Stingerette Shuttle

Stingerette Escort Service The Stingerette Escort Service provides safe, after hours transportation for Georgia Tech students, faculty, and staff, and is intended for use when safe, alternative travel is not available. This service is limited to transportation between Georgia Tech operated living accommodations, academic buildings, and Georgia Tech facilities situated within the defined campus boundaries. .

Ø      Effective August 10th, Stingerette Escort Service is available Monday through Sunday between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., provided Georgia Tech is in normal operation.
Ø      Service requests are taken until 6:30 a.m.

Please telephone 404-385-RIDE (5-7433) to coordinate Stingerette Escort Service, and provide the dispatcher with the following information:
Ø      number of people needing an escort
Ø      current building location
Ø      destination address.
The dispatcher will advise you of the pick-up location for that building as well as the approximate arrival time of the Stingerette van.  Van drivers are instructed to wait two (2) minutes only at any pick-up point.  * Please await the van, in obvious sight of the driver, at the pickup location .*

Operational Parameters
The Stingerette Escort Service is designed to provide safe transportation when alternative travel is not available.  This service operates within the following confines:  
Ø      Service is available for groups of four (4) or fewer passengers.  Larger groups are advised to contact local taxi or charter services.  
Ø      Stinger Escort Services are available only to campus locations served by the Trolleys and Stingers after normal operations for these units have ended.  This includes the MARTA Midtown Station. 
Ø      The Stingerette is not available for service to or from retail establishments; entertainment venues; private residences; social functions; hospitals; clinics; transportation centers; or other off-campus locations.
Stingerette drivers are not trained nor are their vehicles equipped to manage emergency health situations.  If an emergency arises, contact Campus Police (404-894-2500) or dial 911.

Winter Break Schedule

Stingerette Boundaries and Limitations
The area is bounded by 10th Street , Interstate I75/85, North Avenue, Tech Parkway, and Northside Drive. Areas served also include Technology Square, GTRI, Graduate Living Center, NARA and sections of Marietta Street and MARTA MidTown Station after 11:00 PM.

Alternatives for Transport
If your waiting time for a ride will be more than 30 minutes for Stingerette and your ride request is prior to midnight, we suggest that you use the Red Route or Blue Route Stinger bus for transportation around the main campus area. Please inquire from the Stingerette Dispatcher for the closest Stinger bus stops to the building you are leaving and the building you wish to travel to.

STINGERETTE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR GROUP TRANSPORTATION.
Please visit Stinger Reservation Form to reserve a bus for all group transportation.

All GT Bus Routes with Stingerette boundaries. View printable version