The Cliff (Emory)
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The Cliff is the shuttle system of Emory University's main Druid Hills campus in Atlanta.
The Cliff is the largest public transportation system in Atlanta other than MARTA{{Dubious |Talk section name |reason=The source does not state what criteria this is based on, or where it obtained this information from. |date=January 2014}}. It consists of a fleet of 55 buses, all using biofuel. 100% of the fleet is powered by biodiesel created from recycled cooking oil from the school's cafeteria.{{cite web |title=AASHE - Campus Fleet |url=https://stars.aashe.org/institutions/emory-university-ga/report/2011-07-25/OP/transportation/OP-14/ |accessdate=May 22, 2013 |publisher=AASHE}} Most bus routes run in weekdays, while Route C, Toco Hills, and Oxford operates during the weekend. Emory SafeRide is also available during late nights, from 9 pm to 5 am. [http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/employee/cliff-shuttle.html "Cliff Shuttle", Emory Healthcare]
The 55 bus fleet consists of 30 feet and 35 feet buses and ParaTransit bus. Buses 201–210, 240, 301-305 are 35 ft buses, Buses 211–233, 306-310 are 30 ft buses, and 241-251 are small (ParaTransit) buses.
As of 2008, average ridership was 200,000 trips per month; daily ridership averaged 2,300 for its park-n-ride routes.[http://cliftoncommunitypartnership.org/view/articles/view_one/&articleid=255 "Cliff Gets Around", Clifton Community Partnership (Emory University)] In 2010, the annual ridership was 2,593,851.{{cite web |url=http://sustainability.emory.edu/html/dashboard/transportation-cliff-ridership.html |title=Emory Sustainability Initiative: Cliff Ridership |website=sustainability.emory.edu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609194531/http://sustainability.emory.edu/html/dashboard/transportation-cliff-ridership.html |archive-date=2010-06-09}}
Woodruff Transit Circle is the biggest transfer point for the Emory Cliff, serving more than 10 routes.
As of December 2023, The Cliff operated 9 campus routes, 5 commuter routes (to Executive Park, Emory's Oxford Campus, South DeKalb Mall, Decatur, and Emory Decatur Hospital), 2 hospital routes including service to Grady and Emory Midtown Hospital; and 1 shopping route (service to the Toco Hills shopping center). Many of the routes also stop at transfer stations with MARTA.{{Cite web |url=http://transportation.emory.edu/transportation/cliff/index.html |title=Official website |access-date=2012-12-05 |archive-date=2012-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206094736/http://transportation.emory.edu/transportation/cliff/index.html |url-status=dead }}
Emory Oxford College also has some shuttles serving surrounding areas, including Covington, Conyers, and Duluth.
All vehicles are operated and maintained by Transdev.
Emory Main Campus Routes
= Campus Routes =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Route !Stops !Service Hours !Frequency |
| A
|Woodruff Cir > Haygood > Gatewood > 1525 Clifton Rd > 1599 Clifton Rd > Emory Point > Villa International > Wesley Woods > (Budd Terrace > WW Towers) > Geriatric Hospital > 1762 Clifton Rd > CDC Pkwy > Clifton Way > CDC > Nursing School > WHSCAB > Woodruff Cir | colspan="2" |Mon-Fri 7:00B, 7:35, 8:05B, 8:40, 9:10B, 9:45, 10:15B, 10:50, 11:20B, 11:55, 12:25B, 13:00, 13:30B, 14:05, 14:35B, 15:10, 15:40B, 16:15, 16:45B, 17:20, 17:50B, 18:25, 18:55B, 19:30 (trips with B stops at Budd & WW) |
| C
|Starvine Deck > Clifton School > Health Sciences Research Bldg > Uppergate > CHOA > Woodruff Cir > Winship Cancer Institute > Ridgewood > Health Sciences Research Bldg > Starvine Way > Clifton School > Starvine Deck |Mon-Fri 5:00 - 23:40; Sat-Sun 8:30-23:45 |Mon-Fri 2-20 min; Sat-Sun 15 min |
| D
|Woodruff Cir > Complex > Woodruff Library > Mizell Bridge > FIshburne Ln > Dowman Dr > White Hall > Eagle Row > Dickey Dr > Woodruff PE Ctr > Peavine Deck > Peavine Creek Dr > 6 Eagle Row > Few Hall > Raoul Hall > Means Dr > WHSCAB > Woodruff Cir |Mon-Fri 5:00 - 15:30. No weekend service. |10 min |
| E
|Starvine Deck > Clifton School > Health Sciences Research Bldg > Uppergate > Gambrell Dr > N Decatur Building > Gambrell > Law School > Clifton > Winship Cancer Institute > Ridgewood > Health Sciences Research Bldg > Starvine Way > Clifton School > Starvine Deck |Mon-Fri 5:00 - 9:00; 14:30 - 20:30. No weekend service. |12-15 min |
| M
|Michael St > Houston Mill > Nursing School > WHSCAB > Woodruff Cir > Inner Loop (Winship Cancer Institute > Ridgewood > Gambrell Dr > N Decatur Building > Gambrell) OR Outer Loop (Gambrell > N Decatur Building > Gambrell Dr > Ridgewood > Winship Cancer Institute) > Clifton > Uppergate > Haygood > Gatewood > Rollins Way > Michael St |Mon-Fri 5:00 - 21:00. 5:00 - 15:00 Inner loop routing; 15:00 - 21:00 outer loop routing. No weekend service. |15-20 min |
| Loop
|Starvine Deck > Clifton School > Health Sciences Research Bldg > Gambrell Dr > N Decatur Building > Gambrell > J Tower > Clifton > Complex > Woodruff Library > Mizell Bridge > FIshburne Ln > Dowman Dr > White Hall > Eagle Row > Dickey Dr > Woodruff PE Ctr > Peavine Deck > Peavine Creek Dr > 6 Eagle Row > Few Hall > Raoul Hall > Means Dr > WHSCAB > Woodruff Cir > Law School > Clinic Building B > Gambrell Deck > Uppergate > Health Sciences Research Bldg > Starvine Way > Clifton School > Starvine Deck |Mon-Fri 7:00 - 0:00 No weekend service. |10-20 min |
| DX
|Woodruff Cir > Depot > Sorority Lodges > Peavine Deck > Woodruff PE Ctr > Peavine Creek Dr > 6 Eagle Row > Few Hall > Raoul Hall > Means Dr > Woodruff Cir |Mon-Fri 15:30 - 21:00. No weekend service. |10 min |
| BX
|Woodruff Cir > Haygood > Gatewood > 1525 Clifton Rd > 1599 Clifton Rd > Emory Point > Campus Crossing Apts > Johnson Rd NE > CDC Pkwy > Nursing School > WHSCAB > Woodruff Cir |Mon-Fri 7:15 - 23:55. Campus Crossing Apts start service from 7:00; 23:55 trip terminates at Campus Crossing Apts. No weekend service. |15-30 min |
| SafeRide
|On demand shuttle. Request service from any place on campus to any place on campus. |21:00 - 5:00. |Request only |
= Commuter Routes =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Route !Stops !Service Hours !Frequency |
| Executive Park
|Exec Park Dr S > Exec Park Dr Bldg 6 > Sports Medicine > Marquis > Hopkins Terrace > Briar Patch > Southland Vista Shopping > Briar Vista Terrace > Marcus Inst > Old Briarcliff Way > 1762 Clifton Rd > CDC Pkwy > Clifton Way > CDC > Nursing School > WHSCAB > Woodruff Cir > Haygood > Gatewood > 1525 Clifton Rd > 1599 Clifton Rd > Emory Point > Villa International > Wesley Woods > Atlantic Briarcliff > Briar Vista Terrace > Post Briarcliff > Hampton Hall Apts > Ashford at Druid Hills Apts > Hawthorne North Druid Hills Apts > Exec Park W > Exec Park Dr S |Mon-Fri 7:00 - 21:20. 9:30 & 11:15 trip terminates at Woodruff Cir; 14:00 trip originates at Woodruff Cir. No weekend service. |7:00 - 10:15 (15-30 min); 11:00; 11:15; 12:00; 13:00; 14:00-18:30 (15-30 min); 19:20; 20:00; 20:40; 21:20. |
| Oxford/Emory
|Woodruff Cir > Oxford College Transportation Hub > Woodruff Cir | colspan="2" |Mon 6:30, 9:15, 12:00, 15:00, 16:30, 17:45, 20:15, 22:45; Tue-Thu 6:30, 9:30, 12:00, 15:00, 16:30, 17:45, 20:15, 22:45; Fri 6:30, 9:30, 12:00, 15:00, 16:30, 17:45, 20:15, 21:30, 22:45; Sat 0:00, 1:15, 2:30, 3:45, 12:00, 13:15, 15:00, 15:45, 16:30, 17:45, 20:15, 21:30, 22:45; Sun 0:00, 1:15, 2:30, 3:45, 7:00, 9:30, 12:00, 16:30, 20:15, 22:45 |
| South DeKalb Mall
|AM: South DeKalb Mall > Tupelo > Midway > Agnes Scott > Michigan Ave > Maediris Dr > Clairmont > Healthgate Dr > Emory School of Law > Woodruff Cir PM: Woodruff Cir > FIshburne > Healthgate Dr > Madeiras > Scott Blvd > Wilton > Agnes Scott > Midway > Memorial > Glenwood > McAfee > South DeKalb Mall | colspan="2" |Mon-Fri DeKalb 5:25, 5:55, 6:30, 6:55, 7:40, 8:15, 8:55; Woodruff 14:30, 15:00, 15:40, 16:10, 16:55, 17:25, 18:10, 18:40, 19:20, 19:50. No weekend service. |
| CCTMA
|Decatur MARTA > #2 Decatur Bldg > Clairemont Oaks > Michigan Ave > Maediris Dr > Clairmont > Haygood > Healthgate Dr > Emory School of Law > Uppergate > Haygood > Gatewood > 1525 Clifton Rd > 1599 Clifton Rd > 1599 Cir Entrance > ECCH > CDC > Nursing School > WHSCAB > Woodruff Cir > Fishburne > Healthgate Dr > Haygood > Clairemont Ave > Madeiras > Scott Blvd > Wilton > Clairemont Oaks > Decatur MARTA |Mon-Fri 5:30 - 20:15. 9:40, 18:15, 20:15 trip terminates at ECCH; 14:35 trip originates at ECCH. No weekend service. |5:30 - 10:00 (15-25 min); 10:50, 11:35, 12:20, 13:05, 13:50; 14:35 - 16:00 (25-30 min); 16:35, 17:10, 17:45, 18:15, 18:45, 19:35, 20:15. |
= Hospital Routes =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Route !Stops !Service Hours !Frequency |
| Emory Decatur Hospital
|Emory Decatur Hospital > Medlock Plaza > Superior > Webster Dr > Clairmont > Healthgate Dr > Emory School of Law > Woodruff Cir > Fishburne > Healthgate Dr > Clairemont Ave > Publix > Superior > Scott > Wash Lively > Emory Decatur Hospital |Mon-Fri 5:45 - 20:15. No weekend service. |5:45 - 9:55 (15-25 min); 10:45, 11:35, 12:25, 13:15, 14:05-16:15 (25-30 min); 16:50, 17:20, 18:00, 19:00, 19:40, 20:15. |
| EUH Midtown
|Woodruff Cir > Fishburne > Briarcliff Campus > EUHM Conservatory Entrance > Ivan Allen Jr Blvd > W Peachtree > Civic Center MARTA > EUHM Peachtree Bldg > Briarcliff Campus > Emory School of Law > Woodruff Cir | colspan="2" |Mon-Fri 6:10, 7:10, 8:10, 9:10, 10:10, 11:10, 12:10, 13:10, 14:10, 15:10, 16:10, 17:10, 18:10, 19:10. No weekend service. |
| Grady Memorial Hospital
|Grady Hospital > Emory School of Law > Woodruff Cir > Fishburne > Grady Hospital | colspan="2" |Mon-Fri 6:10, 7:10, 8:10, 9:10, 10:10, 11:10, 12:10, 13:10, 14:10, 15:10, 16:10, 17:10, 18:10 (terminates at Woodruff Cir). No weekend service. |
= Shopping Route =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Route !Stops !Service Hours !Frequency |
| Toco Hill
|Starvine Deck > S Fork Peachtree Creek > Toco Hill > S Fork Peachtree Creek > Dooley Dr > Starvine Deck |Sat & Sun 11:00 - 18:40. No weekday service. |20 min |
Emory Oxford College Routes
All Oxford Shuttle requires a student ID to ride.
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Route !Stops !Service Hours |
| Newton Plaza
|Oxford College > Pubilx > Walmart > Newton Plaza > Oxford College |Mon, Wed, Fri 19:45, 20:23, 20:59. No weekend service. |
| Conyers Commons
|Oxford College > Covington Square > Conyers Commons > Oxford College |Tue & Thu 17:00, 18:20, 19:40. No weekend service. |
| AMC Conyers
|Oxford College > AMC Conyers > Oxford College |Sat 18:00, 18:50, 19:40. No service on weekdays/Sun. |
| H Mart Duluth
|Oxford College > H Mart Duluth > Oxford College |Only operate on the first Sunday of the month: 14:00, 17:00. |
Bus Roster
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Fleet Number !Picture !Year !Manufacturer !Model !Engine !Transmission !Note |
| 201-210
|2012 |
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| 211-233
|2012 |
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| 241-243
|2014 |Ford |Ford Modular 6.8L V10 Gasoline |Ford TorqShift 5R110W | |
| 244-249
|2018 |Ford |Ford Modular 6.8L V10 Gasoline |Ford TorqShift 5R110W | |
| 250-251
| |2015 |Ford |Cummins ISB6.7 |Allison | |
| 301-305
|2023 |ENC |Cummins L9 |Allison B400R |
|
| 306-310
|2023 |ENC |Cummins B6.7 |Allison B300R |
|
| 401-409
| |2024 |Cummins L9 |Allison B400R |
|
| 410-424
| |2024 |Cummins L9 |Allison B300R |
|
| 425-429
| |2025 |Gillig Low Floor Plus electric 35' |Cummins Battery Electric System 350 kW | |
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Retired
External links
- [http://transportation.emory.edu/transportation/cliff/index.html Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206094736/http://transportation.emory.edu/transportation/cliff/index.html |date=2012-12-06 }}