Facilities

Alternative Transportation

Commuter Alternatives Program (CAP)

CAP has two permit programs to fit your commuting needs: Carpool Programs and Bike, Bus, & Walk (BB&W)

Carpool Programs

Carpooling will save you money on parking and gas AND it's the closest thing you can get to RESERVED PARKING at Virginia Tech.

Commuter/graduate carpool signStudent Carpool Program

  • Two or more commuter/graduate students who choose to ride together may register to be in a carpool.
  • Carpoolers must register together. Each person in the carpool must complete a Commuter Alternatives Program form with the carpool box checked and present a Hokie ID.
  • Each carpool applicant must provide proof of separate vehicle ownership.
  • Graduate students with carpool permits will receive a special parking permit allowing them to park on the Drillfield from 5-8 p.m., Monday through Friday.
  • Carpool permits may take up to two business days to process.
  • Students must have the majority of their classes held at an on-campus building. On-campus buildings have parking facilities that require a VT parking permit.

If approved for a carpool permit, participants receive:

  • One Carpool permit - $75/year, $38/semester
  • Reserved Carpool spaces in the front student areas of most of the large parking lots. The Carpool Permit may be used to park in a regular commuter parking space if it is more convenient or if all student carpool spaces are taken. Student Carpool Permits are not valid for parking in F/S carpool spaces.
  • Five free daily permits/semester (for days that carpooling won't work).
  • Emergency Ride Home available through Parking Services. This provides carpoolers with a ride to their vehicle or local residence in case of an emergency. The service is available Monday - Friday, from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Carpool participants are not eligible to purchase other parking permits, except extra daily permits.

Faculty/staff carpool signFaculty/Staff Carpool Program

  • Two or more faculty/staff employees who choose to ride together and share one permit may register to be in a carpool.
  • Carpools must register together. Each person in the carpool must complete a Commuter Alternatives Program form with the carpool box checked and present a Faculty/Staff ID
  • Each registrant must provide proof of separate vehicle ownership.
  • Each carpool participant must have an on-campus or CRC office address.
  • Registration for the carpool program can be done at 455 Tech Center Drive or at the Student Services Building.

If approved for a Faculty/Staff Carpool Permit, participants will receive the following:

  • One Faculty/Staff Carpool Permit -- $100/year, $50/semester
  • Identified F/S carpool spaces in the front of the following faculty/staff parking areas:
    • Pamplin
    • Upper Stanger
    • Shultz
    • Architecture Annex
    • Engel
    • Price
    • Coliseum
    • Southgate Center.
    (Subject to change depending upon preferences of participants) The F/S Carpool permit may also be used to park in the regular F/S spaces or the student carpool spaces if it is more convenient or if all F/S carpool spaces are taken.
  • Five free daily permits per participant per semester.
  • Emergency Ride Home Service available through Parking Services. This service provides carpoolers with a ride to their vehicle or local residence in case of an emergency. The service is available Monday-Friday, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Carpool participants are not eligible for any other parking permit, but may purchase daily permits.

Rideshare Matching: If you would like to find people to form a carpool, try GoLoco or RIDE Solutions.

Bike, Bus, & Walk (BB&W)

BB&W is available to Virginia Tech faculty, staff, and students who use alternative transportation methods as their primary means of commuting to campus (i.e. riding the BT or SmartWay bus, bicycling, and/or walking).

  • Register for BB&W with the Commuter Alternatives form. F/S and student registration forms for BB&W are available online, at 455 Tech Center Drive, and at the Student Services Building.
  • BB&W Year & Fall Semester permits are available until 10/31/08. Spring Semester BB&W permits are available until 3/27/09.
  • BB&W permits will be available for the first and second summer sessions. There will be four daily permits per summer session. The above rules and regulations apply to the summer BB&W program.
  • BB&W participants are not eligible for any other parking permits, except additional daily parking permits for $2/day.
  • Faculty and staff members must have an on-campus office address to register for BB&W.

Those who register for BB&W will receive:

  • FIFTEEN FREE DAILY PERMITS FOR THE FALL SEMESTER. Additional daily permits are available for $2/day.
  • Access to Emergency Ride Home Service, which provides BB&W participants with a ride to their vehicle or local residence in case of an emergency. The service is available Monday - Friday, from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. for the Blacksburg campus only.
  • The replacement cost for lost or stolen BB&W permits is $5.

Questions? Comments?

Contact us at dfreed@vt.edu or 231-0248.