Safety escort services

Husky NightWalk 206-685-9255

Husky NightWalk provides safe vehicle escort at night with a uniformed security guard for students, faculty and staff going to or from a UW location within the NightWalk service area.

Use Husky NightWalk to safely get from campus to your home in the service area, to your car or to another UW building.

NightWalk isn’t available for routine transportation needs — please use public transit or a rideshare service for trips to the grocery store, restaurants or other destinations.

Guards can also assist with building and office lockouts (proper identification required) and jump start dead car batteries.

Hours

6:30 p.m. — 2 a.m. daily EXCEPT University holidays

Husky NightWalk service area boundaries

The area Husky NightWalk covers includes all UW Seattle buildings and UW’s campus. See a UW campus map.

Off campus, the service area borders are Roosevelt Way NE to the west, NE Ravenna Boulevard to the north, 25th Avenue NE to the east (does not include University Village) and 45th Street to the south.

NightWalk Service Area

Destinations

To or from a UW location within the NightWalk service area. Use Husky NightWalk to safely get from campus to your home in the service area, to your car or to another UW building.

Due to the volume of requests, we cannot provide escorts from one off-campus, non-UW location to another off-campus, non-UW location. The safety escort is not meant to meet an individual’s routine transportation needs or serve as a ride program for inclement weather. For your safety, we cannot provide medical escorts.

How to use Husky NightWalk

• Dial 206-685-9255 (WALK) when ready for a safety escort within the Husky NightWalk service area.
• Advise the dispatcher which building you are calling from or an address. Make sure you are standing outside and are visible for the Husky NightWalk guard.
• Have your UW student, staff or other photo identification ready.