Virginia Tech - Transportation

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Virginia Tech has a large campus spread across 2,600 acres. In the middle of campus lies the Drillfield with buildings, dorms, and dining halls surrounding it. To walk from a class on one side of the campus to the other side usually takes about 15 to 20 minutes. Blacksburg Transit (BT) is the bus system that services Virginia Tech students and the residents of Blacksburg. Students show their student ID (Hokie Passport) in order to ride a bus; the fee is included in tuition. The Hokie Express BT route ferries Tech students around the Drillfield and to other parts of campus. Other BT routes go out to most of the apartment complexes off campus, as well as to the University Mall (location of the Math Emporium) and to the Wal-Mart in Christiansburg. Still, many students get used to walking around campus and downtown Blacksburg, or they choose bikes over riding the bus.

On the weekends, the BT is the most used way to get to parties, but bus service ends around 2 a.m. Students can also get around to parties using designated drivers provided by the fraternities, or by calling a cab. Hooptie Ride is a cab company specially designed for college students. For trips home or to other universities, Virginia Tech has the Home Ride service. This bus is only available for college students and picks riders up on campus in front of the library or Cassell Coliseum. This bus service takes students to Harrisonburg, Charlottesville, Richmond, Tidewater, and Northern Virginia. Students at Tech rave about the BT, since it’s usually much easier to take the bus than to try parking on campus.

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Students Speak Out

VTRS says: Virginia Tech 2013 Physical Sciences

Public transportation has got to... Public transportation has got to be the best in the nation. While talking to others who go to other schools, I found I am very lucky. They have free student buses running to every part of town, and a bus stop is located about every half block. Also, there is plenty of student parking if one does decide to drive. 12345 Transportation: February 25, 2009 Report

abl816 says: Virginia Tech 2013 Architecture and Planning

Transportation B+ very conveinent. buses run everywhere 12345 Transportation: March 17, 2010 Report

matthewkyle says: Virginia Tech 2013 Law and Legal Studies

Easy Going A- Traveling in Blacksburg is easy. There's always the bus, traffic isn't bad, and sometimes walking is great too. 12345 Transportation: February 16, 2010 Report

pooja620 says: Virginia Tech 2013 Psychology

Blacksburg Transit A- We have a Blacksburg Transit bus that pretty much takes you anywhere on-campus and even off-campus. 12345 Transportation: February 08, 2010 Report

Anonymous says:

The BT is great. I put maybe 10... The BT is great. I put maybe 10 miles a week on my car, and that’s to go to Wal-Mart or something like that. 12345 Transportation Report

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