Shift Your Semester · September 15 – December 15, 2026
The Longwood shuttles, and getting around Simmons
Free MASCO shuttles run through the Longwood Medical Area every 8 to 10 minutes and connect to Ruggles and JFK/UMass stations.
Simmons students are also taking 10 active trips in 30 days to unlock a $15 reward on Shift. How that works
Getting around Simmons
What Simmons already runs — passes, shuttles, bike space and repairs — with a link to each program.
Transit
Free MASCO shuttles run the Longwood Medical Area every 8–10 minutes and connect to Ruggles and JFK/UMass stations.
Simmons University(opens in a new tab)Discounted semester MBTA passes ordered through Student Financial Services.
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Bike
Two self-service repair stations with pumps and tools — at One Palace Road and the Bartol Hall racks — plus covered bike parking at Bartol Hall.
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Around campus
CommuteFit logs walking commutes for incentives — one of the only walking-specific reward programs at any Boston school.
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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 Simmons on Shift.
Get the free app and enter code SEMESTER. Then verify your @simmons.edu address inside the app. That puts you in Simmons’s group and starts your 30-day clock: 10 active trips unlock $15. Your account can stay on any email.
Installing from the App Store or Google Play? Enter the code after you sign up. Store installs don’t carry the link.
Where do I enter the code?
How the schools stack up
Schools by shift rate so far in October, the share of trips taken actively. Simmons University is 46 points behind #1.
What’s around campus
Everywhere you can walk, bike, or ride to from Simmons. The live map opens centered on campus, with real-time arrivals for every route.
Trains & buses
- Longwood Medical Area4 min walkGreen Line EHeath Street ↔ Medford/Tufts
- Museum of Fine Arts5 min walkGreen Line EHeath Street ↔ Medford/Tufts
- Brigham Circle7 min walkGreen Line EHeath Street ↔ Medford/Tufts
- Fenwood Road9 min walkGreen Line EHeath Street ↔ Medford/Tufts
- Ave Louis Pasteur @ The Fenway2 min walkRoute 8Harbor Point ↔ Kenmore Station · every ~40 minRoute 9City Point ↔ Copley SquareRoute 19Fields Corner Station ↔ Kenmore or Ruggles Station · every ~20 minRoute 22Ashmont Station ↔ Ruggles StationRoute 28Mattapan Station ↔ Ruggles StationRoute 47Central Square ↔ Broadway Station · every ~30 minRoute 57Watertown Yard ↔ Kenmore Station
- Emmanuel & Simmons Colleges (Northbound)2 min walk
Longwood Collective · Longwood member institution ID required to board
Crosstown JFKJFK AMRuggles BIDMCSchedules on the Longwood member institution site.
Weekday daytime frequencies. The live map has real-time arrivals.
Bike routes
- Emerald Necklace Trail1 min ride away
Shared use path · 10 mi through the area
- Back Bay Fens Bike Paths1 min ride away
Shared use path · 0.7 mi through the area
- Lost Emerald Necklace1 min ride away
Shared use path · 1.1 mi through the area
- Park Drive1 min ride away
Separated in stretches — some painted sections · 0.5 mi through the area
Bluebikes docks
Where you can get to
- Back Bay
Bike 15 min · T & bus 22 min · Walk ~36 min
- Downtown Crossing
Bike 19 min · T & bus 27 min
- Kendall / MIT
Bike 18 min · T & bus 32 min
- North Station
Bike 26 min · T & bus 34 min
- Harvard Square
Bike 24 min · T & bus 39 min
- Seaport
Bike 28 min · T & bus 47 min
Weekday morning times; ~ marks an estimate.
Events near Simmons
A few picks over the next 30 days — the full calendar has everything.
Roams to try
Guided routes — preview the full route here, then check in at each stop in the Shift app to earn the badge.
Museum Hop
Starts on campus · walk + transit · 3.6 mi route · ~180 min · Boston
Emerald Necklace Bike Route
Starts 0.3 mi from campus · bike · 7.3 mi route · ~49 min · Boston · Brookline
The B-Line Crawl
Starts 1.8 mi from campus · transit · 0.9 mi route · ~90 min · Boston · Brookline
Your first 10 trips are worth $15.
Get Shift, enter SEMESTER, verify your Simmons email, and turn the walk to class into something more.