How To

Board the Bus

Have your WMU Bronco ID Card ready to show to the driver as you board the bus. Wait at any bus stop sign or shelter. Check the name and route number to make sure it is the bus you want.

Ride the Bus

Enjoy the ride! Read or listen to music, as long as you are wearing a headset and others cannot hear it. Please do not eat, drink or smoke on the buses. Pets, with the exception of guidance dogs, are not allowed on buses. Seats near the front of the coach are for senior or disabled passengers. If all the seats are full, please offer your seat to a senior or disabled passenger.

Exit the Bus

On Bronco Transit Brown, Gold, Parkview and Howard (CHHS), the bus will stop only at designated bus stops.

On Metro Transit, the bus can stop at any bus stop sign or street corner where it is safe for you to exit the bus. On community buses, shortly before you reach your destination, you need to signal to the driver that you are ready to get off the bus by pushing the black or yellow strip located inside the bus between the windows. Exit the bus from the rear doors so that boarding passengers may enter through the front door.

Use the Buscycle

Available on Howard route and Metro Transit community routes only. Remove loose items from the bike that could fall off. Tell the bus driver you will be loading your bike and load it from in front of the bus, not in the way of oncoming traffic. Squeeze the handle up to release the latch, then fold down the bike rack. Lift the bike onto the rack, fitting the wheels into the labeled wheel slots. Raise the support arm over the front tire so the hook rests at the highest point on the front wheel. Board the bus and enjoy the ride.

Travel Around Kalamazoo, Portage and other communities

View schedules online. Schedule racks are also located throughout the WMU campus at:

Each Residence Hall
Faunce Student Services
The WMU Bookstore
The Student Recreation Center
Sprau Tower
Waldo Library
Parking Services
WMU Department of Public Safety
Seibert Administration Building