Transloc realtime provides up to the second map based vehicle tracking and a free, open api. Later gator a miss fortune mystery book 9 kindle edition by deleon, jana. Students who wish to park a vehicle on campus must purchase a parking decal and park in an appropriate area. Get live arrival predictions for every vehicle, announcements, and more. Get your bike or bus fare ready for a day to remember in gainesville. Rts riders can now track locations of buses with new gator locator gps. Later gator is a safe, latenight bus service for students between the uf campus, downtown, oaks mall and southwest gainesville. Bus tickets to gainesville find the cheapest buses busbud. It presently serves 40 city routes 19 on saturdays, 16 on sundays, 10 campus routes, and five later gator routes. Theres nothing like being the only kid on the rts bus and blinking. Route information for weekends can be found in the printed and online versions of the rts schedule. After chanting later gator more than 10 times with six other uf students, michelle moses looked frantically for her ride to the campus lodge apartment complex. Regional transit system offers the gator aider service that drives. Nov 22, 2016 residential curbside collection for garbage, recycling and yard trash will only be affected thursday, with thursdays curbside collection taking place on friday.
Home getting around decrease in ridership affects rts bus system. Postgame pickup buses are located near the intersection of. There will be reduced service on certain routes including 9, 12, and 33. Later gator service is provided thursday through saturday. Regional transit system lines in gainesville 21 121 43. Regional transit system rts city of gainesville rated 3. Downtown station, fraternity row, sorority row, sorority row, fraternity row, downtown station. There are 40 daytime bus routes, nine of which cover only ufs campus, and five later gator night routes.
Later gator f downtown station to butler plaza regional transit system bus. Gainesvilles regional transit system rts provides bus service covering the uf. Later gator by laurence yep abebooks passion for books. Rts buses will not be able to access the santa fe college nw campus for the remainder of the.
All you need to do is show your gator 1 id card upon entry of the bus. Teddy decides to purchase an extraordinary gift for his brothers birt. The transit system also offers a later gator service that provides safe, latenight rides for students between the uf campus, downtown, oaks mall and southwest gainesville. Bus gainesville, fl tampa, fl book bus tickets busbud. Uf students, faculty, staff and retirees can use weekend service by simply showing their uf gator1 id card. When does the later gator b downtown station to lexington bus come. Starting monday, march 23rd, service will stop each day at 11 pm for all bus routes. Your gator 1 id card makes campus life easier by granting farefree access to rts bus service. To be the transportation mode of choice for the gainesville metropolitan area. Campus routes and later gator services will also be canceled on wednesday. Later gator a downtown station to sorority and fraternity rows regional transit system bus. Bus rides are free for people with a gator 1 id card, an ada id card, a city id card, a santa fe id card, or an rts pass.
Rts riders can now track locations of buses with new gator. The regional transit system has 60 bus routes in gainesville with 1176 bus stops. Please note however, later gator does not run during summer a. Wcjb concerns over the coronavirus will limit public transportation. Once you arrive at the gainesville airport, the rts bus will bring you right to the heart of campus. Cmcan alternative library where you can brush up on the subjects that history books leave out. Dec 24, 20 the local public transportation here in town is called regional transit system but everyone calls it rts. Bank bar beauty salon bicycle store book store bowling alley bus station cafe. Uf information technology ufit is organized to align with common it services. Accounting airport amusement park aquarium art gallery atm bakery bank bar beauty salon bicycle store book store bowling alley bus station.
Football utilize the rts shuttle service to avoid the limited parking on campus on game days. Their bus routes cover an area from the trenton stop to the fdot operations center stop and from the exit 427 lake city stop to the lake wauburg south entrance stop. Later gator service will begin 1 hour after the games ends and when traffic allows. Get directions to spyglass, your home for luxury gainesville apartments. Recorded on 12152017 shown here is a complication of 37 clips combined into a 23 minute video showning places such as the harn museum, reitz union. Rts, gainesville s bus system, has three special routes, called later gator routes, that run from 8. Gainesville has a great airport just 15 minutes from campus. In addition, get realtime info on bus status, bus delays, changes of bus routes, changes of stops locations, and any service changes. Accounting airport amusement park aquarium art gallery atm bakery bank bar beauty salon bicycle store book store bowling.
We make sure you can find a bus service from gainesville to tampa from the most reliable bus companies operating this trip. Rts mission statement to enhance the quality of life in our community by providing. Accounting airport amusement park aquarium art gallery atm bakery bank bar beauty salon bicycle store book store bowling alley bus station cafe campground. Busbud helps you find a bus from gainesville to tampa. Transportation and parking services works closely with student government and the regional transit system rts to provide convenient, farefree public transportation on campus and to and from many locations within gainesville. These routes operate during the summer b semester between late june to early august. Gainesville s regional transit system is making some changes to better protect drivers and passengers as the number of covid19 cases grow. All rts buses have bike racks in the front, so you wont even have to walk to and from your ultimate destination.
Rts regional transit system gainesville, fl 352 3342600. Later, gator by laurence yep book cover, description, publication history. Moovit supports all bus lines in gainesville including line 300. Turns out 3 of the 1995 gillig phantoms 249, 254, and one other unknown unit were purchased by a party bus company in omaha, nebraska. Jacksonville had 24 2000s but im not sure how many are still running. If it werent for uf, skinner said, the citys bus services would become a. The gainesville sun reported the city expects to lose about 190,000 riders during. Here the gainesville rts is seen as transportation for only the poor community. Regional transit system bus routes, bus times in gainesville.
Shes funded the later gator b, an rts bus thats seen more vomit and. Rts is cutting back its bus service this month elliott nasby, staff writer. Gainesville s bus service sees competition from uber and new walkable student housing. Gainesville rts bus action at the university of florida. Oh my gosh, she mutters as the woozy girl begins to hurl. Line route 300 regional transit system bus schedules. Late night service, referred to as the later gator, is provided on some lines, wednesday through saturday from 8pm to 3. Park at one of six convenient locations around gainesville for a. Gainesville rts bus action at the university of florida youtube. Other bus lines by regional transit system in gainesville 122 uf northsouth circulator 15 downtown station to nw streetnw 23 avenue 302 later gator c downtown station to oaks mall 43 uf health to santa fe college 75 oaks mall to butler plaza 21 reitz union to cabana beach 20 reitz union to oaks mall 16 beaty towers to sugar hill 29 kiwanis park to beaty towers 127.
Students and staff use the gator 1 card for farefree access to the rts bus service. All rts offices are closed today, and there is no bus or paratransit service. Later gator a miss fortune mystery book 9 kindle edition. Line route 305 regional transit system bus schedules. Other bus lines by regional transit system in gainesville 800x santa. Gator aider shuttles to provide gameday transportation. Oct 06, 2015 a fleet of 116 buses, all equipped with bicycle racks, covers 37 city routes, and every bus has gps so riders can see if their bus is running on time.
Aug 17, 2017 nov 9, 2017 gainesville rts regional transit system 301 later gator b downtown station lexington florida united states. Rts public transit vision to be the transportation mode of choice. Rts is gainesvilles local bus system, and uf students pay a transportation fee as part of their tuition that allows them to take the bus anywhere on or off campus. Moovit supports all bus lines in gainesville including line 305.
For regional transit system bus service alerts, please check the moovit app. Gainesville, fl airport and bus passenger numbers rise. Regional transit system provides transit services in florida. Later gator drivers give drunk passengers a safe ride home. Late night and extended hours service to get you where you need to go safely. Were on an rts bus stop to both campuses, minutes from the oaks mall and short drive from. Remembering all the things about uf that excited me as a. Theres a lot to love about the regional transit system here in gainesville. All students may ride any rts bus anywhere in gainesville including campus, farefree, by simply presenting their valid gator 1 id card to the driver. Gainesville cutting back bus service due to driver shortage. Campus parking is limited and most students find that it is not practical to use their. Gainesville and jacksonville are the only two agencies in florida to have rts still running.
Public transportation from your gainesville apartment. According to the regional transit system rts, bus service will be halted on routes 19, 39, 76, 800 and later gator. Gainesville regional transit system, florida eastern us. You can now locate a bus from the gainesville regional transit system by touching your cell phone, pda, or computer. Other services gorts gainesville regional transit system. Rts provides students with later gator services for free. Foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. The bus stop in front of your complex will have a sign that will tell you which buses stop by that area. Beginning today, bus riders in gainesville will be able to pinpoint the exact location of the bus theyre waiting for with the help of the gator locator bus tracking system. Rts bus service altered over ufs thanksgiving break.
The regional transit system advisory board held a public meeting wednesday to discuss changes to routes during summer 2019 and to give staff updates. This kind of incident is the norm for later gator bus drivers. Theres nothing like being the only kid on the rts bus and blinking awkwardly in the. Sorority row 128 lake wauburg shuttle 300 later gator a downtown. You can find live arrival times for each station, get updated service alerts and schedules, see the route on a map, and find out everything you need to get around gainesville. While all campus bus routes will stop between may 1 and may 8 due to the semester break, 16 routes will not run until the fall semester begins as a result of reduced summer funding, chip skinner. Rts offers several services outside of our normal fixed route service. Check out the locations of up to 50 rts buses here. City of gainesville, rts, atu local 1579, bus drivers and vehicle service attendants have been busy giving our neighbors and staff clean safe buses to commute with. We now have priority bus lanes on campus so you dont have to deal with the parking, walking. Postgame, golf carts stop by gates 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7, and run 30 minutes after the. The rts bus is free for students with a valid ufid card. Get the best fare and schedule, book a round trip ticket or find buses with wifi and electrical outlets.
Thanksgiving break will impact most regional transit system bus routes from wednesday. Decrease in ridership affects rts bus system wuft news. Gator1 cards cannot be used for special service such as gator aider. Downtown station sorority and fraternity rows 301 later gator b. There is no campus service may 27, june 2230, july 4 and august 1018. Later, gator by yep, laurence and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Line route 39 regional transit system bus schedules. I just published a book about my biodiesel work at.
Spotty rts service doesnt do a busy gainesville justice. Sep 25, 2014 rts currently has 33 city routes along with nine campus routes and five later gator pickup and dropoff points. We strive to enhance the quality of life in our community by providing safe, courteous, equitable and energyefficient transportation services. After years of growth, rts is seeing ridership drop gainesville sun. Recorded on 12152017 shown here is a complication of 37 clips combined into a 23 minute video showning places such. Rts provides fast frequent service throughout the city of gainesville and to some of the outlying areas. Regional transit system is a public transportation provider in gainesville which operates bus routes. Rts also offers college students a latenight ride service, later gator. Later gator, a latenight student bus service, will cease wednesday night services. To ride, students must present their gator1 id to the driver. Gainesville rts 75 oaks mall butler plaza schedules. Rts provide a limited, late night, service called the later gator which can be found in the back of the schedule book before the campus routes. We now have priority bus lanes on campus so you dont have to deal with the parking, walking or hassles. By jessica korina the recent construction on university avenue and 14th street is frustrating business owners as their revenues sink due to the decrease in parking spots in the area.
Whats open, whats closed for thanksgiving gainesville sun. Gainesville regional airport gnv has flights multiple times daily to atlanta delta, charlotte american, and miami american. Gainesville regional transit system homepage gorts. Special latenight shuttles run from campus to downtown, the mall, and southwest gainesville until as late as 3am on thursday through saturday nights. Get around gainesville itself on the regular rts bus, a rental car or bike would help too, as its sprawling nature can make it difficult to get around on foot. Regional transit system offers the gator aider service that drives you and your friends right to the stadium for football games. Bus rides are free for people with a gator 1 id card, an ada id card, a city id card, a santa fe id card, or. Ridership has dropped more than a million riders since. Gainesville rts was at a peak with around 10,800,000 yearly passenger trips, according to the rts official website. Found tons of money in the vintage gamble locker i bought at the abandoned storage auctions duration. Gainesville regional transit system is the local area transit corporation that serves the gainesville, alachua county, florida area, the university of florida and santa fe college campuses. The regional transit system rts is offering gameday shuttles tomorrow for. Rts to scale back services through may 4 news gainesville sun. Later gator, which uf funds entirely in an effort to avoid drunk driving.
There will be no later gator service due to the covid19. Rts public transit mission to enhance the quality of life in our community by providing safe, courteous, equitable, reliable and energyefficient transportation services. Heres whats open and closed for the christmas holiday. This article reminded me why uf wooed me when i was a freshman when i. Rts spokesman chip skinner did not return a request for comment.
Jan 14, 2019 24 things to do in 24 hours at uf in gainesville. Here in gainesville, one of the most common forms of transportation for students attending the university of florida are regional transit system rts. Gator lift cannot accept sameday ride requests, and ride requests submitted after 3. Regional transit system rts city of gainesville transportation. Regional transit system rts city of gainesville march 20 at 3. Services uf faculty handbook university of florida.
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