DOTS' Parking Cash Out will open on Monday, August 5, offering $450 to the first 75 eligible employees who give up their parking permit and commit to a sustainable commute for the entire 2019-2020 academic year. New this year, the program will offer a $300 cash incentive to 25 eligible graduate students.
DOTS' Parking Cash Out will open on Monday, August 5, offering $450 to the first 75 eligible employees who give up their parking permit and commit to a sustainable commute for the entire 2019-2020 academic year. New this year, the program will offer a $300 cash incentive to 25 eligible graduate students.
SIGN-UP PERIOD
Eligible employees and graduate students may sign up at go.umd.edu/parking-cashout or in person at the DOTS office in Regents Drive Garage between Monday, August 5, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. and Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.
PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY
- Must be a UMD employee or graduate student.
- Must have an active annual faculty/staff or student commuter parking registration for the 2018-2019 academic year.
- Carpool permit holders and active vanpool subsidy recipients are not eligible.
- Not available to employees who work in off-campus offices and do not require a parking registration.
PARTICIPANTS MUST AGREE TO:
- Cancel their parking registration for one academic year. If a participant purchases a parking registration prior to May 22, 2020, they will receive $0.
- Primarily commute using sustainable transportation (non-drive alone trips).
- Log their commute trips in the Smart Commute Platform for the entire academic year.
- Attend an in-person meeting at DOTS prior to August 23, 2019.
PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE:
- $450 for employees and $300 for graduate students, distributed in June 2020. Recipients are responsible for income reporting and taxes if applicable.
- One Bundle Pack that allows a vehicle to park on campus for a total of 10 separate days in specific parking lots.
- Registration in Guaranteed Ride Home program, which provides free transportation from work to home in an emergency.
If you have any questions, please email SmartCommute@umd.edu.