Alternative Transportation
DOING OUR PART
The Department of Public Safety & Transportation supports the campus community in being responsible caretakers of Creation by providing transportation programs to reduce single-occupancy vehicle traffic, enhance the campus sustainability efforts, and improve the commuter parking experience on campus. We encourage you to consider alternative modes of transportation to work/school as often as possible to help SMC with its goal of lowering the single-occupancy vehicles (SOVs) coming onto campus.
Saint Mary's has a partnership for shared ride subsidies with Lyft ride-hailing service. You can use your existing Lyft account by adding your Saint Mary's email address to it or by accepting the Lyft Pass invitation sent to your Saint Mary’s email account.
RIDE SMART PROGRAMS
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Students Without Permits
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22 rides per month – $13 per ride
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Students With Permits
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14 rides per month – $10 per ride
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Employees Without Permits
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18 rides per month – $10 per ride
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Employees With Permits
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10 rides per month – $10 per ride
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RIDE LOCATIONS
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Saint Mary's College
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Rheem Campus
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Moraga Safeway
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Lafayette BART
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Orinda Bart
Students & Employees can ride BART to school/work and take the CCCTA Bus Line 6 for FREE from Lafayette or Orinda to SMC simply by showing your SMC ID. Schedule information here.
The Gael Rail, route 250, is a supplemental shuttle service between Saint Mary’s and Lafayette BART that runs beginning when the regular CCCTA service ends. The Gael Rail runs every hour on the hour as a supplement to the regular County Connection bus service. The final shuttle of the evening is at the Lafayette BART station when the last BART train arrives for the night.
The 7.65-mile Lafayette-Moraga Regional biking and walking trail parallels St. Mary's Road through Lafayette and Moraga. Get the details on safe routes and incentives here.