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Hamilton College - TransportationCollege Prowler1.54
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Quick StatsBest Ways to Get Around Town
- Borrow a car from a friend or take the Jitney. The bus is rarely used, and it's a pain to walk up the hill from Clinton.
How to Get to the Airport
- Get a ride from a friend, grab a taxi, or take the shuttles that Hamilton offers before breaks. A ride to the airport costs approximately $75 - $100 by taxi, so don't take one. Pay for gas and tolls if you're hitching a ride with another student. Most students are more than willing to take along a passenger if they have the extra room.
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Your best bet when it comes to transportation is to bring a car. There is not much to visit in the area, but getting off campus is a welcome break from work and dorm life. Students especially like to escape Bon Appetit’s food for some of the local restaurant fare. The Jitney, in itself, is an experience. The music is chosen by the driver. If the driver happens not to share your taste in music, you’re stuck. Also, freshmen tend to get extremely excited about getting off campus so they will be jumping around and yelling throughout the ride. The Jitney will take you to the grocery store, downtown Clinton, the mall, and Wal-Mart. It is a convenient service for freshmen and other students without a car. The Jitney, however, can be unreliable. When the weather changes from bad to worse, service is cancelled, and students are left without a way to get off campus. The schedule also tends to change. You can rarely predict when or if the Jitney will come during the course of an hour. The Jitney is, however, a great way to get safely back to campus from a bar run. The Utica Bus comes on campus and makes rounds to the mall and into downtown Utica. This is one of the best options for getting to the train station besides hitching a ride with a friend. The bus shares a station with the train, so the Utica Bus will take you right to Greyhound. The buses are also really great about staying on schedule and don’t cancel routes without warning. Students Speak Out
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Apathetiq says: Hamilton College 2012 History  |
Very Very Very Poor
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The Jitney, the van service that the school sponsors, is the most poorly run system ever. If you cannot get a hold of a car, you better plan your day around the Jitney. A trip to CVS can take two hours. There is no other 'public' transportation available, can you say isolated? Other then that, if you can get to the Utica train station, you're pretty much golden for your traveling desires.
Transportation: November 17, 2009
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Forget the Jitney and take a...
Forget the Jitney and take a public bus. The bus goes everywhere the Jitney goes, and the bus actually shows up on a somewhat predictable schedule. |
Anonymous says: |
You can use the Jitney to get...
You can use the Jitney to get around and do your errands, but it’s crowded, dirty, and always late. If you want to get anywhere on time, just bring a car. |
Anonymous says: |
We have the free Jitney and a town...
We have the free Jitney and a town bus with a cheap fare. |
Anonymous says: |
The Jitney is great for getting to...
The Jitney is great for getting to popular places around town. It goes to the movie theater, the mall, and to the bars. Everything most students would need or want off campus is accessible through the Jitney service. |
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On-Campus Transportation
www.hamilton.edu/college/student_activities/jitney.html - The jitney runs each morning and afternoon on weekdays and all day on Saturday and Sunday. It stops at locations around town, such as Target, grocery stores, and downtown.
www.hamilton.edu/college/dean_of_students/shuttle.html - The College offers a shuttle to the Syracuse and Albany airports and the Utica train and bus station for breaks. Hamilton Shuttle (315) 859-4020
Public Transportation
This is the local bus system. Central New York Regional Transportation Authority (315) 797-1121 www.centro.org
Taxi Cabs
City Cab Co.
(315) 724-5454
Hamilton Taxi Service
(315) 824-8294
Yellow Cab Co.
(315) 735-8511
Greyhound
The bus station is approximately 20 minutes away, located in downtown Utica at the train station.
Amtrak
The Utica train station is located approximately 20 minutes away. There is also a station located in nearby Rome and approximately the same distance from Hamilton as the Utica station.
The Utica train station is located approximately 20 minutes away. There is also a station located in nearby Rome and approximately the same distance from Hamilton as the Utica station.
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