Iowa City Flights

There are buses that run around the downtown. There is the Cambus System which is for the college students, the city bus system of both Iowa City and Coralvile. These will take you to the areas frequented by students and to some areas away from the center of town. But most people have their own car. Their are also taxis but again they are not used by the factory workers or many local non students except for emergencies. That is why a parking garge was necessary for downtown.

I'm a city bus driver for Iowa City Transit. Fares are 75 cents for adults, 50 cents for students K-12, no charge for under age 5. Seniors age 60 on up can ride for 35 cents in the middle of weekdays, in the evening, and all day Saturday. All buses are lift equipped for people using wheelchairs. Take the Mall bus to visit Plum Grove (Robert Lucas Home). Almost all buses go downtown to the Old Capitol Building. The Plaen View and Westwinds buses go past Carver Hawkeye Arena and Kinnick Stadium as well as University Hospital which is the largest teaching hospital in the country.

Old Capitol Cab is my favorite taxi service ever. They have intelligent and interesting drivers and dispatchers that are very good at their job. They are never, ever closed.

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In winter, locals avoid cars with southern state license plates. They make an invisible circle away from them.
Unfortunalty, we have been forced to drive on snow and ice half of each year.
There are tricks to the trade. If you are not used to it, just slow down. If bad weather, don't go down big hill. Use common sense.
I grew up on a busy big hill. We used to put chairs in the window to watch cars crash when bad winter storms came. We had a 24 car pileup one bad year with our car hit 3 times- that was parked off the street!
Even the trucks go in the ditch if you don't get the hang of it. If you accidently go down bad hill and can't stop, dont panic. Bounce off curb over and over, if last dig effort, hit a mailbox@Hey, it works if you are going to crash harder at the bottom. Don't park your car on street or it may get hit. Not to mention those snow plows will bury it under heavy wet snow.
In summer, no problems except just know about critters crossing roads..
In November and during deer mating season, deer may run across roads and highways(they are bigger than bambi!)
Especially see deer when dusk, dawn, or when night and road not well traveled. Then may also see or hit those fat corn fed raccoons and opposums.
Buses in day cheap and easy to get.
Not to many taxi's, have to call one up.
College kids use a free bus shuttle to all dorms and campuses-cambus.

All taxi's are super cheap and easy to find: Marco's Taxi: 319-337-8294

The Iowa City Transit system of buses is actually quite good. At 75 cents, it's cheap enough, and it's on time. Check the website for routing information, but there's also live help via telephone to plan your trip.