Carpool Program

You can download the Carpool Application here (Adobe PDF file), or continue reading for more information.

Objective
To reduce the number of vehicles coming to campus and in an effort to 1) alleviate parking demand and 2) to meet our state mandated goals to reduce vehicle miles traveled and the number of single occupancy vehicle trips to our worksite.

Philosophy
The PLU carpool program should establish clear benefits to the employee and/or student as an incentive for choosing to carpool over driving alone.

Eligibility
Employees or commuter students that carpool to PLU three or more days per week and have two or more carpool members are eligible for a carpool parking pass.  Commuter students must live outside of specific boundaries which are: SR512 on the North, Spanaway Loop Rd. on the West, 131st St. South on the South and A St. on the East.

Pass
A single carpool pass will be issued to each carpool group.  This must be passed from driver to driver.

Use of Other Parking Spaces
Individuals who participate in a carpool as defined under Eligibility may only park in designated carpool spaces or overflow spaces.  The overflow spaces may be used when carpool spaces are full or on days the carpool members drive individually (up to 2 days per week).  Overflow spaces are located in the Olson and Rieke/MBR lots.

Non-Business Hours
From 5:00 PM to 7:00 AM carpool spaces shall be available for any person to park.

Expiration
Carpool passes are renewed annually.

Parking Tickets
Unauthorized people who park in carpool spaces will receive a non-reducible ticket in the amount of $30.  Carpoolers who park in spaces that are not carpool or overflow spaces will receive a ticket in the amount of $20.  Employees or students with expired carpool passes will be ticketed.

Guaranteed Ride Home Program
Carpool members shall have a guaranteed ride home should they or a family member become ill or experience some other emergency situation.  Campus Safety will arrange transportation.