QuickHop: Short-Distance Bike Pooling with Live Tracking and WebSocket Integration for Convenient Campus Commutes

Transportation in campus is a significant challenge in many colleges and universities. The challenges arise from long walking distances, unavailability of shuttle services, and the very high cost of ride-hailing solutions. This paper presents QuickHop Campus, a real-time bike-pooling application that connects students in need of rides with bike owners offering transportation within a geo-fenced campus boundary. The system integrating GPS tracking, secure authentication, and cashless payments provides affordable and structured solution for short-distance commutes. The implementation is done using React Native (front-end), Node.js & Express.js (back-end), Web Socket (real-time updates), MongoDB (database), and Google Maps API (location tracking). Testing and validation show that QuickHop Campus reduces travel time, increases security, and enhances ride availability in comparison to existing informal ride-sharing methods