Rochester Institute of Technology - Transportation - Transportation

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Best Ways to Get Around Town		Bikes aren’t usually the best way to get around during the winter, but in the fall and spring, they work well—just don’t ride down the quarter mile, or you’ll get busted. If you have a car, that’s great. If not, you’ll need to make friends with someone who does really fast. (If all else fails, ask your RA freshman year.) RTS buses and shuttle buses to the movies, the mall, and Wegman’s are free on weekends with your ID. Walking is always an option to get around to most of the local places. Even the mall is within walking distance.
Best Ways to Get to the Airport		A cab ride to the airport costs about $8. Turn left on to Jefferson Road, turn right on to Scottsville Road, left on to Airport Road

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Getting around Rochester is not terribly difficult once you get to know the area. If you are planning on driving around, you should invest in an inexpensive city map available at any local bookstore and many grocery stores as well. If you don’t have a car, don’t worry. Students at RIT are far from trapped on campus. RTS is a cheap and an easy way to get around the city. There are multiple buses that run on campus. There are also shuttles that run to Wegman’s and the mall as well. From there, it is easy to pick up connections to the main routes.

If you are looking to get out of town there are many choices for transportation. The Rochester International Airport is located right next to campus (about a five-minute drive), and is serviced by all major airlines. The Greyhound bus terminal is located in the downtown area and has connections available in NYC for the rest of the country. The Amtrak station is also downtown and has service to all major cities in NY, as well as connections to most other areas. All of these providers have reasonable rates to get you where you want to go. If you join the Student Advantage program, you can get discounts on your travel as well. Information about this program is available through the college, as well as many local businesses that use the program.

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Transportation at Rochester Institute of Technology

PickMEganJ

Finance '14

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Great!

The expressways are amazing here! Just saying, getting across Rochester to work is a breeze. As for public transportation, the buses are everywhere, I would say you can expect a bus every 20 minutes. For RIT students, the buses are a very popular way to get to campus from nearby housing. With RIT being so environmentally friendly, they encourage students to ride the bus if they live along a bus route in nearby student housing developments. As in, if you drive your own car- there is minimal places to park with the permit provided to you and you will have a ticket if you park anywhere remotely close to your building.

Mar 31, 2012

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carlyschriever15

Clinical Laboratory Technician '15

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Transporation

Transporation is very good around college campus. They need have more bus to take same places at different times. They need a bus to take out shopping off the campus. I think they running good at certain time.

Jan 03, 2012

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sammytech

Computer Science '15

B-

Too Much Stops

The buses takes forever before they get to places outside campus.

Nov 21, 2011

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Campus ShuttleWhat's This?

Shuttle buses

Run every half-hour around campus.

Campus Safety

Provides escort service, handicapped transportation, and the drunk bus, a van that circuits the campus on weekend nights to provide rides to intoxicated students, no questions asked.

Public TransitWhat's This?

RTS (Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority)

Bus schedules are available on campus at the information desk or in the Campus Safety office.

(585) 288-1700

1372 E Main St., Rochester

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Greater Rochester International Airport

1200 Brooks Ave., Rochester

(585) 753-7020

www.rocairport.com

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Greyhound

The Greyhound bus terminal is in the heart of downtown Rochester in the Midtown Plaza. It takes about 20 minutes to get there in fairly steady traffic. Be careful trying to get to the station itself, since it is mainly one way streets, and it is easy to get turned around. Make sure to give yourself extra time the first time you head down.

187 Midtown Plaza, Rochester

(800) 295-5555

www.greyhound.com

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Amtrak

The Amtrak station is located in downtown Rochester and is about 25 minutes away from campus. It is quite easy to locate once you get to downtown. Simply follow the signs for the train station.

320 Central Ave., Rochester

www.amtrak.com

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