Shift Your Semester · September 15 – December 15, 2026
The Lesley shuttle, and getting around Porter Square
The free Lesley shuttle links all three campuses every 10 to 15 minutes during the academic year.
Lesley students are also taking 10 active trips in 30 days to unlock a $15 reward on Shift. How that works
Getting around Lesley
What Lesley already runs — passes, shuttles, bike space and repairs — with a link to each program.
Transit
Discounted semester MBTA passes ordered through the Office of Student Activities.
Lesley University(opens in a new tab)The free Lesley shuttle links all three campuses every 10–15 minutes during the academic year.
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Bike
Covered bike racks across the campuses and a repair stand behind Stebbins Hall on the Doble Campus.
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Around campus
The Porter campus sits on the Red Line and the Fitchburg commuter rail line — Davis, Harvard, and downtown are minutes away.
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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 Lesley on Shift.
Get the free app and enter code SEMESTER. Then verify your @lesley.edu address inside the app. That puts you in Lesley’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.
What’s around campus
Everywhere you can walk, bike, or ride to from Lesley. The live map opens centered on campus, with real-time arrivals for every route.
Trains & buses
- Porter3 min walkRed LineAshmont/Braintree ↔ Alewife · every few minutes
- Davis11 min walkRed LineAshmont/Braintree ↔ Alewife · every few minutes
- Magoun Square17 min walkGreen Line EHeath Street ↔ Medford/Tufts · every few minutes
- Ball Square19 min walkGreen Line EHeath Street ↔ Medford/Tufts · every few minutes
- Massachusetts Ave opp Beech St2 min walkRoute 77Arlington Heights ↔ Harvard Station · every ~12 minRoute 83Rindge Avenue ↔ Central Square · every ~25 minRoute 96Medford Square ↔ Harvard Station · every ~29 min
- Davis Square11 min walk
Tufts Shuttle · ID may be required to board
Davis All StopsDavis DirectSchedules on the Tufts site.
Weekday daytime frequencies. The live map has real-time arrivals.
Bike routes
- Danehy Park Path3 min ride away
Shared use path · 0.5 mi through the area
- Somerville Community Path3 min ride away
Shared use path · 3.3 mi through the area
- Alewife Linear Park4 min ride away
Shared use path · 0.5 mi through the area
- Cambridge Common4 min ride away
Shared use path · 0.8 mi through the area
Bluebikes docks
Where you can get to
- Harvard Square
Bike 7 min · T & bus 12 min · Walk ~29 min
- Kendall / MIT
Bike 18 min · T & bus 18 min
- Downtown Crossing
T & bus 23 min · Bike 34 min
- North Station
T & bus 23 min · Bike 24 min
- Back Bay
T & bus 35 min · Bike 37 min
- Seaport
T & bus 37 min · Bike 38 min
Weekday morning times; ~ marks an estimate.
Events near Lesley
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.
A City of Squares
Starts 0.2 mi from campus · walk + transit · 4 mi route · ~36 min · Somerville · Cambridge
Somerville Community Path
Starts 0.5 mi from campus · bike · 4 mi route · ~27 min · Somerville · Cambridge
Minuteman Bikeway
Starts 1.1 mi from campus · bike · 6.4 mi route · ~42 min · Cambridge · Arlington · Bedford
Your first 10 trips are worth $15.
Get Shift, enter SEMESTER, verify your Lesley email, and turn the walk to class into something more.