COMMUTER STUDENTS

Participation in the student carpool program, “SMART PARK,” will reduce the cost of the parking permit fee. The amount of the reduction is determined by the number of participants (two to four students) in the carpool. Students will have the choice of parking in either Stadium Drive Garage, Paint Branch Cashier-Attended Area or Mowatt Lane Garage. Students who have formed a carpool may come to the DOTS office and apply for a SMART PARK Carpool Permit. For students who would like to locate students who live in their zip code area or city, and are interested in forming a carpool, an online database application will allow students to add or edit their information, or find other students interested in carpooling. Click here to go to the SMART PARK Carpool database.

SMART PARK PROGRAM PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS

1. Students must register for a parking permit and pay the fee associated with the permit requested.

2. The student carpool may have two to four participating students.

3. Students who have formed a carpool must come to the DOTS office and complete a SMART PARK (SP) Application.

4. When the student signs up for the carpool program, a credit will be placed on their SAR account. The credit amount is based on the semester parking fee and the number of participants in their SMART PARK Carpool.

5. When applying, students will have to select to park either in Stadium Drive Garage (SDG), Paint Branch Cashier attended area or Mowatt Lane Garage (MLG).

6. Each participant will retain their current permit.

7. A SMART PARK Carpool Permit will be issued and each of the students’ permit numbers will be written on the SMART PARK permit.

8. Each participant will have to sign a signature card. Their signature card will have the SMART PARK permit number on it as well as the assigned parking area.

9. Students with SMART PARK carpool privileges will have one entrance and one exit per day (Monday – Friday) to count towards their expectations of using the carpool space thirty-seven (37) times a semester.

10. When exiting the assigned area the cashier will give the carpool riders a signature card and each participant will have to sign the card. At the same time the cashier will verify that each carpool participant’s DOTS permit is displayed in the SP permit.

11. Audits will be completed 50% or more to ensure that each person who is signed up for the carpool is in the vehicle.

12. SMART PARK permits will expire each semester.

13. The activity and participation in each SMART PARK carpool assignment will be audited. If the usage expectation is not met, the students will be debited back the credit given them at the beginning of the semester.

14. Students may reapply the next semester for another carpool or to extend their current carpool.