Hampton University - Transportation

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Any HU student who does not have a car, or know someone with one, will surely feel hopeless. There is practically no public transportation in the Hampton Roads area. Transportation outside the University is not preferred, but there are forms of transportation like taxis and the HRT bus system. HU supplies no form of transportation for the non-drivers on campus. The only forms of transportation for students consists of taxicabs or the buses. Taxicabs make a load of money off HU students, because they are always going to Wal-Mart, the mall, out to eat, or somewhere to find entertainment. However, they are expensive to utilize. Moreover, taxicabs may want to charge more because HU has a reputation of having “well-off” students.

Then there is the experience of riding HRT, Hampton Roads Transit. The buses run once an hour. So, if you are in a hurry or just have somewhere to go, the bus is not the most convenient way. Though the bus is there and does provide a way, it is not the most reliable way if one is aiming to arrive somewhere in a timely fashion. It’s clean, safe, and appreciated by some of the locals, but definitely not by Hampton students. If you are going to a school in the country, make sure you have a car, or make sure your friends have one because, if not, you will eventually feel “SOL,” seriously out-of luck.

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Jamaica45 says: Hampton University 2010 Physical Sciences

Transportation Throughout B You have to make friends with people who have a car. If you don’t want to pay a lot for transportation that your best bet. Usually when you’re riding with someone they won’t really ask you for gas money, you’ll just repay them a different way. 12345 Transportation: January 19, 2010 Report

jimmychoolover says: Hampton University 2005 Physical Sciences

Theres Not Transportation C+ If you need to get somewhere you better make a lot of friends who have cars. Sometimes the school would provide buses to Wal-Mart though. 12345 Transportation: January 13, 2010 Report

iwouldenvyme2 says: Hampton University 2013 Law and Legal Studies

Unlike Other Schools... C- Other schools have some sort of way to get places, like a bus or something. When I got here I was shocked. You have to take a taxi to get everywhere, which can be very expensive!! 12345 Transportation: December 27, 2009 Report

toniolp says: Hampton University 2012 Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

There Is No Transportation F There's basically only transportation to the laundromat and back. 12345 Transportation: November 24, 2009 Report

NeeshBucks says: Hampton University 2011 Business

Transportation on HU Campus B+ There are very few ways of transportation in Hampton, Virginia if you do not own a car. However most places on campus are within a 15 minute walking distance depending on where you are on campus. Most students that want an alternate food choice normally go off campus toward downtown Hampton or toward Mercury Blvd. which has the majority of the commercial restaurant establishments. Some students were raised in the city public transportation isn't foreign to them, but Hampton is far from city life and buses tend to run very slow and once on the hour which makes it inconvenient to students, therefore we are forced to call a cab or carpool with a friend. 12345 Transportation: November 24, 2009 Report

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