The Cliff (Emory)

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The North Dekalb route shuttle parked at Woodruff Circle in Emory University.

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 – discuss]. 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.[1] 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. [2]

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.[3] In 2010, the annual ridership was 2,593,851.[4]

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.[5]

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[edit]

Campus Routes[edit]

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 Mon-Fri 7:00 - 19:30, every other trip from 7:00 - 18:55 serve Budd Terr & WW Towers. No weekend service. 30-35 min
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 - 0:00; Sat 9:00 - 23:00; Sun 8:30 - 22:30. Mon-Fri 5-20 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. 15-20 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 - 19:00. 5:00 - 15:00 Inner loop routing; 15:00 - 19:00 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 - 21:00. No weekend service. 15-20 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 - 0:00. 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 - 22:15. Campus Crossing Apts start service from 7:00. 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[edit]

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; 12:15; 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 Mon-Thu 6:30, 9:30, 12:00, 13:45, 15:00, 16:30, 20:15, 22:45. Fri 6:30, 9:30, 12:00, 13:45, 15:00, 16:30, 20:15, 21:30, 22:45. Sat-Sun 0:00, 1:15, 2:30, 3:45, 7:00, 9:30, 12:00, 13:45, 16:30, 20:15, 21:30, 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

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.
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. 8:50 & 9:20 trip terminates at Woodruff Cir; 15:10 & 16:30 trip departs from Woodruff Cir. No weekend service. 5:45 - 18:15 (10-25 min); 19:00 - 20:15 (15-25 min)

Hospital Routes[edit]

Route Stops Service Hours
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 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 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[edit]

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. Trips after 17:40 terminates at Toco Hill. No weekday service. 20 min

Emory Oxford College Routes[edit]

Route Stops Service Hours
Newton Plaza Oxford College > Walmart > Newton Plaza > Oxford College Mon, Wed, Fri 17:00 (terminates at Newton Plaza), 17:41, 18:20, 18:59, 19:38, 20:17. No service on Tue/Thu/weekends.
Conyers Commons Oxford College > Conyers Commons > Oxford College Tue & Thu 17:00 (terminates at Conyers Commons), 18:20, 19:40. No service on Mon/Wed/Fri/weekends.
Covington Square Oxford College > Covington Square > Oxford College Sat 10:00 (terminates at Covington Square), 10:40, 11:20, 12:00, 12:40, 13:20, 14:00, 14:35. No service on weekdays/Sun.
AMC Conyers Oxford College > AMC Conyers > Oxford College Sat 16:00 (terminates at AMC Conyers), 16:50, 17:40, 18:30, 19:20, 20:10. No service on weekdays/Sun.
H Mart Duluth Oxford College > H Mart Duluth > Oxford College Only operate on the first Sunday of the month: 11:00 (terminates at H Mart Duluth), 14:00, 18:15 (originates at H Mart Duluth).

Bus Roster[edit]

Fleet Number Picture Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Note
201-210, 240
2012 ElDorado National EZ Rider II BRT 35' Cummins ISB Allison B300R
211-233
2012 ElDorado National EZ Rider II BRT 35' Cummins ISB Allison B300R
241-243
2014 Ford E-350 Ford Modular 6.8L V10 Gasoline Ford TorqShift 5R110W
244-249
2018 Ford E-450 Ford Modular 6.8L V10 Gasoline Ford TorqShift 5R110W
250, 251 2015 Ford F-550 Ford Modular 6.8L V10 Gasoline Ford TorqShift 5R110W
  • Entered service in October 2023.
301-305
2023 ENC E-Z Rider II BRT 35' Cummins B6.7 Allison B300R
  • Entered service in August 2023.
  • 301-303 features a suburban configuration. Mostly used on Oxford Route.
306-310
2023 ENC E-Z Rider II BRT 30' Cummins B6.7 Allison B300R
  • Entered service in August 2023.

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "AASHE - Campus Fleet". AASHE. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "Cliff Shuttle", Emory Healthcare
  3. ^ "Cliff Gets Around", Clifton Community Partnership (Emory University)
  4. ^ "Emory Sustainability Initiative: Cliff Ridership". sustainability.emory.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09.
  5. ^ "Official website". Archived from the original on 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
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