Escort Schedule
The university's escort shuttle service operates in the evening/overnight and provides free transportation from campus to intersections close to your residence for faculty, staff and students that live in the Oakland, Shadyside and Squirrel Hill neighborhoods. Escort buses operate from 6:30 p.m. to 4:15 a.m., cycling every 45 minutes. (View escort schedule.) You must show your CMU ID to board.
Evening riders should use the university’s main shuttle service while it is in operation before considering using the escort shuttle service to avoid overcrowding and untimely delays on escort buses.
To use the escort shuttle service, determine which escort zone you reside in, based on the descriptions below, and use the schedule to find out when the escort buses are servicing your zone. Then wait at one of the pickup locations at the appointed time for the appropriate escort bus and tell the driver the intersection for your stop as you board the bus.
Green Zone: Bus services Oakland, west from Morewood, only
Blue Zone: Bus services Shadyside and Friendship, east from Morewood, only
Red Zone: Bus services Squirrel Hill, north from Woodmont and east from Murray Avenue, only (Only the yellow bus travels on Murray from Forward, north)
Yellow Zone: Bus services Squirrel Hill, west of Murray Avenue to Schenley Park, only
Green/Blue Zones Combined: Bus services both the Shadyside and Oakland areas
Yellow/Red Zones Combined: Bus services both Squirrel Hill areas
Zone Map (click to view)
Escort Schedule
Monday - Friday
The shuttle departs its starting point, and proceeds through its pickup locations, at the following times:
| 6:30 PM | Red/Yellow Combined, Blue Zone, Green Zone |
| 7:15 PM | Red/Yellow Combined, Blue Zone, Green Zone |
| 8:00 PM | Blue Zone, Green Zone, Yellow Zone, Red Zone |
| 8:45 PM | Red/Yellow Combined, Blue Zone, Green Zone |
| 9:30 PM | Blue/Green Combined, Yellow Zone, Red Zone |
| 10:15 PM | Blue Zone, Green Zone, Yellow Zone, Red Zone |
| 11:00 PM | Blue Zone, Green Zone, Red Zone, Yellow Zone |
| 11:45 PM | Blue Zone, Green Zone, Yellow Zone, Red Zone |
| 12:30 AM | Blue Zone, Green Zone, Yellow Zone, Red Zone |
| 1:15 AM | Blue Zone, Green Zone, Yellow Zone, Red Zone |
| 2:00 AM | Blue Zone, Green Zone, Yellow Zone, Red Zone |
| 2:45 AM | Blue/Green Combined, Yellow Zone, Red Zone |
| Last Run | |
| 3:30 AM | Blue/Green Combined, Yellow Zone, Red Zone |
Saturday & Sunday
The shuttle departs its starting point, and proceeds through its pickup locations, at the following times:
| 6:30 PM | Red/Yellow Combined, Blue Zone, Green Zone |
| 7:15 PM | Red/Yellow Combined, Blue Zone, Green Zone |
| 8:00 PM | Red/Yellow Combined, Blue Zone, Green Zone |
| 8:45 PM | Blue/Green Combined, Red/Yellow Combined |
| 9:30 PM | Blue/Green Combined, Red/Yellow Combined |
| 10:15 PM | Blue/Green Combined, Red/Yellow Combined |
| 11:00 PM | Red/Yellow Combined, Blue Zone, Green Zone |
| 11:45 PM | Red/Yellow Combined, Blue Zone, Green Zone |
| 12:30 AM | Red/Yellow Combined, Blue Zone, Green Zone |
| 1:15 AM | Red/Yellow Combined, Blue Zone, Green Zone |
| 2:00 AM | Red/Yellow Combined, Blue Zone, Green Zone |
| 2:45 AM | Red/Yellow Combined, Blue Zone, Green Zone |
| Last Run | |
| 3:30 PM | Red/Yellow Combined, Blue Zone, Green Zone |
General rider reminders:
- For health safety, do not ride if you have potentially been exposed to COVID-19, or if you are experiencing any symptoms. Try to avoid unnecessary interaction with passengers and drivers.
- Consider taking an earlier/later bus to avoid overcrowding during peak times.
- Evening riders should use the main shuttle service while it is in operation before considering using the escort shuttle service to avoid overcrowding and untimely delays on escort buses.
- When waiting at a bus stop, alert the driver to your presence as the bus approaches using a hand wave or "hail" gesture to ensure that they see you and understand your desire to board.
- Show your CMU ID when boarding a shuttle/escort bus. Using someone else’s CMU ID is not permitted.
- No smoking/vaping, eating, cups without lids, and talking on cell phones is permitted while on the shuttle and escort buses.
- Be familiar with the shuttle and escort policies [pdf] before using the service.
Bus Tracker
CMU shuttle and escort riders can access the TransLoc/Ride Systems GPS tracker using a computer or mobile app to track the location of CMU buses and receive important notifications, such as service delays and cancellations.
Watch the YouTube video tutorial for using the Ride Systems GPS app, or view a how-to guide [pdf] for using the TransLoc GPS app.