Sometimes to study, you need a place with peace and quiet.
At the same time, you need convenient transportation. Fortunately, Ohio University offers Campus Area Transit System (CATS), Campus Area Transit Cutting Across Boundaries (CATCAB), and Courtyard Apartment bus service to make Ohio University off campus housing easier. You can easily find an Athens, Ohio rental with a yard and still have a convenient way of making it to class. Enjoy studying in a hammock under a tree during the early fall and spring months, but not have to worry about a long commute to and from class. It’s the best of both worlds.
If you have a car and no place to park it at your apartment or house, there are also plenty of parking lots and spaces around town that rental companies and the university dish out to students for a small fee.
The beauty of living further from campus is space. You are freer from distraction, which means when you have a serious final or paper due the next day, you don’t have to worry about the bar crowd keeping you up all night. You also get more living space for barbecues, hammocks in the yard, perhaps even an Athens, Ohio rental with a view. And thanks to the convenient transportation options offered by the university and city, you still have easy access to campus.
University Transportation Options Available
CATS provide shuttles that reach all main points of campus. And it’s not just limited to the daytime. CATS Late Night provides transportation to students until 11 p.m, seven days a week.
Students with mobility issues can take advantage of CATCAB, which provides transport within a one-mile radius of Baker Center.
Also, although Spin e-scooters were recently removed from campus, the university has said that parameters to reintroduce scooters from a different vendor remain in place.
There’s also the Bobcat Pass Program, which is a partnership between Athens and OU that allows students to use their student IDs to ride public transport free of charge.
Check out the complete list of Ohio University transportation services on the university’s webpage.
Rent a parking space
If you prefer to have your car in Athens, you can rent a parking space.
Balancing living in a nice apartment with a view and having a car can be tough, but there are number of rental parking lots conveniently located all over campus and town.
Don’t have a car? You can rent one, too. OU provides rental car services here.