Faculty/Staff Carpool Program
The Faculty/Staff Carpool program is designed to be a more affordable option for parking at ODU and reduce the amount of vehicles on campus. In order to participate in the program the following criteria must be met:
1. Two or more full time faculty/staff employees who choose to ride together full time and share one permit may register to be in a carpool.
2. Carpools must register together. Each person in the carpool must complete a Commuter Alternatives Program From and present a valid Faculty/Staff ID.
3. Each registrant must provide proof of separate vehicle ownership.
4. Each carpool participant must have an on-campus (Norfolk) office address.
5. Registration for the carpool program must be done at 4310 Elkhorn Ave (Garage Alpha)
If approved for a Faculty/Staff Carpool Permit, participants will receive the following:
1. One Faculty/Staff Carpool Permit at the same rate as a Group II permit - see prices here
2. Parking and Transportation Services will locate a F/S Carpool space in the parking lot selected based on the carpools preference and feasibility.
o The F/S Carpool Permit may also be used to park in the regular F/S spaces if all the carpool spaces are taken.
o Spaces are not guaranteed to open as other carpool permit holders may use these spaces if they wish.
o Only F/S Carpool Permits are authorized to park in Carpool spaces
o Carpool spaces are reserved for carpools from 7:00am - 2:00pm
o A minimum of 1 space per lot can be assigned up to a maximum of 10% of the a lot
3. Twelve free daily rate permits per carpool participant per year
o An optional 6 more may be purchased at 1/2 cost.
4. Emergency (Guaranteed) Ride Home service is available through HRT's Traffix Program. For more information on this program visit: www.traffixonline.org
Carpool participants are not eligible for any other parking permit, but may purchase daily rate permits or park at meter locations.
Ride-share matching is available through Nuride. More information on Nuride can be found here.
