the university of iowa . for the bus company in cambridge england see stagecoach in cambridge . for other uses see cambus disambiguation . cambus founded 1972 locale iowa city ia service area university of iowa service type bus service paratransit daily ridership over 4 500 000 rides per year fuel type ultra low sulfur diesel website 1 cambus is a public transport bus system primarily serving the university of iowa campus in iowa city ia . the service is intended to provide transportation for students faculty and staff around the main campus university of iowa research park residence halls and commuter parking lots . cambus is a no fare service open to the general public . cambus provides approximately 4 500 000 rides per year . the service is operated by the department of parking and transportation for the university of iowa with funding from the parking & transportation department a ui student fee and the federal transportation administration . cambus was originally founded by university of iowa students and has been in operation since 1972 . the university of iowa campus is divided into east and west halves by the iowa river . most liberal arts and sciences classes take place on the east side of the river ; thus the purpose of the new bus service was to facilitate easier transportation between the west side dormitories and the east side classrooms . at first there was no name for this service so the founding students created a contest open to all u of i students to select one . cambus was the name eventually chosen after cambuskenneth and the winner whose name has been lost to history was awarded a free pizza . the first cambus buses were used school buses repainted by cambus employees . there were three different bus routes ; red route blue route and the interdorm shuttle . cambus also acquired a trailer which was used as their main office ; this was located in the hancher auditorium parking lot . currently cambus employs approximately 170 employees . there are only six non student employees who work specifically for cambus the cambus manager the maintenance supervisor and four full time mechanics . all other employees including drivers dispatchers trainers student mechanics and departmental supervisors are students currently enrolled at the university of iowa . cambus also has two different buildings on the university of iowa campus . the main office is located on evashevski drive north kinnick stadium called the west campus transportation center . cambus moved operations to this newer building shared with the greater parking & transportation department on november 16 2012 . the cambus maintenance facility often called the barn by employees is located on south madison street south of the campus recreation and wellness center . contents 1 routes and hours of operation 1.1 route list 2 bongo bus on the go 3 bionic bus 4 fleet 5 references 6 external links routes and hours of operation edit cambus currently has eighteen 18 routes in service . during academic service the spring and fall semesters all routes run on weekdays with limited service on the weekends . during summer and interim service a limited service runs without any weekend service . route maps and schedules are available on the cambus website and in pamphlets available on the buses . cambus time is set by the master clock at the us naval observatory http www.time.gov during academic service the earliest route begins at 4 30 am and the last route ends at 1 02 am 2 12 am on friday and saturday nights for saferide cambus also provides special service for university affiliated groups including shuttle service for most hawkeye football games to from downtown hancher and the hawkeye commuter lot men s hawkeye basketball games to from hancher and other events on campus . route list edit blue route east campus shuttle hawk lot hospital hawkeye express hawkeye hospital hawkeye interdorm hospital finkbine arena am pm hospital via hancher mayflower shuttle interdorm research park pentacrest night pentacrest studio arts shuttle music theatre shuttle red route abw studio arts hospital va loop routes marked with an asterisk run only during spring fall semesters bongo bus on the go edit to improve safety encourage eco friendly practices and create a more efficient service cambus adopted bongo in spring 2010 . bongo is a gps based real time passenger information system that allows riders to find current bus locations as well as predictions for upcoming bus arrivals . bongo utilizes gps technology and computer modeling to track vehicles on their routes and predict arrival times . each vehicle is equipped with a gps tracking system that reports latitude and longitude via satellite every 15 seconds . using the 4 digit stop number located at a particular stop passengers can either text call or go to www.ebongo.org to find all current arrival predictions for that stop . passengers can also download the bongo app from the iphone store or google play store for android . in addition to finding current predictions passengers can also create alerts to be sent to their mobile phones or to pop up on their computer . more information about this is available at www.ebongo.org alerts . bongo is powered by nextbus a transit information system based in emeryville california . bionic bus edit in accordance with the americans with disabilities act ada cambus provides paratransit service called the bionic bus for university staff faculty and students . there are up to 3 paratransit buses in service during normal academic service fewer run on weekends and during interim service . the service is demand response curb to curb and serves much of iowa city and coralville . student drivers are specially trained for bionic bus . unlike iowa city transit and coralville transit the paratransit service is handled in house and not contracted to johnson county seats . fleet edit the cambus fleet has changed tremendously over the years with addition of new buses and retirement of old ones . the current fleet consists of 36 actively used buses five orion bus industries paratransit buses buses 8 9 10 12 13 . buses 8 12 and 13 are used for bionic bus service . buses 9 and 10 are currently in storage . one opus optima 30 foot low floor bus bus 11 used for general service . five 1997 gillig phantom 40 foot buses buses 83 84 85 used for general service . 82 and 86 are currently in storage . twelve 2008 gillig 40 foot low floor buses buses 94 105 used for general service . three 2009 gillig 40 foot low floor buses 106 108 used for general service . eight 2011 gillig 40 foot low floor buses buses 109 116 used for general service . two 2013 gillig 40 foot low floor buses buses 117 118 used for general service . three 2013 gillig 30 foot low floor buses buses 14 16 used for general service and bionic bus . one dodge caravan minivan used for support purposes . one ford f 250 pickup truck with snowplow used for support purposes . buses that have been retired or will retire soon include seven 1989 gillig phantom 40 foot buses buses 64 78 . five 1989 gillig phantom 35 foot buses buses 89 93 . these are often referred to as the madisons because they were bought from madison wisconsin transit . the orion buses 8 10 is expected to retire in fall 2013 . all buses are outfitted with wheelchair lifts or ramps to assist those with disabilities . references edit this article does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message external links edit http www.uiowa.edu cambus retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cambus & oldid 661039498 categories bus transportation in iowauniversity and college bus systemsuniversity of iowatransportation in johnson county iowa1972 establishments in iowahidden categories articles lacking sources from december 2009all articles 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