<p>Montegut, Northwestern provides shuttles between North and South campuses (Evanston) and a intercampus shuttle to the downtown Chicago (law/medical/Water Tower) campus. Students also frequently use the Purple Line “L” light-rail train system to venture into the Loop and other parts of the city. I did have a bike at NU but I didn’t use it much. The campus was easy to navigate by foot (dress warmly in the winter!).</p>
<p>I used Zipcar because there were times I wanted to go grocery shopping at a real grocery store (Domincks, Jewel-Osco, Wal-Mart, etc.) off-campus. It’s a really neat service. The cars are parked right on campus and in city parking structures. Zipcar is also offered in Ann Arbor (I’ve seen some U-M students use it.). I also used Zipcar in Washington D.C. when I was working there years ago.</p>
<p>Michigan is much bigger than Northwestern. However, the shuttle system here is pretty good. I park my car in a permit-color lot and ride the shuttle to Central Campus where I go everywhere by foot. Luckily, the graduate schools here are conveniently located in one area that it doesn’t seem so overwhelming.</p>