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Sustainable travel for LSU students
SU becomes as long as the Great Wall when
you have to make it from Cox to Williams in 10
minutes. If you don’t have a car but you need
groceries, you’re at the mercy of your friend or
roommate who does have one. Walking from
the UREC to WCA at 9 p.m. in the pouring
rain? They rent out sleeping bags.
Tiger Trails
The buses are a free and convenient service
offered by the University for students, faculty,
staff and visitors that helps reduce traffic
and vehicle congestion. With many stops on
and around campus near student housing
complexes and traveling through the Garden
District and Downtown, the buses are very
easy and accessible. Unlike other buses,
you just hop on at the stop without having to
rummage for change.
There are 12 routes currently in service that
run from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through
Friday and a Sunday shuttle from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. during the Fall and Spring semesters.
Routes vary for intersession, Summer and
Winter semesters. Each route runs with varying
frequency. The buses can be tracked in-realtime on the Tiger Trails website or using the
TransLoc app. Each bus is equipped with a
bike rack and outlets.
Even more convenient, night buses lovingly
referred to as “drunk buses” run from 6 p.m.
to 1 a.m. Monday to Wednesday and from 6
p.m. to 3 a.m. Thursday to Saturday. The night
bus routes travel through campus to Tigerland
or Downtown depending on the route. An
additional night bus travels from Tigerland to
Ben Hur Rd. Thursday through Saturday from
10 p.m. to 3 a.m.
You can spare yourself the struggle of finding
a parking spot and having to walk to the quad
while also supporting campus sustainability. As
of 2016, 25 of the buses feature an exhaust
Story : Lia Salime Ramirez
Photo: Long Lee
Design: Mariah Graham
Campus Transit
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If you’ve ever seen the white mini buses
driving around campus at night, that’s Campus
Transit shuttling students safely from one
place on campus to another.
Campus Transit is an on-demand service
for students and faculty and staff available
7 days a week from 5 p.m. to midnight. You
can request a ride to and from anywhere on
campus by calling 225-578-5555 or through
the TransLoc Rider app.
Reliable transportation is an essential part
of college but can be a hassle if you don’t
know your way around or don’t have a
vehicle. Luckily, there are many resources
available around campus that are not only
easy and budget-friendly but also sustainable
alternatives.
LSU Tiger
Trails bus
stop sign
reduction system that helps lower greenhouse
gas emissions related to transportation on
campus.
To request a ride utilizing TransLoc Rider,
simply download the app and create an
account using your LSU email address.
When you’re viewing the LSU TransLoc
Rider service, a blue icon on the bottom left
corner indicates service is available. Click on
“request a ride,” select your pick up and drop
off location and the number of passengers
and a bus will be dispatched to pick you up
and drop you off.