TigerTransit connects University buildings, parking, and public transit for students, faculty, and staff. Routes, stops, and schedules are designed to:

• Attract about 20 boardings per service hourOne hour that an individual bus is operating in service for people to ride. If two buses are used on a route for an hour each, whether at the same time or at different times, that is two service hours. by providing high-frequency service where large numbers of people need to travel over distances too far to walk; direct, non-circuitous travel between major destinations; and meet two-way demand with the same route when possible.
   
• Ensure access, even if some routes attract fewer than 20 boardings per hour, to connect students to classes not easily reachable by walking or biking, assist those with mobility challenges, and support student life with access to shopping and services.

Riders may need to walk up to 10 minutes from a University building to a TigerTransit stop. TigerTransit is not designed to replace walking trips under 10 minutes.

For connections between facilities where fixed transit is not the right fit due to variable needs or limited ridership, the University will provide alternative transportation solutions.

Academic Year 2024-2025

During Spring 2024, TPS asked the University community to tell us how TigerTransit was meeting their transportation needs. Over 300 responses from students, faculty, and staff identified three key priorities: 

• More frequent and direct late-night service for better connections around campus after dark. 
   
• More campus transit service on weekends.  
   
• Better transit access for students living at the residential colleges furthest from most classroom and athletic facility locations, including Forbes Colleges, New College West, and Yeh College.

Guided by these requests, comprehensive data on last year’s transit performance, and TigerTransit’s Principles of Service, Transportation and Parking Services have redesigned the campus transit network for Academic Year 2024-2025. Some key changes include:

• Weekdays: Four routes provide service between campus facilities. Route 1 will make all day stops at Friend Center on the way to Stadium Drive Garage. No changes to Routes 2 and 3. Route 4 will connect the Meadows Neighborhood to Princeton Junction via Princeton Station. Fisher Hall stop will be moved closer to Washington Road.
   
• Night: Two evening routes will operate daily until 3 AM, each offering connections between student housing and campus destinations, with transfers between routes at Friend Center and Princeton Station (Wawa). Replaces one late night on-demand bus with two fixed routes.  
   
• Weekends: Two routes will operate between student housing and campus destinations. One route will connect all graduate housing complexes and Princeton Station with local shopping. All routes serve Princeton Station for transfers. 

Not every request or suggestion from the community could be accommodated in this year's service plan. Transportation and Parking Services will continue to seek University community input to inform future improvements.