Night Safety Services

09/17/2021

Due to factors beyond our control, BearWalk service hours will be temporarily reduced on Friday, 9/17, ending at 10:30pm. Regular hours return on Saturday, 9/18. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please plan ahead and use an alternate means of safe conveyance, such as travelling with a trusted friend or in a group, taking the free night safety shuttle with , a taxi or ride share. Visit NightSafety.berkeley.edu for info. We’re hiring CSOs!
Visit: police.berkeley.edu and click Careers to learn more about one of the best student jobs on campus!

09/02/2021

Due to factors beyond our control, BearWalk service will be temporarily suspended on Saturday, 9/4. Service returns on Sunday, 9/5. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please plan ahead and use an alternate means of safe conveyance, such as travelling with a trusted friend or in a group, taking the free night safety shuttle with , a taxi or ride share. Visit NightSafety.berkeley.edu for info. We’re hiring CSOs! Visit: police.berkeley.edu and click Careers to learn more about one of the best student jobs on campus!

06/20/2020

BearWalk is returning this Sunday! We’ll be available for service between 7 PM and 3 AM, call us at 642-WALK! See you soon 👋🏽

06/19/2020

To our campus community members, effective Sunday, June 21st (6:00pm-3:00am) we will resume our BearWALK services. We are adhering to local health and safety directives including social distancing and wearing face coverings.

03/24/2020

To our campus community members, effective today our BearWALK services will no longer be running. In an effort to keep everyone safe and healthy, BearWALK will remain closed until further notice.

03/17/2020

Effective today, March 16, due to campus closure, there will be no Night Safety nor Door-to-Door service, until Monday, April 6. This date is subject to change; updates will be posted as they're received from the university.

04/10/2019

Due to the campus strike today, night safety shuttles might be delayed. BearWALK will be operational

02/01/2019

The Wickson Bridge (north of Moffitt Library) construction closure will be occurring February 13 thru March 31, 2019. Below is additional information regarding traffic detours and campus shuttle service during the closure.

Night Safety Shuttles:
Passengers are directed to board Night Safety Shuttles at either the Evans Hall stop, or the University Hall stop.

South Side Line - The South Side Line will be rerouted, from Evans Hall, to Downtown Berkeley BART, via Hearst Avenue, making Westbound courtesy stops, at Hearst Avenue and LeRoy Avenue, Hearst Avenue and Euclid Avenue, Hearst Avenue, just past Arch Street, and University Hall, to Addison Street; turn right onto Addison Street, passenger pickup/drop-off Addison St. and Shattuck Ave., left turn onto Shattuck Avenue, Southbound, and resume South Side route as published.

North Side Line - The North Side Line will be rerouted, from Evans Hall, to the East Gate stop, continue its standard route to Downtown Berkeley BART. From Downtown Berkeley BART resume North Side route back to Evans Hall.

Due to the bridge closure and rerouting, published schedule times may vary.

12/14/2018

Winter Curtailment Update:

BearWALK operates every day of the year.

Tonight's Night Safety SHUTTLE Service, including Door-to-Door Shuttles, is the last Night Safety Service of calendar year 2018. Night Safety Shuttle Service will resume, on Wednesday, January 2, 2019.

08/31/2018

06/02/2018

We are sharing a message from Parking & Transportation:

Effective June 1, 2018, until further notice, on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday nights, the South Side shuttle will run every half-hour, rather than ever quarter hour.