Transportation

CT Transit operates local and express bus lines to campus and the New Haven Green. You can even bring your bike on board. For more info, call (203) 624-0151.

And don't forget the New Haven Trolley's Free Downtown Loop! View the route here.

Commuter

Rail

The Shore Line East train service provides 'fast and easy transportation between New London and New Haven and beyond' on weekdays. Commuters can purchase one-way, ten-way, monthly, and monthly + bus tickets.

For getting to New York City, take Metro North from Union Station in New Haven.

Receive Commuter Benefits from Yale

Yale employees who commute to work using mass transit can participate in Yale's pre-tax mass transit benefit, Transportation Expense Plan.

Other Useful Links

Fuel Economy Site, U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Clean Car Campaign Resources

Gas Mileage Tips

Personal Vehicles Initiative, Office of Energy Efficiency, Natural Resources Canada

Getting to Class or Campus

Why spend extra cash on gas and parking, when you can share a ride with others or get some exercise during your commute?

Walk or Bike:

Walking and biking save energy and money, are good for your heart, and give you a chance to get some fresh air and enjoy the outdoors.

Need another reason to bike? New Haven may be the birthplace of the bicycle! (See article: "Book traces bike's birth to Elm City" or book: Bicycle: The History by D. Herlihy.)

Biking Resources

Find/Repair Equipment:

College Street Cycles:
252 College St.
865-2724

The Devil's Gear Bike Shop: 433 Chapel St., 773-9288

Plan Your Ride.

New Haven Bike Map.

Bring your bike on the bus.

Use Showers & Lockers on Campus.

Payne Whitney Gym.

Hours of operation
During the academic term: weekdays 6 AM-10 PM, weekends 9 AM-6:30 PM;

During the summer:

weekdays 6 AM - 9 PM,

weekends 10 AM -2 PM.

Specific Benefits:
	Save money on fuel. Owning a 40 mpg vehicle (the 2009 Toyota Prius, for example, gets 46 MPG on average) instead of a 20 mpg vehicle (like the 2009 Nissan Pathfinder 4WD, for example, which averages at 16 MPG) will save you $1,538 on gasoline each year. This equates to savings of $7,688 over 5 years (assuming 15,000 miles of driving/year and a fuel cost of $4.10). Calculate fuel costs for specific vehicles and gas prices.
	Save money on taxes. Connecticut offers financial incentives! The following fuel-efficient vehicles/equipment, purchased before July 1, 2008, were not subject to automobile sales tax: -hybrid electric vehicle with a fuel economy rating of at least 40 mpg -dedicated natural gas, liquid petroleum gas (LPG), hydrogen, or electric vehicle -equipment used in dedicated or dual fuel compressed natural gas (CNG), liquid natural gas (LNG), LPG, or electric vehicle conversions or associated with a CNG or hydrogen filling or electric recharging station.
	Reduce our dependence on foreign oil to improve security. We depend on imports for 55% of our oil use-a record high. This U.S. dependence on foreign sources, particularly from the Middle East, is expected to rise as we consume domestic resources and continue to buy gas-guzzling vehicles. By driving less, making use of public or shared transportation, signing the clean car pledge, and considering fuel economy in your next car purchase, you can help reduce our demand for foreign oil and encourage automakers to develop more fuel efficient vehicles. For more info, click here.
	Conserve resources and protect the environment. The burning of fossil fuels by vehicles is one of the largest anthropogenic sources of greenhouse gas emissions and contributors to air pollution. Driving more fuel-efficient vehicles or simply driving less, will reduce our impacts on climate change. For more info, click here.

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