PLU will subsidize the cost of a monthly transit pass, up to a maximum of $58 per month with a $5 minimum out of pocket cost for eligible employees and commuter students. The eligible person must be the same person who uses the pass. Replacement of lost or stolen transit passes is the responsibility of the employee or student.
The benefit may include bus, ferry, and rail transit. Employees may receive the benefit throughout the year. Commuter students may receive the benefit from September through May.
For
detailed information on how to get a discounted bus pass online, click here. To download the policy and a paper transit application, click here.
Emergency Ride Home (ERH): Emergency Ride Home is designed to provide employees with needed transportation
when they have a personal illness, family illness, family emergency, or
unexpected overtime. Emergency Ride Home is available to all PLU
employees. If you smart commute to work and have an emergency situation, you qualify for Emergency Ride Home.
You may use Emergency Ride Home to travel from PLU to:
Your home
The location of your personal vehicle; for example,park-and-ride lot, daycare center, carpool partner's home
The ferry terminal (taxi reimbursement ends at the ferry terminal)
An intermediate stop is permitted if it
is related to the nature of the emergency, such as picking up a sick
child from school before going home or to the location of your car.
Emergency Ride Home cannot be used for:
Personal errands
Business-related travel
Pre-scheduled appointments or overtime
Trips to the hospital in place of ambulance service
Trips to the doctor or hospital resulting from an on-the-job injury
Or non-emergency side trips
How does Emergency Ride Home work?
Campus Safety will authorize the use of a
taxi and issue a voucher from Pierce Transit. If you need a ride home,
contact Campus Safety at 253-535-7441. If you should have any further
questions about Emergency Ride Home, please contact the University Transportation Coordinatoror Campus Safety.
Preferred Carpool Parking Spaces:
Regular carpoolers and vanpoolers who
register with Campus Safety can utilize reserved carpool parking spaces
in PLU parking lots. For more details on eligibility or to register for
carpool parking, please visit the Campus Safety website.
Ridematching: PLU has teamed up with Zipride.com to create a site where faculty, staff and students can network to set up carpools and ridematches to and from campus, or anywhere else for that matter. To get started, visit the PLU's Zipride website, or contact the University Transportation Coordinator.
LuteBucks Rewards:
Commute
Smart and earn LuteBucks! Faculty
and staff receive $1 in LuteBucks each month when they use a Commute
Smart mode to get to work 4-11 days per month; if they use a Commute
Smart mode to get to work more than 11 times in a month, they receive
$2 in LuteBucks. LuteBucks rewards are applied to your account on a monthly basis.
Participating
in the Relax Rewards program is as easy as filling out the online monthly
calendar on the Pierce Trips website or the paper calendar. Using a Commute Smart option (carpooling, walking, biking,
etc.) 4 or more days per month will earn you LuteBucks Rewards. By participating
in the Relax Rewards program, you're also eligible for quarterly prize drawings.
Bike Racks and Lockers:
Bike racks and lockers are located in various convenient locations around the Pacific Lutheran University campus. Please contact us for a list of locations.
Lockers and Showers:
Commuters can make use of the lockers and showers located in the gym on lower campus.
For more information, please email commute@plu.edu or call 253-535-7185.
