Shift Your Semester · September 15 – December 15, 2026

BC bike parking, the Green Line B, and getting around campus

BC has roughly 300 bike parking spaces across 15 locations, free registration, and locker rooms with showers for anyone who rides in.

BC students are also taking 10 active trips in 30 days to unlock a $15 reward on Shift. How that works

Boston College

Getting around BC

What BC already runs — passes, shuttles, bike space and repairs — with a link to each program.

Transit

Bike

Around campus

Programs and prices change each term. Check the linked school pages for current details.

$15
reward, unlocked
10
active trips
30
days to take them
First 200
to finish

For verified students, faculty, and staff at any Massachusetts college or university. One campaign code per account.

Join BC on Shift.

Get the free app and enter code SEMESTER. Then verify your @bc.edu address inside the app. That puts you in BC’s group and starts your 30-day clock: 10 active trips unlock $15. Your account can stay on any email.

Open Shift / Get the app →

Installing from the App Store or Google Play? Enter the code after you sign up. Store installs don’t carry the link.

Already have the app?

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In Shift: Community tab, the + button, enter the code. The group alone does not unlock the reward; the school-email check does.

Where do I enter the code? How to enter your school code in the Shift app: tap the + button on the Community tab, then enter your invite code and tap Join.
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How the schools stack up

Schools by shift rate so far in October, the share of trips taken actively. Boston College is 18 points behind #1.

  1. 1Northeastern University94%
  2. 2MIT94%
  3. 3UMass Boston94%
  4. 4Boston University93%
  5. 5Emerson College92%
  6. 6Tufts University89%
  7. 7Harvard University83%
  8. 8Suffolk University76%
  9. 9Boston College76%
  10. 10Simmons University48%

What’s around campus

Everywhere you can walk, bike, or ride to from BC. The live map opens centered on campus, with real-time arrivals for every route.

Map of transit, bike routes, and bike share around BCBoston CollegeSouth StreetChestnut HillChestnut Hill AvenueChestnut Hill Ave @ Strathmore RdConte ForumCollege RoadBCOpen the live map
T linesShared use pathSeparated bike lanePainted bike laneT stationBus stopCampus shuttle stopBluebikes dockMap © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Trains & buses

Nothing stops within a short walk of campus, so these are the nearest options.

Weekday daytime frequencies. The live map has real-time arrivals.

Events near BC

A few picks over the next 30 days — the full calendar has everything.

All community events →

Roams to try

Guided routes — preview the full route here, then check in at each stop in the Shift app to earn the badge.

The B-Line Crawl

The B-Line Crawl

Starts 2.2 mi from campus · transit · 0.9 mi route · ~90 min · Boston · Brookline

Fresh Pond Loop

Fresh Pond Loop

Starts 3.4 mi from campus · walk · 2.5 mi route · ~50 min · Cambridge

Museum Hop

Museum Hop

Starts 3.6 mi from campus · walk + transit · 3.6 mi route · ~180 min · Boston

All roams →

Spread it on campus

Running a club, an orientation group, or a dorm floor? Post the poster, share the page, or pass the code along.

Print the poster →
Blurb, email, and the code
SEMESTER

Or open the Shift app and enter this code manually.

Share via email

Your first 10 trips are worth $15.

Get Shift, enter SEMESTER, verify your BC email, and turn the walk to class into something more.

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