Alternative Transportation/
Transportation Demand Management Program at Stanford University

Commute Club (for individuals agreeing not to drive alone to work)

• Up to $282/year in Clean Air Cash or Carpool Credit
• Reserved parking spaces for all carpools/vanpools
• Complimentary daily parking passes for carpoolers
• Vanpool subsidies
• Online Stanford Ridematching Service
• Commuter buddy program
• Pretax payroll deduction for transit passes, Caltrain parking, and commuter checks **
• Refer-a-friend program pays you $50
• Emergency Ride Home **
• Up to $96 a year in Zipcar driving credit
• Up to 12 free hourly car rental vouchers (through Enterprise Rent-a-Car)
• Ability to purchase up to eight daily permits per month, and have them mailed to your home
• Exclusive member gifts

Marguerite

• Free, comprehensive campus shuttle system, open to the public
• Connects with local transit and Caltrain (as well as shopping and dining options)
• Midnight Express--night safety service
• New buses running on biodiesel fuel
• Automated Transportation Management System, with real-time schedules viewable on the web

Eco Pass/GO Pass

• Free use of VTA buses and light rail, Dumbarton Express, Highway 17 Express, Monterey-San Jose Express, and Caltrain by eligible Stanford employees

Line U Stanford Express

• Free use of East Bay express bus that connects BART and ACE train to Stanford

Bicycle Program

• Bicycle registration
• Free bike rental and folding-bike promotion (limited time and restrictions apply)
• Complimentary Mid-Peninsula Bike Map, as well as city and county bike maps
• Clothes and bike locker rental/shower information and maps
• Safety education program (Sprocket Man, helmet safety)
• Dorm bike safety road show
• Bicycle facilities development
• Commute planning/cycling information
• Liaison with campus Bike Shop
• Bike light giveaways

Vehicle Rentals

• Hourly, half-day, and full-day car rental (through on-campus Enterprise Rent-A-Car office) available to faculty, staff, and students 18 years of age and older
• Self-service, on-demand car sharing program with Zipcar

Charter Bus Services

• Group transportation services (conferences, teams, events, student activities, etc.)
• On- or off-campus destinations
• On-line reservation system

Parking Program

• Parking permit fees
• Short-term parking options
• Residential parking program
• No freshman cars
• Special event planning
• Electric vehicle charging stations

Resources for New Students

• Bike Resources for New Undergraduates: Find the information that you need to know as a new undergraduate, including bike safety, bike registration, and events on campus.
• Transportation Information for New Undergraduates: Learn about the Marguerite shuttles, on-campus car sharing and rental cars, public transit, airport shuttles, and more transportation options.

Other Services/Options

• Extensive P&TS web site, including a wide variety of service/information links
• Transit pass sales (order ONLINE!)
• Transportation literature
• Flexible work options (staggered work hours, compressed work week, flextime, when approved by supervisor)
• New employee orientation
• Regular eUpdates to Commute Club members and parking permit holders
• Alternative transportation promotional events
• Online commute cost and carbon emissions calculator
• One-on-one commute planning assistance

** Also available to some individuals that are not Commute Club members