Cambus

Cambus is an American public transport bus system, primarily serving the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City, Iowa. The service is intended to provide transportation for students, faculty, and staff around the main campus, University of Iowa Research Park, residence halls, and commuter parking lots. Cambus is a zero-fare service open to the general public, and provides approximately 3,000,000 rides per year. It is one of three transit systems in the Iowa City area, the other two being Iowa City Transit and Coralville Transit, and Cambus shares several stops with them.

The service is operated by the Department of Parking and Transportation for the University of Iowa with funding from the Parking & Transportation Department, a UI Student fee, and the Federal Transportation Administration. Cambus employs approximately 170 employees. There are only sixteen non-student employees who work specifically for Cambus: the Cambus Manager, Operations Supervisor, Programs and Compliance Coordinator, Maintenance Supervisor, four full-time mechanics, three full-time trainers and five full-time drivers. All other employees, including drivers, dispatchers, trainers, student mechanics, departmental supervisors, and office assistants, are students currently enrolled at the University of Iowa.

Cambus operates out of two primary facilities on the University of Iowa campus. The main office and dispatch center are located in the West Campus Transportation Center on Evashevski Drive, north of Kinnick Stadium. Cambus moved its administrative and dispatch operations to this newer building, which is shared with the Parking & Transportation department, on November 16, 2012. The Cambus Maintenance Facility—often referred to by employees as “The Barn”—is located on South Madison Street, south of the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center, and serves as the site where buses are serviced and stored overnight.