The University of Maryland is launching a free new shuttle called the UM shuttle on Tuesday, August 14th that will be available for students, faculty and staff of the university. UM shuttle runs from 6 a.m. to midnight on weekdays and 5 p.m. to midnight on weekends and during the summer. The shuttle will feature three routes which are the 701 BioPark, the 702 Mount Vernon and the 703 Federal Hill.
The Federal Hill route will come through South Baltimore on Sharp St., connect with Hanover St., come as far south as Fort Ave. and redirect back towards the harbor on Williams St., eventually connecting with Light St. at Warren Ave. It will connect with Charles St. and Lee St. before riding Lombard St. back to the campus. This route includes stops in Sharp-Leadenhall, Otterbein, Federal Hill, South Baltimore, Riverside, Inner Harbor and Downtown.
The BioPark route will connect the campus and new BioPark riding Washington Blvd. through Ridgely’s Delight and Pigtown, Scott St. through Barre Circle and Lombard and Poppletown Streets through the SoWeBo areas of Hollins Market, Union Square and Franklin Square. The route will also cut through Downtown on Baltimore St. and Fayette St.
The Mount Vernon route will go through the neighborhoods of Downtown, Poppleton, Seton Hill, Mt. Vernon and Midtown using MLK Blvd., Druid Hill Ave., Charles St., St Paul St., Madison St., Saratoga St. and Druid Hill Ave.
From University of Maryland’s Website:
UM shuttle provides the University community with a variety of bus routes that travel to neighborhoods such as Federal Hill, Mount Vernon, and the BioPark, transporting University of Maryland students, faculty, and staff and University of Maryland Medical Center employees to and from the University fare-free.
UM shuttle routes connect with Baltimore City public transportation such as the Charm City Circulator, theMaryland Transit Administration (MTA) MARC train, Light Rail, Metro Subway, and local bus service.
UM shuttle aligns with the 2011-16 Strategic Plan, specifically the theme of “creating a vibrant, dynamic University community,” by maintaining a sustainable environment and helping make the University a “best place” to learn, work, play, and live.
We’ve seen the explosion of Southeast Baltimore real estate in part from the influence of the Johns Hopkins Hospital and the EBDI development and the UM shuttle could be another huge asset for SoWeBo, the South Peninsula and Pigtown. University of Maryland has a ton of employees and students and are always expanding and this gives people another reason to live in these areas, just like many Hopkins employees and students have chosen to live in the areas of Butchers Hill, Patterson Park, Upper Fells and more.
This is a great addition to Baltimore Public Transportation and a nice boost to the up-and-coming areas of Pigtown and SoWeBo, as well as another asset to the South Peninsula communities.
