University of Rhode Island
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Although transportation is important at URI, public services are not that popular. Most students have a car on campus or know someone with one. URI is in a rural setting, so taking a bus to get around town is not a common thing. URI is surrounded by suburban communities, so taking taxis, buses, or trains are not a necessity and are not always available. Public transportation for everyday use is foreign to most students. Borrowing a friend’s car or begging for rides is much more common than paying bus fare.

People who live far away do have options. T.F. Green airport is close by, and the train station is practically across the street from campus. There are ways to get out of town—you just have to know where to look.

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ab7472004

Medical Management and Clinical Assistant '15

2.7

C+

Long Distance Transportation

The school allows you to have a car on campus but it is not cheap. the only other means of leaving campus is the RIPTA buses and they are not reliable, they never arrive on time and some times come up to 20 minutes early.

Apr 09, 2012

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fperreault93

Criminology '15

3.8

B+

Hit by RIPTA, Free Tuition!

At URI there are many shuttles that go around campus. For some reason they do not have a set schedule therefore they can be hard to catch. They also have buses that go off campus to many places. Those schedules are usually on time and go almost any where you need to go.

Mar 27, 2012

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ErikaM527

Communication Disorders '13

3.1

B-

Buses Kind of Suck

RIPTA is all over this campus and we have shuttle buses, but to get to and from the campus is hard. It's a long trip and there isn't a line that goes directly to and from URI

Mar 07, 2012

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