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How to Participate in a Vanpool  
 
Summary: Find out if a vanpool is right for you and how you can participate.
Vanpool questions Answers
Who's eligible? Faculty, staff, and students from UCSD, Scripps, Salk Institute, and VA Hospital may participate in the vanpool program.
What are the benefits?
  • Receive 2 months free: New UCSD faculty and staff members who sign up for payroll deduction receive their first and 12th months free (based on 12 consecutive months of participation).
  • Save time: Vanpools use high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes.
  • Save money: Decrease gas and vehicle maintenance costs. Eliminate parking costs.
  • Maintain flexibility: UCSD members requiring flexibility in their commuting schedule will get an Occasional Use permit for 10 complimentary days of parking per quarter.
  • Receive up to 3 courtesy rides per year: If you become ill, must work unscheduled overtime, or experience a family emergency, you'll receive a guaranteed ride home. To receive this benefit, Vanpool members should join the Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) program.
How does a vanpool work?
  • Join an existing vanpool or find other UCSD affiliates looking to form a new vanpool. See UCSD's ride-matching service.
  • Vanpool groups determine their own commuting schedule.
  • Each has a primary and backup driver. The primary driver usually doesn't pay to ride.
  • Riders catch their vanpool at a predesignated time and location.
  • Vanpools drop off riders at locations near their offices.
What does it cost?
  • Monthly fees vary with the distance each vanpool must travel between the neighborhood of origin and campus or the Medical Center Hillcrest.
  • The Vanpool Routes, Times, and Monthly Fees table lists the cost for each neighborhood vanpool.
  • Paying monthly fees:
    • Faculty and staff pay monthly fees through payroll deduction.
    • Students pay one quarter in advance with cash or check (made payable to UC Regents).
    • Non-UCSD affiliates pay monthly with cash or check (payable to UC Regents).
How do I participate?
  • Decide if a vanpool is right for you: Make arrangements with the vanpool coordinator to ride free for 5 days.
  • To join, complete a Vanpool Program Authorization of Payroll Deduction (PDF) form or request a form by:
    • Phone: (858) 534-0883
    • E-mail: Vanpools
    • Pickup: Stop by the Rideshare desk inside the Campus Parking office, Gilman Parking Structure (map), 7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. weekdays.
  • Include a check or money order, payable to UC Regents, with your form, covering vanpool fees prior to activation of payroll deductions. The vanpool coordinator calculates the initial payment based on your start date. Include your driver’s license or employee number on your check.
  • Submit your completed form and payment:
    • By mail: Vanpool coordinator, Mail Code 0011

      • or
    • In person: Rideshare desk, Gilman Parking Structure (map), 7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. weekdays
  • Pick up your complimentary Occasional Use parking permit at the Gilman or Medical Center Hillcrest Parking Office. You will need:
    • Valid UCSD ID
    • Proof of current vehicle registration for up to 2 vehicles. (Vehicles must be registered to you or a family member at a single address.)
    Subsequent permits will be given to your vanpool driver for distribution.
How do I use my Occasional Use permit?

Note: Violation of these policies may result in:
  • Parking citations
  • 6-month suspension from the Vanpool Club
  • Ineligibility to participate in any Rideshare programs for up to 6 months
 		Occasional Use permits issued by Rideshare Operations:
  • Are used in the same way as those purchased from the Parking Office. Please review How to Display Your Parking Permit.
  • Are nontransferable. Only the member who is issued the permit can use it. The permit cannot be shared, sold, or given away.
  • Are only valid in designated spaces. For accepted spaces, read Where and When to Park.


Tell us how we're doing. If you have ideas for improving Transportation & Parking Services, please e-mail them to TellTPS@ucsd.edu.

If you have questions, contact the vanpool program.



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