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CatTran 2009-2010 Shuttle Service Guide -OR- Interactive map.   (Effective August 17, 2009)

CHANGES FOR THE 2009/10 ACADEMIC YEAR:

• USA ROUTE: has been changed to include a stop downtown across the street from the Ronstadt Center on Pennington. The inbound/outbound stops at 4th ave & 6th St have been moved and are now located on 4th Avenue in front of Delectibles Restaurant for outbound and directly across the street for the inbound. There are also two new stops on University Blvd at the Sun Tran stop near Time Market, and at the Sun Tran stop near Jacobus Street for inbound and across the street for outbound. The USA route NO LONGER GOES TO MCCLELLAND HALL.
• MAUVE ROUTE: The Mauve route NO LONGER GOES TO UMC/AHSC The Mauve route will follow the same route as before from the 9008 lot, it will turn on the mall and stop in front of Optical Sciences and then return to the 9008 lot. Those wishing to return to the 9008 lot or go shopping at local merchants/ grocery store should board the Mauve bus on the East side of Highland or in front of Graham/Greenlee Hall on 4th, the East Main Library stop or in front of the Optical Science annex building on the mall
• PURPLE ROUTE: The Purple route has been changed to travel only EAST bound ONLY on 4th St. between Park and Highland. The route will go south on Highland stopping at the Highland Market/DRC and then proceed to the south side of the 6th St. Garage. The STOP AT THE 6TH ST GARAGE HAS BEEN MOVED to the south side of the building near the Sun Tran stop. The stops on 4th st. at Shantz & 4th/Park on the North side of the street have been eliminated. The Park Student Union West stop has been eliminated. Those wishing to board the Purple route should board at on the East side of Park across from the Park Student Union, and on the south side of 4th St and 4th/Park and at Shantz.
• NIGHTCAT ROUTE: Due to construction the stop on University by Pei Wei and the stop on Tyndall by Coronado dorm have been moved. The new stop for University Blvd. in on Park at the Sun Tran stop in front of Cafe Lucee. The Coronado stop has been moved to Park between Park Student Union and the Arizona/Sonora Dorm.
• GREEN ROUTE: NEW ROUTE Due to high demand we have created the Green route with service from Optical Sciences, to UAPD, west on first stopping near Cherry and again at Highland, over to McClelland Hall south on Park to second street then east stopping at Harvill and the Education building then on to Optical Science.
• ORANGE/TEAL ROUTES: No Changes
• ALL OF THE ABOVE CHANGES WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON AUGUST 17, 2009, THERE WILL BE NO SERVICE ON ANY ROUTES ON DECEMBER 10, 2009 AND MAY 6, 2010

CAT TRAN HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
(NOVEMBER/DECEMBER)

Wednesday Nov. 11th No Service all Routes
Wednesday Nov. 25th All route service ends at 5:00PM No Nightcat Service ***(see below)
November 26-27 No service all routes
Thursday Dec. 10th No Service all Routes
Dec. 21st- 23rd. No Service on the Mauve & Orange Routes
Wednesday Dec. 23rd. All route service ends at 5:00PM No Nightcat Service ***(see below)
December 24th-Jan.1 No Service all Routes
Monday January 4,2010 Full Service resumes on all routes.

*** Last pickup schedule for Nov 25th & Dec 23rd.
USA Route: Last bus leaving campus for the USA building/9006 lot will depart civil engineering at 5:03pm, last bus inbound from the USA building will depart at 4:45PM

TEAL Route: Last bus leaving AHSC going south will depart at 4:57pm, last bus leaving Main Gate Garage going north will depart at 4:56pm

PURPLE Route: last bus leaving AHSC going south will depart at 5:01pm, last bus leaving 6th st. garage going north will depart at 5:01pm.

ORANGE Route: last bus leaving education going north to parking lots will depart at 4:56pm

MAUVE Route: last bus leaving Optical Science going out to the 9008 lot will depart at 5:02pm.

GREEN Route: last bus leaving Optical Science going north will depart at 4:47pm, last bus leaving McClelland going south will depart at 4:56pm

NIGHTCAT Route: NO SERVICE

Permit holders needing closer parking during the summer should contact the Parking Permit Office for alternative parking (626-PARK (7275))

 

Half a Million Passengers Can't Be Wrong...

CAT TRAN shuttle service hit the half million passenger mark for the 2006-2007 calendar year. It's easy, it's fast, it's the best ride on campus...don't just take our word for it, here are some comments from our passengers:

• "I read the paper both ways, it's very relaxing."
• "The ride is great. I park, the shuttle comes and when I'm ready to go home, I catch it back, no hassles."
• "I live out east, I come down aviation pull into the lot (9008) catch the shuttle and then back again. I've been a professor here for 13 years and the last 2 years parking here has been the most convenient by far."
• "It beats driving around campus for 20 minutes trying to find a place to park"

SHUTTLE TRANSIT HUB CENTERS (Use for transfer/connection to other routes)

• Education Building shuttle Stop (East Second Street)
• Arizona Health Sciences shuttle Stop (Drachman Circle)

— MAUVE ROUTE

• 9008 Permit Park/Ride Lot: (located on Plummer Ave./13th Street - south of Broadway).
• Service from Lot 9008 to McKale area, Main Library, and the Highland Commons/Recreation Center area.
• Service to campus is from the University Mall in front of Optical Sciences south on Campbell to the 9008 lot.
• Shuttle service approximately every 16 minutes.
• Paid boarding pass required. Click here for a map of the boarding pass area.

— ORANGE ROUTE

• 9007 Permit Park/Ride Lot - must enter lot from Ft. Lowell Street. (Passenger boarding is on the west side of Mountain Ave. just south of Ft. Lowell Street).
• Shuttle service approximately every 16 minutes.
• 9009 lot is located on Ft. Lowell 1 block West of Mountain at St. Demetrious Greek Orthodox Church, use lot on the West end of the church.
• Access to shuttle service directly from 9005, and 9007 lots require either a permit pass for these lots or paid boarding pass. All other "inbound" stops (those coming into the UA campus) must purchase a boarding pass to board shuttle also. Click here for a map of the boarding pass area.

— PURPLE ROUTE

• Disability resource center/rec center; Direct service to Arizona Health Sciences and 6th Street Garage.
• Service to Science and Medical Labs/classes along Fourth Street.
• Service to Park Student Center area.
• Shuttle service approximately every 15 minutes.

— TEAL ROUTE

• Service To Bio 5 Building, Arizona Health Sciences, Highland Garage, CCIT, Civil Engineering (student union area), University Services Building/Maingate Garage and Education Building

• Shuttle service approximately every 13 minutes.

USA ROUTE

9006 Permit Park/Ride Lots, (located at Main/S* Street).

1. Stops on campus at University Services Building/ Maingate Garage, CCIT, Civil Engineering (student union area).
2. Stops at University/Euclid; University/Jacobus, University by Time Market; 4th Ave in front of Delectibles Restaurant and directly across the street; downtown on Franklin between Church and Stone and the Ronstadt Center; downtown across the street from the Ronstadt Center on Pennington.
3. Stops at University Blvd at the Sun Tran stop near Time Market; at the Sun Tran stop near Jacobus Street - and across the street.
4. Access to shuttle service directly from 9006 lot requires either a 9006 permit pass or boarding pass.

— NIGHTCAT ROUTE

• NightCat will not operate between 8:00-8:30PM

• NightCat will still utilize the Student Union stop.

CatTran Shuttle Guidelines

General Shuttle Information

• Shuttles operate Monday - Friday 6:30am - 6:30pm. NightCat operates Monday - Friday 6:00pm-12:30am.
• Shuttles may be full during peak hours (7-9am). Please allow yourself 30 minutes travel time.
• Access from the 9008 lot (Mauve Route); 9005, 9007, 9009 lots (Orange Route); and 9006 (USA Route) is restricted to permit holders and University affiliated area residents with paid boarding passes. (No guarantee of boarding pass offering is made.)
• Lot 9008 is open Monday - Friday 6:00am - 7:00pm
• There is no shuttle service on University holidays (December 10 2009 & May 6, 2010) and during Winter Recess. There is limited shuttle service during Spring Break...
• Spring Break Schedule: Cat Tran will operate the Purple, Teal and USA routes during Spring Break, March 15th thru 19th. The Orange, Mauve and NightCat Routes will not operate during Spring Break. Full service resumes on Monday March 22nd. 9005, 9006, 9007, 9008 and 9009 lot permit holders may park in any Zone 1 or South of 6th lot during this time period, you must display current 9000 lot permit.
• Permit holders needing closer parking during summer should contact the Parking Permit Office for alternative parking (626-PARK (7275)).
• Due to construction, shuttle routes may change, and re-routing and delays may occur.

Guidelines

• Vehicles stop at designated shuttle stops only.
• As your destination stop approaches, inform the driver of your desire to disembark by saying, "Next stop, please."
• No smoking, eating, or drinking on board the vehicle.
• Profanity will not be tolerated.
• Animals are not allowed on shuttles except seeing-eye, hearing-ear and service dogs.
• Drivers reserve the right to refuse service to anyone not observing these guidlines.

Lost and Found

Items found on vehicles are taken to the University Police (621-UAPD) during the next business day.

Mobility-Impaired

• All vehicles are wheelchair-accessible. Disabled individuals in wheelchairs, with walkers, and/or with seriously reduced mobility may use the lift on those vehicles so equipped.
• Driver is required to assist with boarding and exiting as well as with securing passengers.
• Scheduled times may vary depending on special needs.
• When boarding, please inform the driver of your destination.
• Shuttle stops are accessible to the disabled.
• Lift capacity 650 LBS.

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