{{Short description|University shuttle system in Atlanta, Georgia, US}}{{Multiple issues|{{Notability|Org|date=September 2025|find=Emory University Shuttle}} {{More citations needed|article|date=September 2025}}}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox bus company|name=The Cliff|image=Emory Cliff Shuttle.jpg|image_caption=The North Dekalb route shuttle parked at Woodruff Circle in Emory University.|parent=Emory University|headquarters=1945 Starvine Way, Atlanta, GA|service_area=Emory University campus|service_type=fixed-route shuttle<br>paratransit<br>charter|operator=Transdev|website=transportation.emory.edu/shuttles}} '''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 powered by biodiesel created from recycled cooking oil from the school's cafeteria.<ref>{{cite web |title=Emory University - OP-14: Campus Fleet |url=https://stars.aashe.org/institutions/emory-university-ga/report/2011-07-25/OP/transportation/OP-14/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000436/https://stars.aashe.org/institutions/emory-university-ga/report/2011-07-25/OP/transportation/OP-14/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |accessdate=May 22, 2013 |website=stars.aashe.org |publisher=AASHE}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SafeRide |url=https://transportation.emory.edu/saferide |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250923222231/https://transportation.emory.edu/saferide |archive-date=September 23, 2025 |access-date=September 30, 2025 |website=Emory Transportation and Parking Services}}</ref>
As of 2008, average ridership was 200,000 trips per month; daily ridership averaged 2,300 for its park-n-ride routes.<ref>[http://cliftoncommunitypartnership.org/view/articles/view_one/&articleid=255 "Cliff Gets Around."]''Clifton Community Partnership.'' Emory University. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205110620/http://cliftoncommunitypartnership.org/view/articles/view_one/%26articleid%3D255 |date=2015-12-05 }}</ref> In 2010, the annual ridership was 2,593,851.<ref>{{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}} </ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cliff Shuttles |url=http://transportation.emory.edu/transportation/cliff/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206094736/http://transportation.emory.edu/transportation/cliff/index.html |archive-date=2012-12-06 |access-date=2012-12-05 |website=Emory Transportation & Parking}}</ref>
== 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)''' '''<u>''OR''</u>''' ''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 == Emory's Oxford College campus has three shuttles serving surrounding areas, including Covington, Conyers, and Duluth. Students are required to reserve a seat with the Oxford Shuttle app to ride.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transportation |url=https://oxford.emory.edu/life/visiting/transportation.html |access-date=2025-09-09 |website=Emory {{!}} Oxford College |language=en}}</ref> {| 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. |}
== fleet == {| class="wikitable sortable" !Fleet number !Image !Year !Manufacturer !Model !Engines !Transmission |- |241-243 |frameless|200x200px |2014 | rowspan="2" |Ford |E-350 | rowspan="2" |Ford Modular 6.8L V10 Gasoline | rowspan="2" | |- |244-249 |frameless|200x200px |2018 ||E-450 |- |301-305 |frameless|200x200px | rowspan="2" |2023 | rowspan="2" |ElDorado National |E-Z Rider II BRT 35' |Cummins L9 EPA21 | rowspan="2" |Allison B300R |- |306-310 |frameless|200x200px |E-Z Rider II BRT 30' |Cummins B6.7 EPA21 |- |401-409 |frameless|200x200px | rowspan="2" |2024 | rowspan="3" |Gillig |BRT 35' | rowspan="2" | Cummins L9 EPA24 |Allison B400R |- |410-424 |frameless|200x200px |BRT 29' |Allison B300R |- |501-506 |frameless|200x200px |2025 |Gillig Low Floor EV 35' |BAE Systems Series-EV |BAE Systems HDS200 |}
==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 }}
==References== {{reflist}}{{Emory University}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Cliff, The}} Category:Transportation in Atlanta Category:Emory University Category:Bus transportation in Georgia (U.S. state)