TCAT Blue Light Buses (routes 92 and 93) operate on campus daily from 6:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. throughout the academic year, except during the week between Christmas and New Year's. Anyone can ride when they use a CU photo ID at the farebox. Blue Light bus schedules can be picked up at Commuter and Parking Services at 116 Maple Avenue, Cornell Police headquarters in Barton Hall, TCAT 737 Willow Ave., the Cornell Information and Visitor Relations Center in Day Hall, the information desk in Willard Straight Hall, or on a Blue Light bus.

Blue Light escorts are available to accompany any visitor or member of the Cornell community to destinations on or close to campus campus, including waiting at a bus stop until the bus arrives. This free service operates from 8:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. seven days a week while classes are in session. Escorts are often seen in the area of Uris and Olin Libraries, where they are used regularly by students burning the late-night oil to study for exams or complete papers.

The escorts are Cornell students hired and trained by Cornell Police. They operate in pairs. Each wears a reflective blue vest displaying a Student Auxiliary picture ID and is in direct radio contact with Cornell Police. You can request an escort team by calling 5-7373 within the campus telephone system (255-7373 outside that system) or by picking up a Blue Light telephone on the campus.

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Blue Light telephones are situated throughout the campus for anyone's use to get information or help quickly. Lost? Having car problems? Want to report a suspicious incident or a medical emergency? Need immediate police assistance? Want a Blue Light escort? That's what these phones are for. There are 71 outdoor phones that are each marked by a blue light. There are also 186 indoor phones, mounted in elevators or hallways, that do not have a blue light but are identified by an "emergency" sticker. All these phones are a direct line to the Cornell Police; the connection is activated by lifting the receiver. The location of the phone is displayed on the Cornell Police switchboard. If a caller does not or cannot speak, an officer is immediately dispatched to the site of the phone. Blue Light calls are given the highest priority by our telecommunicators.

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