Stanford vanpool subsidy policy
The policy for subsidizing Stanford University vanpools was intended to provide assistance to vanpools when the vanpool experiences a temporary empty seat. Under the previous policy, vanpools could request funding for one empty seat for up to three months per year. Parking & Transportation Services (P&TS) is revising this policy to provide support across-the-board for all vanpools on a monthly basis in lieu of providing an empty-seat subsidy.
Effective April 1, 2014, each official Stanford vanpool* will receive a $300 per month subsidy to be paid by P&TS. This subsidy is intended to defray the cost of the van, subsidize gas expenses, subsidize empty seats, encourage the creation of a reserve fund to cover temporary periods of empty seat(s), or defray other operating costs of the van.
The vanpool subsidy policy is in addition to existing P&TS benefits for vanpools, which include all of the following:
- $300 per month subsidy for each official Stanford vanpool.
- Each eligible Stanford vanpool member can join the Commute Club and receive Clean Air Cash of up to $300 per year, up to 12 free hourly car rental vouchers per year, up to $102 in Zipcar credit and member gifts.
- One free parking permit for each eligible vanpool.
- Reserved parking space for each official vanpool.
- Eligible employees may purchase commuter checks with pre-tax dollars via payroll deduction and may use commuter checks to pay for part of their commercial vanpool expenses. (Commercial vanpools only.)
- Eligible vanpool members can use the Emergency Ride Home program to ensure that they will not be stranded on campus in a personal emergency.
- Eligible vanpool members are allowed to purchase up to eight daily permits per month (by pre-tax payroll deduction if eligible, and have them mailed to their home.
- Vanpools can participate in Stanford's free online ride matching service to recruit new vanpool members and can request assistance from P&TS to conduct targeted outreach to help recruit new vanpool riders.
- Vanpools can request assistance identifying subsidies through 511.org and vanpool leasing companies.
* To be considered an official Stanford vanpool, a vanpool must comprise at least 50 percent Stanford University employees, students, or Stanford Hospital employees who meet Commute Club eligibility requirements. If the vanpool does not meet this requirement, the vanpool will not be eligible for a free Stanford vanpool permit and other official vanpool benefits. Stanford passengers in the vanpool, however, may apply for Commute Club and Clean Air Cash provided they meet all eligibility requirements.
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