COLLEGE GUIDE: How to Get Around Town
Jake Costello, GoLocalProv Contributor
COLLEGE GUIDE: How to Get Around Town
Statewide
Students 18 and over can join ZipCar's unique car-sharing service and then can reserve one of the 51 cars in the Providence fleet either online or by phone. Your membership card will unlock the car you rented and you are ready to drive away—gas and insurance is free with your membership. You pay by the hour, and it ranges from about $8 to $10, depending on what kind of vehicle you're using. The cars live in lots all over town, and many are super-close to campuses. It's perfect for a run to the grocery store or Walmart for supplies. Every college, expect for Brown, follows these rates: $0 sign up, $25 annually, $35 driving credit to start. Brown’s rates: $0 sign up, $20 annually, $30 driving credit to start. www.zipcar.com
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Statewide
This is Rhode Island's public transportation system, and it's affordable, particularly with RIPTA's University Pass Program (U-Pass): Students at participating schools have unlimited free or discounted rides with their student ID. Schools that receive free rides: Brown, Bryant, JWU, PC RISD, URI and Salve Regina. School’s that receive half price rides: RIC, CCRI and Roger Williams. www.ripta.com
Catch a cab: Local cabs
Providence
Big Daddy Taxi
Participating school’s students receive free or discounted ride with ID. Schools include JWU, PC, CCRI, URI and RISD.
199 Branch Ave, Providence. 401- 274-1101. www.bigdaddytaxiandcoach.com
Checker Cab
71 Derry Street, Providence. 401-944-2000. checkercabri.com
Newport (good for Salve students)
Orange Cab
312 Connell Hwy, Newport. 401-841-0030. www.newportcabs.com
South County (good for URI students)
Eagle Taxi
20 Middlebridge Road, Narragansett. 401-783-2970.