PLU
offers faculty, staff, and commuter students a generous $36 discount on
monthly bus passes. The Pierce Transit Puget Pass is $45 before
discount, making the out-of-pocket cost to employees just $9. For
detailed information on how to get a discounted bus pass, click here.
Guaranteed Ride Home (Emergency Ride Home):
Guaranteed Ride Home is designed to provide employees with needed
transportation when they have a personal illness, family illness,
family emergency, or unexpected overtime. Guaranteed Ride Home is
available to all PLU employees. If you use a smart commute to work and
have an emergency situation, you qualify for Guaranteed Ride Home.
You may use Guaranteed 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.
Guaranteed 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 Guaranteed Ride Home work?
Campus Safety will provide transportation with a Campus Safety escort,
use of a PLU vehicle or by arranging a taxi. If this service is
required, contact Campus Safety at 253-535-7441.
If you should have any further questions about Guaranteed Ride Home,
please contact Campus Safety or the University Transportation Coordinator.
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: Rideshare
Online provides an easy way to find others who are interested in
sharing their commute in a carpool or vanpool in the Puget Sound area.
To get started, visit the Rideshare Online website. Lute Bucks Rewards:
Commute Smart, Get Lute Bucks! Faculty and staff receive $1 in
Lute Bucks for each month they use a smart commute mode to get to work 4-11
days per month; if they use a smart commute mode to get to work more than 11
times in
a month, they receive $2 in Lute Bucks. Lute Bucks rewards are paid on
a monthly basis. To receive Lute Bucks, you must track your
commute using the Relax Rewardscalendar, also available from the University
Transportation Coordinator. Relax Rewards
Participating
in the Relax Rewards program is as easy as filling out a monthly
calendar. Using a smart commute option (carpooling, walking, biking,
etc.) 4 or more days per month will earn you Lute Bucks Rewards. By participating
in the Relax Rewards program, you're also eligible to win a quarterly
drawing. Prizes include a $25 gift certificate to a local restaurant.
Click the Relax Rewards link for more information about the program. Also, you may find more information by contacting the University Transportation Coordinator.
Bike Racks and Lockers:
Bike racks and lockers are located at a variety of 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.
For more information, please email ehs@plu.edu or call 253-535-7233.
