Guidelines for Carpools
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Before you register a carpool or vanpool, please read the information below to ensure that you meet our guidelines.
Formal registration of a carpool by Metro Transit or its partners qualifies that carpool and its participants for tangible benefits, including Guaranteed Ride Home program enrollment, as well as legal qualification for participating employees and employers for several levels of government-approved tax benefits. As a result, this carpool registration carries a responsibility for registration administrators to screen and approve carpool applicants based on the following guidelines:
- Carpools must consist of two or more persons commuting from the same general area to the same general area in one vehicle three or more days per week.
- Parking facilities or employers may specify additional requirements (more than two commuters, employees only, no children, specific routes, etc.) to qualify for preferred parking in their facilities.
- Passengers must a) live near the driver, b) be on the driver’s route to the destination or c) be able to meet in a location that does not significantly increase the distance that anyone must travel to reach their destination.
- Carpools whose members each drive several miles from different directions and meet near their destination to ride in one vehicle are not considered qualified carpools.
- Exceptions to the above will be made on a case-by-case basis and will only be considered, when necessary, due to special needs for daycare or for commuters with disabilities. Written verification from a daycare provider or medical professional may be required.
- Carpool participants may only be registered on one carpool parking permit at a time.
- These are general guidelines for carpool participation and may be changed or updated without notice.
> Register/Renew a Carpool
> Parking advantages
> Guaranteed Ride Home
> Van-GO! vanpooling program