of alabama service area university of alabama campus service type campus shuttle bus service fleet 17 2008 1 daily ridership 13 510 weekday operator first transit website http crimsonride.ua.edu the crimsonride is an area bus service serving the students staff faculty and general public on and around the university of alabama s campus in tuscaloosa alabama . the crimsonride is operated by first transit under contract with ua s department of transportation services and commenced operation on august 11 2007 . 2 the crimsonride replaced the previous blue & yellow routes operated by the tuscaloosa transit authority as the public transit option for students staff faculty and general public on the ua campus . 3 the system consists of 17 40 foot 12 m long nova lfs buses with 41 stops . 1 the buses run as early as 7 a.m. until as late as 4 a.m. with 15 being used at peak hours and 8 being used at non peak times . 1 the buses run at 5 minute intervals on the academic routes in the central portion of campus and at 20 minute intervals on the perimeter of the campus . 1 each bus is also equipped with a transloc gps monitor allowing for the status of each bus to be monitored by users in real time . 4 history edit the development of an on campus shuttle system was initially offered as a serious proposal in fall 2005 with an initial opening date set in august 2006 5 but by winter 2006 university officials announced the system would be operational by august 2007 . 6 in june 2006 the ua board of trustees approved the budget of 1.8 million for the proposed transit system . the funding for the system project was paid with a 1.5 million federal transportation appropriations grant and supplemented with an additional 375 000 generated from parking fees . 7 paying tribute to the crimson tide nickname the moniker crimsonride was selected by students voting in the 2006 homecoming elections over the second place name of tide transit . 8 with the start of the bus system several roads throughout campus were closed to vehicular traffic in becoming solely bus and bicycle lanes . the most notable of the road closures are located around the quad . 1 the system would open in june 2007 in a test mode with the official opening occurring on august 11 2007 . 2 after its first semester in operation the system saw an average ridership of 13 510 passengers per day . 9 the crimsonride served its 2 millionth passenger ciara prater at the beginning of its second year of service on august 25 2008 . 10 routes edit front view of a crimsonride bus running the crimson route . the crimsonride operates eight routes during the weekdays and a singular comprehensive system on the weekends . 11 the four weekday routs are listed below crimson serves the central portion of campus around the quad sorority row and the south campus residence halls . pdf map crimson stops transit hub amelia gayle gorgas library bidgood hall east stadium tutwiller hall mary burke hall farrah hall lloyd hall blue 1 serves the eastern portion of campus around fraternity row the campus recreation center and the east campus residence halls . pdf map blue 1 stops transit hub aquatic center university recreation center student health center soccer lot bryant hall blue express mostly covers the east portion of campus along with part of the quad . blue express stops transit hub amelia gayle gorgas library bidgood hall rose administration farrah hall moody music soccer lot student health center child development center tennis courts softball complex aquatic center gold route serves the northwestern portion of campus around the west campus academic buildings the north campus residence halls . this route is divided into gold 1 and gold 2 . pdf map gold 1 stops transit hub amelia gayle gorgas library bidgood hall presidential apartments publix ferguson center h. m. comer hall aime building rose towers riverside shelby hall gold 2 stops transit hub shelby hall highlands rose towers riverside lakeside residential paty lakeside dining ferguson parking deck ten hoor hall presidential apartments rose administration lloyd hall green route this route is divided between green 1 and green 2 . green 1 serves the north and west portions of campus . green 2 serves the south part of campus . pdf map green 1 stops amelia gayle gorgas library bidgood hall ten hoor hall ridgecrest publix west stadium wallace wade rose administration lloyd hall green 2 stops transit hub amelia gayle gorgas library bidgood hall east stadium tutwiler mary burke hall sewell thomas stadium coliseum parking lot moody music building bryce lawn coleman quad express serves the large southeast commuter parking lots by directly connecting the area surrounding coleman coliseum on the southeast edge of campus to the quad in the heart of the campus . coleman quad stops amelia gayle gorgas library bidgood hall tutwiler sewell thomas stadium coliseum parking lot moody music building lloyd hall perimeter route separated into north and south routes the perimeter buses run on nights and weekends stopping at various places across campus . perimeter north stops transit hub rose towers riverside lakeside residential paty lakeside dining ferguson parking deck ridgecrest publix rose administration lloyd hall amelia gayle gorgas library bidgood hall east stadium tutwiler mary burke hall moody music building soccer lot student health center student recreation center aquatic center perimeter south stops transit hub aquatic center student recreation center student health center soccer lot moody music building bryant museum mary burke hall tutwiler sorority row west stadium presidential apartments publix ferguson center h.m. comer hall aime building rose towers riverside shelby hall 348 ride in operation when the perimeter and regular routes are not running this free service to students allows students to call in a van to pick them up and drop them off anywhere on campus and in the direct vicinity surrounding campus . 348 ride express 3 busses operate between 9pm and 3am thursday thru saturday to serve the major portions of campus during the weekend . references edit a b c d e university of alabama department of transportation services . crimsonride riding the bus . retrieved 2008 02 05 . a b cain mary 2007 07 26 . officials crimsonride is ready to get started . the crimson white . stallcup katie 2006 04 20 . trolley runs empty routes round ua . the crimson white . mills melissa 2007 08 30 . transloc tracks ua buses . the crimson white . caddell marlin 2005 11 04 . plans for campus transit system in the works . the crimson white . stallcup katie 2006 02 03 . transit system still in planning stages . the crimson white . dawkins stephen 2006 06 06 . transit system plan rolling along . the crimson white . barzler katie 2006 12 04 . crimson ride chosen as name for new transit system . the crimson white . jones adam 2008 01 15 . ua to put shelters at seven bus stops . the tuscaloosa news . staff reports 2008 08 26 . crimsonride celebrates two million . the crimson white . university of alabama department of transportation services . crimsonride route maps . retrieved 2008 02 05 . v t e the university of alabama academics college of arts and sciences new college college of communication and information sciences college of engineering school of law college of community health sciences people bear bryant george h. denny amelia gayle gorgas autherine lucy julia tutwiler presidents campus arboretum archaeological park auditorium chimes insurance hall of fame museum of natural history new observatory old observatory paul w. bryant museum president s mansion the quad strode house athletics programs football men s basketball baseball golf gymnastics softball volleyball women s basketball facilities alabama soccer stadium bryant denny stadium coleman coliseum foster auditorium rhoads stadium sewell thomas stadium history timeline board of trustees of the university of alabama v. garrett 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