Transportation Options Program
Our Transportation Options Program is a service for any UW–Madison student participating in Morgridge Center-affiliated programs.
Explore the different affiliated programs and transportation options and decide which one is right for you.
Our program connects eligible students with transportation providers such as Lyft, UW–Madison Fleet, Union Cab, and BCycle to get to their community site.
Email transportation@morgridge.wisc.edu if you have any questions or inquiries. Responses to inquiries may be delayed.
Please allow up to two to three business days for a response.
Transportation Information for
Lyft, Union Cab, and UW–Madison Fleet
Students participating in Morgridge Center-eligible programs such as Badger Volunteers, community-based learning courses, P.E.O.P.L.E., or SOPP whose sites are more than 35 minutes away by bus from all four campus locations are eligible for Lyft, UW–Madison Fleet, and Union Cab.
Those four campus locations are: Union South, 21 North Park Street, The Wisconsin Alumni Association, and Dejope Residence Hall
STEP ONE
Eligible students can complete the Transportation Options Survey. You must complete this before you are eligible for any transportation services.
STEP TWO
After you complete the Transportation Options Survey, the transportation team will review your request in 24 to 48 hours.
STEP THREE
You will be informed via WiscMail if you were approved or denied for transportation services and any necessary instructions.
BCycle Pass
The Transportation Options Program offers BCycle passes to eligible individuals regardless of site distance. Students can check out a pass for up to two weeks at a time. You will need to pick up your fobs at Morgridge Center for Public Service (716 Langdon Street, 1st floor, Suite 154).
STEP ONE
Select “I would like to check out a BCycle Pass” at the bottom in the Transportations Options Survey.
STEP TWO
After you complete the Transportation Options Survey, the transportation team will review your request in 24 to 48 hours.
STEP THREE
You will be informed via WiscMail if you were approved or denied for a BCycle pass and any necessary instructions.
Additional Transportation Information
University policy, time constraints, and availability of university vehicles may impact travel. Please be mindful of this when planning course outings and class events.
Community-based Learning Course
For expected and/or regular weekend volunteering needs for your course, please contact the transportation team at the start of the semester. Weekend volunteering is reviewed and approved on a case-by-case basis.
If weekend volunteering is an expected aspect of your course, our team knowing this ahead of time will speed up and support the approval process.
Large vans or buses can be chartered upon special request. Please reach out with at least a month’s notice if your group requires coordinated transportation.
Faculty and Professor
Faculty and professors affiliated with community-based learning courses seeking transportation are asked to reach out to the Morgridge Center Transportation team directly.
For expected and/or regular weekend volunteering needs for your course students, please contact the transportation team at the start of the semester. Weekend volunteering is reviewed and approved on a case by case basis. If weekend volunteering is an expected aspect of your course, our team knowing this ahead of time will speed up and support the approval process.
Large vans or buses can be chartered upon special request. Please reach out with at least a month’s notice if your group requires coordinated transportation.
Badger Volunteers Elevate
Badger Volunteers Elevate is a semester-long program that pairs teams of students with community organizations (schools, nonprofits, municipalities) to volunteer 1 to 4 hours each week at the same organization. The program is designed to foster meaningful and consistent connections between community partners and students over the course of an entire semester.
Your Badger Volunteers program manager will go over the specifics of how the Transportation Options Program can service you. If you have any additional questions, please contact the transportation team.
Badger Volunteers Educate
Badger Volunteers Educate is a program for students paired with schools and community organizations focused on mentoring and tutoring.
Students paired up with the list of schools are eligible for our Transportation Options Program: Urban League Schools of Hope, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Goodman Center – START Literacy Initiative, Jamarek Sun Prairie Schools, John Muir Elementary School, LHS, Literacy Network, Monona Grove High School, MSCR Programs
Frequently Asked Questions
Users can contact Union Cab at 608-242-2000 for any of the above reasons.
Large vans or busses can be chartered upon special request. Please reach out to transportation@morgridge.wisc.edu with at least a month’s notice if your group requires coordinated transportation.
Make sure you have your pick-up as one of the four campus locations and your destination as your site, or vice versa. If you are scheduling rides in advance, they won’t show as free until completed.
To be eligible for transportation support, sites must be more than 35 minutes away from our four campus locations by bus. Use Google Maps to check the travel time from the following:
- Union South
- 21 North Park St.
- Wisconsin Alumni Association
- Dejope Residence Hall
You can walk to your site, take the bus, or bike. The Morgridge Center has BCycle fobs available for students to check out regardless of how close their site is.