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University of San Diego - TransportationCollege Prowler3.46
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Quick StatsBest Ways to Get Around Town
- A good road-bike will keep you within reasonable peddling distance of both downtown and Mission Beach
- A longboard is good for days of smaller surf
- A sailboat or yacht
- A short board lets you rip and carve bigger waves
- A skateboard
- A surfboard (duh)
- Rollerblades or a beach-cruiser bike for the Mission Beach boardwalk
- The San Diego Transit Authority sells a monthly pass for all buses, Coaster, and trolley rides in San Diego for about $125
- Your roommates $60,000 BMW
How to Get to the Airport
- A cab ride to the airport costs less than $15.
- From Campus, Take highway 5 southbound. Take San Diego Airport / Sassafras Street exit. This puts you onto Kettner Boulevard. Take Kettner to Laurel Street and turn right. Take Laurel Street to N. Harbor Drive, and turn right. Proceed down N Harbor drive until you reach your terminal.
College Prowler Take
There’s got to be a catch right? Transportation is the bane of Southern California’s existence. Getting around is a total pain for students. Traffic is miserable, parking is impossible, and come summertime, you can forget about going anywhere in Mission or Pacific Beach because the roads are clogged by the entire state of Arizona which visits to escape the desert heat. Students who are practiced at using public transportation find it adequate, but many find it disappointing; most still refuse to use it. USD is nice enough to run a shuttle to Mission Beach, where most students choose to live off campus, and the shuttle can be a godsend. Most students have cars, so if you don’t have one, it is relatively easy to bum a ride from one of your friends. Public transportation is a joke, but it is getting better. The trolley is a great way to get downtown, or all the way to the Mexican border if you’d like, but it won’t be extended to get anywhere near the beach before 2008. That is simply a tragedy. It is too bad that public transportation hasn’t been a Southern California priority because the freeways are now hopelessly clogged. Highways 5 and 8, the two most popular freeways in San Diego, are almost unusable during morning and evening traffic hours. Traffic lights meter your entrance to the freeway during the morning hours, easily adding 15 minutes to any commute. In the afternoon it really is a better idea to hang out at school (or wherever you may be) for a while instead of hitting the road between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Also, USD offers a great tram to Mission Beach for commuter students and for dorm kids looking for a beach break. The Campus Tram might be the best thing about going to USD for students who live off campus. Students Speak Out
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laladylynda says: University of San Diego 2013 English Language and Literature  |
Transportation- Not Needed on Campus
C+
There is a tram on campus for people who live in the further away dorms, but it's not very reliable and gets annoying to wait for. Luckily our school is small enough that you can walk across campus in twenty minutes, or bike in less. As far as off-campus, I have yet to figure out the trolley, and it seems like having a car or a friend with a car is way more convenient.
Transportation: February 18, 2010
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catemple says: University of San Diego 2012 Business |
Transportation
C
Transportation is nothing more than average. The trams running between different areas of campus are few, crowded and often late. There is never enough parking in the freshman and sophomore housing areas and whenever there is a sporting event, it negatively affects traffic. The cost is very expensive to get a permit as well.
Transportation: December 17, 2009
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mani54 says: University of San Diego 2013 Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences |
Trams Are in for Those Without Cars
B
For students who do not have cars on campus, trams are their next best option. Either friend someone who can drive you around everywhere or memorize the tram schedule. Trams take you all over campus and occasionally off campus for certain events. For example, once in a while trams take students to the beach or Old Town.
Transportation: December 10, 2009
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rjm49ers says: University of San Diego 2013 Business |
Trams and Trolley
B
There are trams all the time around campus. You can take a trolley to get to the trams from the beach and from the city.
Transportation: December 09, 2009
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USDCY says: University of San Diego 2012 Business |
The trolley system isn't too hard...
The trolley system isn't too hard to figure out. Unfortunately, though, everything is spread out here, so most people tend to just drive themselves.
Transportation: March 10, 2009
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On-Campus Transportation
To the remote parking area’s and the Campus Tram
Public Transportation
Will get you back to campus cheap
Will get you back to campus cheap
Will get you back to campus cheap
Will get you back to campus cheap
Greyhound
The Greyhound office is located downtown on Broadway, and it is easily accessible by trolley ride. Parking is available in large pay lots behind the building.
Amtrak
Amtrak is located in downtown San Diego right on the Harbor. Its home is Santa Fe Depot and impossible to miss. There is a “sister” train service in San Diego, known as the Coaster. The Coaster provides daily commuter service between Oceanside and downtown San Diego, and there is a stop a short walk down the hill from USD at the Old Town Center. The Coaster can be a great commuter tool for students who live or work in North County. Amtrak provides daily service to all points north, and it is great for trips to Los Angeles and all points in between. The ride up the coast to LA is breathtaking, and it should be done at least once.
Airport
San Diego International Airport (619) 400-2400 www.san.org
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