CARPOOL, RIDE IN THE HOV LANE
Enjoy preferential parking, a 50% parking permit discount, and a free bundle pack of day passes when you carpool with another DOTS permit holder.
Earn up to $600 for your sustainable commutes, $10 per ride for carpoolers you pick up on-demand, and up to $320 for all new carpools through Commuter Connections.
Lastly, use discounted services like Empower, Lyft Shared, and Uber Shared to drive on occasion.
DOTS CARPOOL BENEFITS
- Receive a 50% discount on your annual or semester parking permit. At least one of your carpoolers must have an active parking permit to be eligible for this discount. Daily permit holders and 2-day/3-day permit holders are not eligible.
- Receive either 30 complimentary daily parking passes along with your annual permit, or 10 complimentary daily parking passes with your semester permit, for each carpooler per year.
- Use these on the days you both need to drive your own vehicles.
- Retain your original lot assignment if the carpool dissolves.
- Park in any designated carpool space, as well as all of the lots assigned to each member. Ex: if one rider is assigned to Lot 1 and the other is assigned to Lot 11, the carpool may park in either lot.
- Access to the Guaranteed Ride Home program, which provides employees with free rides home in case of emergencies.
- University Membership for discounted Zipcar carshare rentals and access to over 50 electric vehicle charging stations.
JOIN A CARPOOL
- Explore CarpoolNow and ‘Pool Rewards to find commuters to join your carpool, and earn cash rewards as a carpool driver via Commuter Connections.
- Complete this DOTS Carpool Permit application form. All members of the carpool with an active semester or annual parking permit must submit an application.
- Await an email confirmation, typically 1-2 business days after all participants have submitted the form.