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Safety Escorts & Transportation
Cambridge and Allston
Shuttle Bus (49) 5-0400 (fully accessible)
The shuttle bus is designed to provide students and staff with safe and convenient transportation around the Cambridge and Allston campuses throughout the academic year, except during recesses and certain holidays. The service is free to members of the Harvard community. Scheduled service runs weekdays from 5:45 a.m. to 4:00 a.m., and weekends from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
Posters and pocket size schedules are available throughout the campuses, including the Information Center, house offices, libraries, dining halls, and transportation vehicles.
There is also a special year-round service operating daily between Soldiers Field Park and Harvard Square mornings from 7:35 a.m. to 10:55 a.m. and afternoons from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This bus allows for daily connections to the Longwood Medical Area. You can view the shuttle bus schedule by visiting www.uos.harvard.edu/transportation/shu.shtml.
Daytime Van Service (49) 5-0400
TTY# (49) 6-6642 (fully accessible)
The Van Service is intended for persons who - because of mobility impairment or medical condition - find it difficult or impossible to use the regular shuttle bus. Transportation is door to door within the Cambridge and Allston campuses. Rides in the van are by appointment only. All riders must be authorized in advance by either the Student Disability Resource Center, their local disability coordinator (students), or the University Disability Coordinator (faculty/staff). Service times vary for academic, weekend, summer, and recess periods.
Evening Van Service (49) 5-0400 (fully accessible)
The Evening Van Service is designed to provide transportation throughout the Cambridge and Allston campuses as a supplement to the shuttle bus. Rides are free and available on request between 7:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. Calls are taken until 2:30 a.m. Please call ahead as you may have to wait as long as 30 minutes.
Harvard University Campus Escort Program (HUCEP) (38) 4-8237
HUCEP teams, who are trained and supervised by the HUPD, provide walking escorts to
students, faculty, and staff seven nights a week during the academic year and cover the
Yard, River, and Quad areas. Teams are identified by their brightly colored vests,
labeled HUCEP. Escorts respond to calls for service through the HUCEP hotline
[(38) 4-8237 or (38)-HUCEP], and can be flagged down by students, faculty, and staff in
need of an escort. Escort teams also are encouraged to ask solo walkers if they would
like an escort to their destination.
The hours of operation for HUCEP are:
10:30 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. , Sunday through Wednesday, and 10:30 p.m. - 3:00 a.m. , Thursday through Saturday.
Longwood
Walking Escort Service HMS/HSDM (43) 2-1379, HSPH (43) 2-1040
The walking escort service is available 24 hours a day. When you call, a security guard
will escort you to your vehicle on campus or to the nearest MBTA stop. Please call ahead
as it may take as long as fifteen minutes for your escort to arrive. Please wait for your
escort once you have called.
Taxi Escort Service
The Taxi Escort Service is a complimentary service available to HMS Quad-based students, faculty, staff, and students living off campus, as well as all HSPH students, faculty, and staff. The service is available from 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., seven days a week. Students, faculty, and staff are required to show their HUID or green temporary ID. Escorts can be arranged through the security guard stationed inside Vanderbilt Hall for HMS and HSDM and FXB lobby for HSPH. Taxis will take you within one mile of the Longwood Campus. The complimentary taxi service is not available for personal use by residents of Vanderbilt Hall. If a resident has a special academic need for taxi service, he or she must request approval in advance from the Office of Student Affairs and Financial Aid in order to use the service.
Shuttle Bus (617) 632-2800
The Harvard Longwood Campus shuttle (M2) is managed by MASCO and operated by Paul Revere Transportation Company. The service runs between Vanderbilt Hall and the Johnston Gate, Monday through Saturday. Students at HMS, HSPH, HSDM, GSAS, DMS, HBS, and FAS, as well as Harvard University Officers and staff need only swipe their HUID
to ride the bus for free. Other Harvard University graduate students, as well as faculty and employees of Harvard-affiliated hospitals must either purchase tickets at the M2 ticket offices or add value to their Crimson Cash account (which is accessed by their HUID) at the Crimson Cash website at www.cash.harvard.edu.
For schedule information and ticket sale locations visit:
www.masco.org/transit/ptsM2.htm.
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