Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 38.61
Liaison Douglas Alexander
Submission Date Feb. 19, 2012
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STARS v1.1

Old Dominion University
OP-T2-34: Carpool Discount

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Krista Harrell-Blair
ODU Sustainability Intern for STARS
Environmental Health & Safety
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Does the institution offer reduced parking fees for car and van poolers?:
Yes

A brief description of the program:

The Faculty/Staff Carpool program is designed to be a more affordable option for parking at ODU and reduce the amount of vehicles on campus. In order to participate in the program the following criteria must be met:

1. Two or more full time faculty/staff employees who choose to ride together full time and share one permit may register to be in a carpool.

2. Carpools must register together. Each person in the carpool must complete a Commuter Alternatives Program From and present a valid Faculty/Staff ID.

3. Each registrant must provide proof of separate vehicle ownership.

4. Each carpool participant must have an on-campus (Norfolk) office address.

5. Registration for the carpool program must be done at 4310 Elkhorn Ave (Garage Alpha)

If approved for a Faculty/Staff Carpool Permit, participants will receive the following:

1. One Faculty/Staff Carpool Permit at the same rate as a Group II permit - Faculty/Staff Group II $20,000 - $39,999
N/A N/A $210.00 / Oct 2011 - Sept 2012

2. Parking and Transportation Services will locate a F/S Carpool space in the parking lot selected based on the carpools preference and feasibility.

The F/S Carpool Permit may also be used to park in the regular F/S spaces if all the carpool spaces are taken.

Spaces are not guaranteed to open as other carpool permit holders may use these spaces if they wish.

Only F/S Carpool Permits are authorized to park in Carpool spaces

Carpool spaces are reserved for carpools from 7:00am - 2:00pm

A minimum of 1 space per lot can be assigned up to a maximum of 10% of the a lot

3. Twelve free daily rate permits per carpool participant per year

An optional 6 more may be purchased at 1/2 cost.

4. Emergency (Guaranteed) Ride Home service is available through HRT's Traffix Program. For more information on this program visit: www.traffixonline.org

Carpool participants are not eligible for any other parking permit, but may purchase daily rate permits or park at meter locations.


The website URL where information about the program is available:
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