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Transportation

Quick Stats

Best Ways to Get Around Town
  • A bike and a can of pepper spray
  • Bring your own car
  • Get a ride with a friend
  • Zipcar
  • The trolley
Best Ways to Get to the Airport
  • A cab ride to the airport costs $20.
  • Ask a friend very nicely to drive you.

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

One of the best parts of a small campus is that you can walk from one side to another in less than 10 minutes. Getting around campus is not difficult by any means, and students typically slide out of bed a few minutes before class and make it to their classroom before the campus bell tolls. However, sometimes, students need to get away for a little while. Maybe lunch at the Rat or Lair isn't appealing, and you're craving Memphis barbecue, or there's a concert at Minglewood Hall, or you just need to get away from people and the "Rhodes Bubble" for a little while. Whatever the reason, students agree that there's too much outside the gates to spend your whole college experience on campus.

Most students avoid public transportation at all costs. It is known to be pricey and somewhat unreliable, although luckily it isn't as dangerous as one would assume. Having a car or a friend with a car seems to be the most ideal option for getting around the city. Don't freak out if you can't bring your car; it usually isn't difficult to find someone willing to drive you some place or even let you borrow his or her car if you're trustworthy enough. Another option is checking out one of the campus's Zipcars, but they can get costly. As far as taxis go, some Rhodes students use them for nights out, since they take away the stress of finding a designated driver and a good/cheap parking spot, but they also tend to get costly unless you can find enough people to split the fare. Plus, sharing a cab means that you avoid directly dealing with the crazy Memphis drivers! 

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Transportation at Rhodes College

m155

'14

Business Administration and Management

3.5
B

Public Transportation Not That Necessary

Public transportation is not that common at Rhodes. You can walk anywhere you need to on campus and if you need to go off campus it is not hard to find someone with a car. If you can't there are taxi services that can be at campus with in 5 minutes.

May 10, 2011

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Transportation at Rhodes College

biela

'12

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

N/A

Small School

we have good transportation around school (golf carts, rentable cars) but the campus is so small that you dont really need public transportation

Apr 25, 2011

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Transportation at Rhodes College

moksm

'14

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

3.1
B-

Not a Big Deal

Students just walk or bike around campus. Parking permits are OUTRAGEOUSLY expensive and tickets are extremely unreasonable as well. There's also never any parking spots during the day on weekdays and it will only get worse with the construction and growing freshman classes.

Apr 25, 2011

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Facts

Local Taxi Services

Bartlett Taxi is a popular taxi company; their phone number is (901) 383-9000. Other cab companies include Checker Cab, City Wide Cab, Germantown Taxi, Metro Cab, and Yellow Cab.

Did You Know?
  • There is a Care Cab system at Rhodes that allows a cab to serve students; no cash is required, but a voucher must be completed at Bailey Lane gatehouse. This means that intoxicated students do not have to worry about finding a ride home, even if they have no money at the time. This system reduces the chances of students being stuck in compromising locations and getting behind the wheel while under the influence. Rhodes heavily promotes the use of this system and other methods of preventing students from feeling forced to drive drunk.
  • Campus Safety has been known to pick students up and drive them wherever they need to go around campus if it's pouring rain, late at night, or simply a long-ish walk.

Safety Escort ServicesWhat's This?

Care Cab
(901) 577-7777
Daily 24 hours

Rhodes College Safety Escorts
(901) 843-3880
Daily 24 hours

Public TransitWhat's This?

Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA)

MATA is a city-wide bus system; call for schedule and route information.

(901) 274-6282 schedule info

(901) 722-7100 administrative offices

(901) 522-9175 comments/compliments/complaints

444 N. Main St.

www.matatransit.com

Nearest AirportWhat's This?

Memphis International Airport

This airport is only about 15 minutes away from campus.

2491 Winchester Road

(901) 922-8000

www.mscaa.com

Nearest Passenger BusWhat's This?

Greyhound

There are several Greyhound locations in Memphis; the following is the closest to campus. It’s approximately four miles away.

203 Union Ave.

(901) 523-9253

www.greyhound.com

Nearest Passenger TrainWhat's This?

Amtrak

The Amtrak train station is located in downtown Memphis, approximately five miles from campus. For schedule information, call (800) USA-RAIL (872-7245).

545 S. Main St.

(901) 526-0052

www.amtrak.com

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Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama

Major: English

Grad Year: 2014

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