Alternative Transportation Programs

Read on to learn about the ways University of Oregon encourage its users to arrive on campus via alternative modes of transportation.

Bikes: To promote bicycling, the University came up with a Bicycle Plan to help create the best possible environment for campus cyclists without compromising pedestrians and service vehicles. The result has been increased secure and covered parking for bikes, bicycle lockers, better lighting on bike paths, and a joint effort with the city of Eugene to create safe routes for bikes all over the city. Click for the Eugene Bike Paths map. The EMU Craft Center offers day-long and term-long classes in bicycle repair. The cost for a one day "Bike Doctor" seminar is just $7 and the term-long "Whole Bike Health" class costs $49 with a craft center term pass and $54 without one.

Carpooling: People who carpool regularly to the UO are eligible for a reduced-rate parking pass. To apply, contact the Department of Public Safety, Parking Services and Transportation. A carpool must consist of 3 or more persons coming to the university neighborhood, 2 of whom must be university affiliated. If carpools arrive on campus before 9:30 in the morning, they can visit the 13th Avenue kiosk for a hang tag which allows them priority parking along 13th Avenue between Agate and Kincaid Streets. Carpool parking permits cost $84 a year and are transferable from vehicle to vehicle.

Public Transit: The LTD bus system is free to all students, faculty, and staff at the University of Oregon. Click for an LTD map and schedule. LTD is also responsible for providing a "Guaranteed Ride Home." One of the greatest practical and mental barriers preventing people from utilizing alternative transportation is the fear that they will need their individual vehicle in the advent of an emergency. Guaranteed Ride Home promises multiple-stop taxi vouchers to be used in case of emergency. Click to learn about using GRH.