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Carpool

A carpool is a group of three or more individuals who ride in the same vehicle to the UO campus area. At least two people in the carpool must be faculty, staff or students. A mixed carpool of faculty, staff and students will be assigned the appropriate permit based upon the majority in the carpool. Applications are available from the Department of Public Safety.

From the parking rules:

D. CARPOOL PARKING PERMITS
Available to:

  • Groups of three people or more who wish to travel in one vehicle to campus
  • At least two people must be eligible for a student or faculty/staff permit. The third person may work in the immediate surrounding campus area.

    In order to be eligible for a student or faculty/staff permit, you must have a vehicle. A carpool is a pool of cars, only one of which is allowed to be on campus at a time using that permit.

    Many people confuse ride sharing with carpooling. Ride sharing is where one person has a vehicle or several vehicles registered to them but has people ride in to campus with them who don’t have a car. We encourage ride sharing but this does not qualify them for a carpool permit.

    Reserved Carpool Parking

    A carpool interested in obtaining a reserved parking space should so indicate on the application, and a space may be allotted for an additional fee. Carpool Reserved Parking Spaces will be reserved from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

    Carpooling Benefits

    Carpool parking permits are less expensive per person than single occupancy vehicle permits. The more riders there are in one carpool unit, the cheaper the cost per person. Additionally, Priority Parking is available for carpoolers on 13th Ave between University and Agate. The spots are marked 'Lot 13' and are held for carpoolers 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Lot 13 is first come first serve. There are also marked Carpool spaces in most of the other parking lots on campus.

    Ride Matching with Commuter Solutions or AlterNetRides

    LTD offers a free Commuters Solutions program for those who wish to find carpools. You can find out more about the program here. The University community also uses AlterNetRides to coordinate ride matching for faculty, staff and students. AlterNetRides is a free, confidential, online database that connects members with others in their community that commute to the University of Oregon area. AlterNetRides database matches members based on neighborhood location, trip frequency, and commute times.

    Guaranteed Ride Home

    A GRH program offers faculty and staff a convenient and reliable mode of transportation—alleviating much of the fear and anxiety of being unable to respond to an emergency (ill/injured child, family member, etc.) when using LTD, participating in a carpool or riding a bicycle instead of driving to the UO. For more information, please visit the GBH page.

    For the latest permit pricing information, see the permit prices page.