Parking & Transportation Services
eUpdate
August 2013 edition

It’s time to apply for 2013-14 parking permits. Current parking permits expire on Aug. 31. Permit holders need to display new parking permits as of Sept. 1, 2013 (2013-14 permit rates).

Before you purchase a parking permit, consider joining the Commute Club:

• Receive up to $300 per year in Clean Air Cash or Carpool Credit along with other rewards if you are an eligible commuter who doesn’t drive alone to Stanford’s main campus.
• Receive an additional bonus of $100, $75, $50, or $25 by participating in our Permit Non-Renewal Promotion.
• Request a free transit and/or bicycle commute plan. Try our do-it-yourself commute planning tool or request a custom commute plan, and we'll plan your commute options for you.
• Drive part time. Purchase daily scratcher permits for days you need to drive and still remain in the Commute Club. Check out our permit cost savings table if you were to buy eight daily permits per month instead of a long-term permit.

If you need to purchase a parking permit, avoid a trip to our office and the long lines associated with the new academic year. Order online for faster service through Will Call/Pick Up at our office.

If you request "U.S. Mail" delivery, allow 7 to 10 days to receive your permit. If you select "Pick Up," you will be notified when your permit is available, usually within 3 to 5 days. Commuting students: Please note that you cannot order a permit online or in person until our system is updated with your fall registration.

Online ordering is recommended, but here are all the options to apply:

1. Order online (recommended)
2. Fax your application: 650.724.8676
3. Email your scanned application
4. Apply in person or by mail: 340 Bonair Siding (Mail Code 7255), Stanford, CA 94305-7255

Our office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except university holidays. For more information, contact us at 650.723.9362 or transportation@stanford.edu.

Join Stanford’s Commute Club (it’s free!), and you could receive up to $300 per year by biking, carpooling, taking transit, vanpooling, and/or walking instead of driving alone. If you are or were a Commute Club member, did you know that members need to renew their memberships every year?

Do you normally purchase a parking permit? Consider joining the Commute Club and participating in our Permit Non-Renewal Promotion. By not renewing your long-term permit, you could receive $100, $75, $50, or $25 in addition to up to $300 from the Stanford Commute Club! Need help planning a transit and/or bicycle commute? Try our do-it-yourself commute planning feature or request a custom commute plan from your front door to Stanford.To find Stanford affiliates with whom you could carpool or vanpool, try our free ridematching service.

Consider the many rewards of joining the Commute Club or renewing your free membership:

• Receive up to $300 a year in Clean Air Cash or Carpool Credit, plus other rewards
• Receive $200 per month in subsidies for Stanford vanpools (there are currently open seats!)
• Reduce your vehicle costs and carbon footprint: Commute Cost and Carbon Emissions Calculator
• Receive up to $102 a year in Zipcar driving credit and free hourly Enterprise car rentals
• Visit Tell Us Your Story to learn some of the reasons thousands of Stanford commuters choose a sustainable commute

Whether you are joining or renewing, order online to enroll in the Commute Club for the 2013-14 academic year. Commuting students: Please note that you cannot enroll in the Commute Club online or in person until our system is updated with your fall registration.

Although online ordering is recommended, you have the following options to apply for the Commute Club:

1. Order online (recommended)
2. Fax your application: 650.724.8676
3. Email your scanned application
4. In person or mail: 340 Bonair Siding (Mail Code 7255), Stanford, CA 94305-7255

We are glad to answer questions and help you discover a better commute! Contact us at commuteclub@stanford.edu.

Did you forget to enroll in the Commute Club last September, even though you were eligible during 2012-13? If so, please note that enrollment for the Commute Club can be processed only within the same academic year. This means you must apply by Monday, Aug. 26, to request retroactive Commute Club enrollment for all or part of the current academic year (September 2012 through August 2013). If you are unsure about your membership, visit My Commute Club to check your membership status.

If you are not currently enrolled and want to request retroactive Clean Air Cash and other rewards for this academic year, you must use a paper application (PDF) and submit it by Monday, Aug. 26, by fax (650.724.8676), by scanning and sending it by email, or by submitting it in person at 340 Bonair Siding.

If you currently are enrolled in the Commute Club and would like to request retroactive Clean Air Cash for previous months in which you should have been enrolled, please send an email to commuteclub@stanford.edu. Let us know which previous months during this academic year you were eligible and request that we add those months to your membership. To check your membership status and months of enrollment, visit My Commute Club.

If you have questions, please contact us at commuteclub@stanford.edu.

Hoover Pavilion Garage (Parking Structure 9) is expected to open on Sept. 3 at 217 Quarry Road at Hoover Pavilion, across from Stanford Shopping Center.

In light of increasingly limited parking capacity at the core campus, all Stanford commuters are encouraged to consider Hoover Garage as a potential parking option. If the parking area where you normally park is full, such as Parking Structure 5 and the Stock Farm lots, Hoover Garage could be a good alternative with more consistent parking availability coupled with Marguerite shuttle service.

Hoover Garage will offer more than 1,000 parking spaces, including ‘C’ commuter permit parking and 300 patient/visitor spaces. Commuters access the garage through the south entrance on Sweet Olive Way.

When Hoover Garage opens, Stanford’s free Marguerite shuttle will provide service between Hoover Pavilion and Stanford Medical Center via a revised Line MC route and a new Hoover Express route (Line H). The Marguerite stop for Hoover Pavilion will be near the steps on the north side of the building, facing Palo Road.

New Marguerite schedules, including Line H and revised Line MC, will be available the week of Aug. 26 on all buses, the Marguerite web page, and at Parking & Transportation Services. If you need assistance, please contact us at marguerite@stanford.edu or 650.724.9339.

Stanford’s Marguerite shuttle service will offer new routes, serve new stops, and implement minor schedule changes for selected routes beginning Sept. 2. The following summarizes the changes, including new service to Hoover Pavilion:

• New routes and route adjustments
   
  • Line H:  A new Line H route will provide service during commute hours to and from Hoover Pavilion. Line H will travel from Hoover Pavilion at Palo Road to stops at 700, 780, and 1000 Welch Road. Line H will return to Hoover Pavilion via Sand Hill Road and Vineyard Lane. Service will be every 10 minutes from 5:15 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. and 3:35 p.m. to 7:50 p.m. Line H schedule | Line H route map
     
  • Line MC:  With service every 20 minutes between 5:05 a.m. and 10:10 a.m., the Line MC will travel from the Palo Alto Transit Center to the Medical Center via Hoover Pavilion and Welch Road stops. Between 10:10 a.m. and 1:45 a.m., the Line MC will cease service to the Palo Alto Transit Center and continue service every 15 minutes between Hoover Pavilion and Parking Structure 5.  New stops that are being added to existing Line MC stops include Hoover Pavilion, Quarry Road at Vineyard, 700 Welch Road, 780 Welch Road, and 1000 Welch Road. Line MC schedule | Line MC route map
     
  • TECH: Providing a new commuter service for Stanford employees at the Palo Alto Tech Center, the TECH will travel from the Palo Alto Transit Center bus depot (bay 3) to the Palo Alto Tech Center on Embarcadero Road, with service from 6:08 a.m. to 10:14 a.m.  From 2:40 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the TECH will travel from the Palo Alto Tech Center to the Palo Alto Transit Center, dropping off passengers at the Caltrain platform. The TECH stops include Palo Alto High School, Embarcadero at North California Avenue, 1730 Embarcadero Road,  1810 Embarcadero Road, 1850 Embarcadero Road, Embarcadero Road at Geng Road, Embarcadero Road at Wildwood, and El Camino Real at Town & Country Village. TECH schedule | TECH route map
     
  • Line V: Line V will serve Welch Road after stopping at Quarry Extension. New Line V stops include 700 Welch Road, 780 Welch Road, 1000 Welch Road, Welch Road across from Lucas Center, Campus Drive at Panama, and Campus Drive across from LKSC (Li Ka Shing Center). Line V route map
     
  • Bohannon: New stops for Bohannon include 4100 Bohannon Drive, 4700 Bohannon Drive, Bay Road at Flood Park, and Hoover Pavilion. Bohannon route map
     
  • Marguerite System Map – effective September 2 (PDF, 639 KB)
     
• Minor schedule adjustments
  • 1050 Arastradero
  • Ardenwood Express (expanded service)
  • Bohannon
  • Line C
  • Line V
  • Line X
  • Line Y

New schedules will be available the week of Aug. 26 on all buses, the Marguerite web page, and at Parking & Transportation Services. If you need assistance, please contact us at marguerite@stanford.edu or 650.724.9339.

Following a work stoppage in early July, BART continued operations under a temporary extension of union contracts. Contract negotiations are still ongoing, but a second potential strike has been averted after a California judge granted the governor’s request for a 60-day cooling-off period. Until Oct. 10, BART is operating its normal service while contract negotiations continue.

On Aug. 7, AC Transit announced that its management and union representatives have tentatively agreed to the terms of a new labor contract and that a potential strike has been averted.

For the latest updates and information, please use these resources:

• 511.org’s strike information page
• BART: Web and Twitter
• AC Transit: Web and Twitter
• Caltrain: Web and Twitter

Given the impact to commute traffic if there is a BART strike in October, P&TS encourages all commuters to plan ahead for transportation options and alternatives.

Visit the P&TS website for more information about transportation options and resources.

For assistance, please contact commuteclub@stanford.edu or 650.736.9923, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday (except university holidays).