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Shift Your Semester at Boston University

Home of the BU Cycle Kitchen — a free DIY bike shop that teaches you to fix your own ride. Join BU on the free Shift app, take 10 active trips in 30 days — walking, biking, or transit — and pick a $25 reward from ~60 local merchants or national gift cards.

Joining this fall

BU’s group opens soon

Get the app now and start exploring — we’ll flip the switch on BU’s group shortly, and joining takes one tap. Want it sooner, or want to help lead it on campus? Tell us.

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What’s around campus

Live map of T stops, bus arrivals, Bluebikes docks, and bike routes around BU — poke around.

Open the full map →

BU campus perks

Your school already gives you a head start.

Transit
BU’s transportation office publishes refreshingly honest guidance on when a semester pass beats paying per ride — worth reading before you buy. source
The BUS — BU’s free shuttle — runs seven days a week with late-night service, with live tracking in the Terrier Transit app. source
Bike
The BU Cycle Kitchen at 1019 Comm Ave is a free, self-service repair space — staff teach, you wrench. It has helped 900+ riders. source
Discounted Bluebikes membership for students, faculty, and staff, plus secure bike rooms, air pumps, and repair stations across campus. source
A live calendar of bike events: the Comm Ave Slow Roll, bike swap meets, and how-to workshops. source
Around campus
The Charles River Esplanade runs the length of campus — the prettiest walk or ride to class in Boston. source

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

Events near BU

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.

Emerald Necklace Bike Route

Emerald Necklace Bike Route

bike · 7.3 mi · ~49 min · Boston · Brookline

Museum Hop

Museum Hop

walk + transit · 3.6 mi · ~180 min · Boston

The Sunset Pedal

The Sunset Pedal

bike · 1.6 mi · ~10 min · Boston · Cambridge

All roams →

Your first 10 trips are worth $25.

Download Shift, join BU, and turn the walk to class into something more.

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