Welcome to Alternative Transportation
This page summarizes the alternative commuting options available through UNM Parking and Transportation Services and our partner organizations. If you have additional questions after reviewing the information included or linked below, we have staff dedicated to helping you review all the choices and make the selection that best fits your needs. For more information, call 505 277-0461 and talk to one of our alternative transportation coordinators.
PATS Veggie Bus
Our WVO-burning miracle takes to the road.
Lobo Bikes
Does your department qualify for one of our superlative cycles?WVO-burning miracle takes to the road.
Alternative Transportation Brochure
Our goals and aims.
Free Bus Travel
Discounted Rail Runner Passes for Students - read the Daily Lobo article
UNM and CNM students can now get a 50% discount on commuter fares between Santa Fe and Albuquerque. This cuts the basic fare from $8 to $4 and represents a powerful incentive on the part of NM Rail Runner to persuade students to use alternative forms of transportation.
Coupled with the free ABQ Ride bus pass, there has never been a better time for students to consider abandoning completely the traditional mode of single-vehicle-occupancy transportation. As Lawrence Rael, Director of the Council of Governments for the Rail Runner stated: "Getting on the train to Albuquerque for $4 and getting on the Rapid Ride for free all over the city - that's a heck of a good savings," continuing "That's specifically put in place so that people don't have to pay twice for two different forms of public transportation. We're trying to make it as seamless as possible."
Zipcar
Short-term car-hire, on-campus.
Car Pooling and Permit Sharing
Revolutionize your commuting habits while saving the planet! Well, it's a start. Find out how you can hook up with up to 8 fellow commuters on a single permit.
ABQ Ride Site
The one-stop-shop for Albuquerque's municipal transit system. Contains information on bus schedules, route-planning, events, etc., as well as alternate commuting resources including:
Guaranteed Ride Home
ABQ Ride provides a comprehensive emergency ride service for everyone who registers as using alternative transportation. In th event of an emergency and/or with no other means of transportation, a driver and vehicle is personally despatched to the subscriber to get them to their stated destination.
Walking/Cycling
ABQ Ride provides maps of cycle routes. Call: 234-RIDE for information.
Pooling Resources Blog
Nationwide blog for vehicle poolers.
BikeIt!
Our bike info resource.
NM Railrunner
If you live along the Interstate 25 corridor, consider using the New Mexico Rail Runner. UNM shuttles offer complimentary Rail Runner connections during the morning and afternoon rush hours. ABQ Ride provides free service from the train station to UNM, just show your ticket or monthly pass. You can also bring your bike on the train and bike to campus from the station. For train schedules and information, visit www.nmrailrunner.com or call 245-RAIL. For information on UNM's shuttle connections, visit transportation.
For bus routes and schedules visit ABQ Ride.
For Northern New Mexico city-to-city commuting, visit All Aboard America.
Air-Powered Car
It's not quite the hover-cars and silver foil jump suits that we were all promised, but you never know.
