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    1. Bus

    Going shopping? Take CityBus

    Nov. 24, 2015
    Related To: Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corp. (CityBus)
    CityBus
    CityBus is encouraging shoppers to take transit this holiday season in order to avoid the hassles of crowded parking lots.
    CityBus is encouraging shoppers to take transit this holiday season in order to avoid the hassles of crowded parking lots.

    On Nov. 28 — Shop Small Saturday — and the entire holiday season, CityBus provides a safe and convenient alternative to driving in busy traffic and searching for a parking spot in crowded lots.

    CityBus routes serve a wide variety of both large and small stores, restaurants, grocery stores, shopping centers and big-box stores. Three routes serve the Tippecanoe Mall and most routes serve downtown Lafayette or West Lafayette.
    Shop Small Saturday, first launched by American Express in 2010, encourages shoppers to visit locally-owned, independent retailers and restaurants the Saturday after Thanksgiving. CityBus, a sponsor of the Greater Lafayette Commerce’s Shop Small Saturday effort, encourages you to consider taking public transit shopping.

    Businesses served by CityBus:

    • The Connector: This route serves downtown Lafayette and West Lafayette including Chauncey Hill Mall and the businesses at Wabash Landing. This route is free for all to ride.
    • 1A Market Square: This route serves Market Square Shopping Center, Goodwill, Pavilions Shopping Center, Sam’s Club, Target and the Tippecanoe Mall in Lafayette.
    • 1B Salisbury: This route serves Walmart in West Lafayette
    • 2A Schuyler: This route serves numerous shops in downtown Lafayette.
    • 2B Union: This route serves Market Square Shopping Center as well as many shops in downtown Lafayette.
    • 3 Lafayette Square: This route serves the Lafayette Square shops, downtown Lafayette and the Tippecanoe Mall.
    • 4A Tippecanoe Mall: This route serves Kmart, Michaels, PetSmart, Pier 1 and Staples in the Lafayette Market Place shopping center as well as Bed Bath & Beyond and the Tippecanoe Mall. It also serves downtown Lafayette.
    • 4B Purdue West: This route serves Walmart in West Lafayette as well as shops in Chauncey Hill Mall in downtown West Lafayette. It also serves the stores at Wabash Landing.
    • 5A Happy Hollow: This route serves the stores in Chauncey Hill Mall in downtown West Lafayette.
    • 5B Northwestern: This route serves shops along Northwestern Ave. and Yeager Rd.
    • 6A South 4th St.: This route serves Walmart and the stores on Veterans’ Memorial Pkwy. and businesses in downtown Lafayette.
    • 6B South 9th St.: This route serves downtown Lafayette and shops Teal Rd. between 9th and 18th streets.
    • 7 South St.: This route serves Meijer in Lafayette, Target and Walmart on the east side of Lafayette as well as downtown Lafayette and the Pavilions Shopping Center.

    Riders pay a fare on all routes except the Connector, which serves downtown Lafayette and Purdue University and is free for everyone. Regular fare $1 per person, per ride or $2 for a day pass which allows unlimited rides the entire day. Those 65 and over or a holder of a Medicare card ride for just 50 cents each trip. Children birth through grade four ride free while students in grades 5-12 must pay regular fare or use the Annual Youth Bus Pass (available at CityBus with proof of age and enrollment in school). Purdue University and Ivy Tech students, faculty and staff ride all routes free with a current Purdue or Ivy Tech I.D.

    “Shopping at independent, locally owned businesses supports Lafayette area jobs and people,” says Marty Sennett, general manager. “We hope that many will support them on Shop Small Saturday on Nov. 28 and that they’ll take CityBus to their shopping destinations throughout the holiday season.”