Florida Atlantic University (FAU) offers a carpool parking program for faculty, staff and students at the Boca Raton, Davie and Fort Lauderdale campuses. Carpools must operate for more than two days a week, consist of at least two FAU students or faculty members, and park in the appropriate spots designated by the university. Reserved carpool parking spots are available for commuters who have a valid university permit and a carpool permit.
Commuters must register with the university and South Florida Commuter Services to join the program. Registration is valid for a full semester, after which commuters can apply for renewal.
Florida Atlantic University
Parking and Transportation Services
Boca Raton Campus
777 Glades Road
Building 69, Campus Operations
Boca Raton, FL 33431
561-297-2771
www.fau.edu
Florida International University offers a Greenride carpool program for students, faculty and staff. To participate, commuters must have a valid university Greenride decal, two Greenride parking permits and park in the carpool spaces determined by the university. Commuters register for the program on-line via the FIU Greenride website. The university provides an emergency ride home program for commuters.
Florida International University
Department of Parking and Transportation
Wolfe University Center 353
3000 NE 151 St.
North Miami, FL 33181
305-919-5558
parking.fiu.edu
South Florida Commuter Services (SFCS) offers a carpooling program for commuters who live in the counties of Broward, Miami-Dade, Martin, Palm Beach and St. Lucie. Park and ride locations are located throughout the counties. To enroll in the program, commuters must set up an on-line profile through the SFCS website and complete an on-line commuter profile. Once the profile is complete, a map of available carpools is provided via the SFCS website. Commuters can then choose a carpool that fits their desired commute and schedule.
Emergency ride home (ERH) program service is available to commuters who participate in carpooling programs for at least three days a week. Commuters can use up to six ERH rides each year, at any time. Qualifying emergency situations include commuter or family illness, overtime or extended work hours, and inability of a carpool driver to complete the scheduled return trip home because of an illness or unexpected change in work schedule.
South Florida Commuter Services
5217 NW 33rd Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
800-234-7433
1800234ride.com
The University of Central Florida (UFC) offers Zimride, a on-line carpooling program for university students, faculty and staff. Commuters must register for an account with Zimride, have a valid UFC email address or sign up via the UFC network Facebook page. Commuters who sign up for the program have the option of limiting their search to the private UFC network, or searching all publicly available commuter matches on the Zimride system.
UCF Parking & Transportation Services
P.O. Box 163551
Orlando, FL 32816-3551
407-823-5812
parking.ucf.edu
The University of Florida offers a carpool program and parking spots for faculty and staff on the main campus. Each carpool has to have two registered members who are full-time faculty or staff and work similar daytime schedules. The other members of the carpool do not need to be registered. Each registered participant pays a fee to purchase a carpool decal. In order to park in a carpool parking spot, two parking decals must be displayed in the carpool vehicle. An emergency ride home service is provided by the university to participants in the program who have an unexpected family illness or emergency and need a drive home.
University of Florida
Transportation and Parking Services
Gainesville, FL 32611
352-392-8048
parking.ufl.edu
