20 • Campus Guide
News • Wednesday, July 30, 2014
There's no shortage of ways to get to class, around town UA ZimRide
BY HANNAH PLOTKIN
Arizona Summer Wildcat
ZimRide is a carpooling program offered exclusively to UA students, faculty and staff. Membership is free. The program has prevented 381,096 pounds of potential carbon dioxide emissions from entering the atmosphere, according to a ticker counteron their website. Students and faculty can search for available seats in existing carpools or create their own. Multiple vehicles can share a carpool permit. Spots in the garages on campus are reserved for registered vehicles.
Cat Tran
The Cat Tran shuttle connects the UA campus with surrounding neighborhoods, with routes along Mountain Avenue as far north as Fort Lowell Road, with numerous stops and routes between Euclid Avenue and Campbell Avenue. Cat Tran runs from 6:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. on weekdays, with more limited hours throughout the weekend. Students ride for free if they board on campus. Download the TransLoc app to find the location of any Cat Tran shuttle.
Zipcar Car Share
Cat Wheels Bike Sharing
A free service offered to students. There is a registration process for first time users of the program, after which only a CatCard is required to borrow a bicycle. Bikes can be checked out for 24 hours at a time. Students can also borrow locks.
Parking & Parking Permits There are seven parking garages and more than 25 parking lots on campus. Hourly rates in garages range from $2-
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A STUDENT WALKS onto the Cat Tran during the fall school semester. The Cat Tran is one of the transportation options for students living off campus to get to class for free or to explore surrounding
$3 an hour, usually with a sliding scale payment method that charges less the longer a car stays in the garage, with an option that caps off the maximum charge per day at $8 or $10. Parking
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lots require a permit. Yearly permits for parking garages are $615 and permits for lots range from $500 to $515.
Zipcar is a car share and rental service available to UA students over the age of 18. Register and download the smartphone application. Once registered, members receive a card which allows them to unlock cars. Students can reserve cars for up to a week at a time and do not pay for insurance or gas. The app can be used to locate and reserve cars. There is a monthly membership fee and additional costs when a car is reserved. — Follow Hannah Plotkin @HannahPlotkin
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