App Enables Real-time Tracking of New Campus Shuttles

LAZ Parking shuttle driver Sandra Huertas shows how live vehicle tracking is now available on the UConn Health campus shuttle system. (Photo by Kristin Wallace)

You may have noticed something different about the campus shuttles at UConn Health.

The buses have digital route and destination signs and are branded with the UConn Health logo. The drivers wear blue uniforms.

Less obvious, the buses also have GPS monitoring. And that enables a feature that’s new to UConn Health shuttle passengers.

“We are excited to roll out a mobile phone app and desktop link that track the shuttles along their routes and display the wait time between shuttle stops,” says Allan Peterson, director of Parking, Transportation and Event Services.

UConn Health’s campus shuttle system is now available on the Ride Systems app, accessible by smart phone or desktop.

LAZ Parking is the new campus shuttle provider. The routes and schedules remain the same and are now accessible, along with the buses’ locations in real time, through the Ride Systems app. Ride Systems is available on both iPhone and Android platforms. Desktop users also can see the live vehicle tracker and route details at www.uconnhealthshuttles.com.

“LAZ brings some other great enhancements to our shuttle service, including new, more fuel-efficient vehicles,” Peterson says. “The drivers undergo a training program focused on both safe operating procedures and customer service skills.”

Already the contractor for UConn Health’s parking garages and valet service, LAZ became the campus shuttle service provider July 1.