Green Transportation Options

Student, faculty and staff commuting accounts for 30 percent of Salem State’s greenhouse gas emissions. To reduce our environmental footprint and decrease traffic and parking demands, Salem State offers a comprehensive suite of alternatives to driving alone. Taking advantage of our urban location, we encourage students, faculty, and staff to use more sustainable forms of commuting.

Ride a Bike

Borrow a Bluebike from the hub on Central Campus along the bike path and return it to one of the seven other bike hubs across the city.

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Try the Salem Skipper Minibus

Salem Skipper is a ridesharing service for the entire city.

Arrange a ride on your phone iPhone or Android device using the Salem Skipper app, or by calling 844.983.1842.

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Ride the T

Reduced Fares

Salem State’s Clipper Card Office provides students with 16 percent subsidies for T passes and gives out free Charlie Cards that provide discounts on bus and subway fares, while supplies last. You can save $.30 on all local bus rides and $.50 on the subway with a plastic Charlie Card instead of a paper Charlie ticket.

The MBTA offers unlimited rides on the commuter rail on the weekends for $10. Buy commuter rail tickets on your phone with the MBTA mTicket App.

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Take the Shuttle

Viking Shuttle

Travel around campus with Salem State’s free Vikings Shuttle Service, which operates:

• Monday-Friday from 7:15 am-4 pm.

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Get Pre-Tax Employee Benefits

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts offers full-time, benefited employees pre-tax transit and parking benefits up to $265 per month. This could be used for a monthly T-pass, for example. Learn more about this benefit administered by Benefit Strategies.

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Electric vehicle charging stations are located inside and next to the parking garage on North Campus, behind Viking, and at the O'Keefe Center parking lot.