pass
holders must pay a $5 fee when using skyRide to
DIA. There will be no additional fee riding skyRide from DIA.
There
is no charge for skyRide with the student College Pass.
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Ridesharing
Sharing the ride to work with a friend or colleague is an ideal way to make
your daily commute more enjoyable and less expensive. Ridesharing can be as
simple as carpooling with your spouse, roommate or neighbor. If four to ten
individuals share the same commute, you might want to explore a vanpool. Call
303-458-POOL to learn more about this program!
Learn more about ridesharing
in Denver!
Biking & Walking
Biking to work and around town is a great way to combine your daily exercise
with your commute. Several Denver
bike routes pass close by DU making for a safe and smooth ride to work or
wherever you need to go. Try adding a bike ride or short walk to a transit
trip to expand your available transit options. Bike route maps may be
obtained through the City & County of Denver, at area bike shops, at the
DU Bookstore or the Cherry Creek
Bike Rack - an urban transportation center located in Cherry Creek North.
Learn more about biking and
walking around Denver!
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Getting
Home
Guaranteed Ride Home
This peace-of-mind program provides all benefitted DU employees holding a
valid Eco Pass a FREE taxi ride home in case of
an emergency, illness or unexpected schedule change. Designed to encourage DU
employees to try alternative transportation, GRH provides employees with a
free back-up ride home through Yellow Cab and Metro Taxi when they cannot
utilize their normal method of getting home (carpooling, vanpooling, riding
the bus, walking, etc.).
Situations in which this program can be used include an employee's or
family member's illness, working late unexpectedly, missing a usual ride home
or other emergency situations. The program is not designed to be used for
instances when an employee could have scheduled transportation beforehand.
To use the GRH program, call 303.871.RIDE either when you need to leave
early or when you know you will be staying late.
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DU
Shuttle
If you choose not to bring your car to campus and need an occasional ride,
you have several options, including the DU Shuttle,
an ADA-compliant van and local taxi service.
- DU Shuttle - a 15-passenger
van that circles campus along a fixed route stopping at high-traffic
destinations - is available to anyone with a DU Pioneer ID Card during the academic
year. An ADA-compliant van provides point-to-point service for people
with disabilities. Please note: shuttle does not run before 6 PM.
- If
you need a ride somewhere further from campus, several taxi companies
operate in the University
of Denver area.
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