As I watched the tow truck pull away from the scene of the wreck, the first thought in my mind was how I am going to get around for the next few weeks without my car. After two full weeks with no vehicle, I am now a satisfied user of Auburn University’s public transportation system.

I live close to campus, so I walk to class usually anyway. If it is raining however, I have the choice of jumping on the Tiger Transit that will take me right to the back door of the Haley Center.

The Tiger Transit has 19 routes that extend to almost any area in Auburn that students may live. They run continually all day from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m., so students usually only have to allow 20 minutes to get to campus.

“I have been riding the Tiger Transit back and forth to campus since my freshman year,” said Joey Bacon, a junior at Auburn. “It has been really reliable and convenient, especially when it is raining since it drops off right at Haley.”

The Transit system even has routes that will take students to Wal-Mart or Winn Dixie for grocery shopping. The Tiger Transit Web site contains adequate information about all of the routes and stops.

During the normal hours of operations, the Tiger Transit system has 44 buses running through the various routes. Twelve lines begin and end at the Haley Center, which is a central location on Auburn’s campus. There are a few other lines that begin and end at Terrell Dining Hall, the Quad, the Stadium Deck and the Mell Street stop in front of the library.

“I used to drive to campus, but now I ride the Transit since it is really hard to find parking because of all of the construction going on,” said Nickole Sweeney, an Auburn student.

The other form of transportation that Auburn offers free of charge is the Security Shuttle. I have used “Dan the van man,” as many students refer to it, frequently over the last two weeks.

The A.U. Night Security Shuttle Service runs from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. every day of the week. This is the most convenient form of transportation throughout the night. The drivers will take you anywhere on campus that you need to go. I have been using it to go back and forth from my apartment to the library.

The Security Shuttle is operated by the A.U. Department of Public Safety, so all of the drivers are trustworthy and reliable.

Auburn University has produced a consistent and dependable form of transportation for students who may not have a vehicle while in college. There is even an online tracker system that allows for the specific location of any bus to be known. Many students access this through a cell phone which lets them know how long the wait for a bus might be.

For more information about the Auburn University Tiger Transit system or the A.U. Night Security Shuttle Service, visit the Web site at http://www.auburn.edu/administration/parking_transit/transit/index.html.




Find more videos like this on The Loveliest Village