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

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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.

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