Given the size of IUB, getting around campus seems like it would be tough. The university covers more than 2,000 acres and stretches from Third Street to Seventeenth Street, and from Indiana Ave. to Union Street. It takes almost half an hour to walk from one end to the other. My first piece of advice for navigating such an expanse is to choose your housing wisely, so you don’t have to walk twenty minutes to class every day. Beyond that, here are the best ways to get around campus:
1. Find a friend with a car! (Because most of us don’t have the luxury of having a car…) If you plan on bringing a car, be forewarned that parking isn't always convenient or cheap, and that it may be more trouble than it's worth.
2. Ride your bike. Bloomington is a bike-friendly town; there are plenty or places to lock up your bike with no worries. Quick, easy, and efficient, your bike may be the best way around B-town, except in the winter.
3. Use the bus system! As an IU student you get free rides on Bloomington Transit (BT) just by showing your ID. BT is the best way to get to your friend's off-campus apartment. In addition to BT, the university runs a campus bus service that loops around campus from 7:30 a.m. to midnight on weekdays, and until around 3 a.m. on weekends. There’s even a Bus-tracker iPhone app available, developed by IU students for IU students.
4. When all else fails, walk! You’ve got feet--use them. Sure it takes longer, but the exercise is good for you. Plus, you get to see the beauty of campus, which is always a plus.
So get out and learn the best ways to get around IU and Bloomington. Master the buses and get your legs in shape so that 20-minute morning walk to Swain Hall doesn’t seem so bad.
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