PARKING The flexibility of our parking program means that whether you visit campus often or rarely, at night or on weekends, via bike, car, or carpool, we have a solution for you. Annual Individual Permits With the purchase of an Annual Individual Permit, students, faculty, and staff are assigned a zone, which they may park in at any time (with exceptions during special events and construction). Permits are valid from the time of purchase through August 14 each year. All permit purchases are subject to space availability. Customers may join wait lists for unavailable parking locations at www.driverseat.gatech. edu. See the “Make the Most of Your Parking Permit” section for tips on maximizing your parking experience. Carpool Permits Students, faculty, and staff who live off campus and carpool are eligible for discounted permits. Carpool captains are responsible for the permit payment; members are welcome to split the cost. After-Hours Access All Annual Individual and Carpool permit holders may park in nonresidential (E or W zones) parking areas from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., Monday to Thursday. (BuzzCards can be used to access gated areas after hours.) Permits may also be used on weekends from 5 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Monday. After-hours access for the E45 and E81 parking zones is granted from 5 p.m. to 6 a.m. on weekdays. After-hours access is not granted in residential (ER or WR) parking zones. Customers must own an E40 or E44 permit to park in E40 (Turner Place) or E44 after hours. Special Event Parking and Transit Special events, home games, maintenance, and construction may affect campus parking and transportation and result in the temporary displacement of permit customers. Affected customers will be notified via email about special event parking and their options for alternate parking and transportation. To purchase event parking passes in advance, visit www.clickandpark.gatech.com/events. Motorcycles Several parking areas have motorcycle spaces. Customers with motorcycles, motorbikes, minibikes, scooters, or mopeds of any engine size are required to purchase parking permits and park in designated spaces only. Motorcycles can be added as a secondary vehicle on an Annual Individual Permit for a fee. SmartPark For students and employees who occasionally drive to campus, SmartPark is a pay-as-you-go permit that costs $25 annually, plus $6 per use (automatically debited from a permit holder’s BuzzCard BuzzFunds account). It allows parking in one of three zones: Tech Square Parking Deck (E81), Visitor Parking Area 3, and North Campus Deck (W23), from 5:30 a.m. to midnight. Overnight parking is not permitted. SmartPark permits are nonrefundable. TRANSPORTATION Parking & Transportation Services manages a transit network that provides the Institute with flexible and convenient transportation throughout and around campus. Each service complies with the recommendations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Campus Transit Stinger buses, Tech Trolleys, and Midnight Ramblers operate within campus borders and surrounding areas. Boarding fees or IDs are not required to use the transit system. See maps for routes and service hours. Visit www.nextbus.com for transit maps and estimated arrival times. Weekend Grocery Shuttle Stinger bus service is provided to Atlantic Station’s Publix grocery store on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the exception of Institute holidays and home football gamedays. To view the current operating schedule and map, visit www.pts.gatech.edu. Emory Shuttle This shuttle provides convenient transportation from Ferst Drive and Atlantic Drive at Tech to Emory University’s Woodruff Circle and Health Sciences Research Building. Visit www.pts.gatech.edu for the current operating schedule and map. Stingerette Nighttime Service The Stingerette Nighttime Service provides after-hours transportation for students and employees. It serves locations within campus boundaries as well as the Midtown MARTA Station. The Stingerette is available every night from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m., excluding Institute holidays. Requests are accepted until 6:30 a.m. To request service, call 404.385. RIDE (7433), visit www.stingerette.com, or use Stingerette’s mobile site on iPhone, the Android app, or the official Georgia Tech app. Be ready to provide the number of people needing a ride, your current location, and destination. Drivers are instructed to wait two minutes at the specified Stingerette stop. Stingerette drivers are not trained — nor are their vehicles equipped — to manage emergency health situations. If an emergency arises on campus, contact the Georgia Tech Police Department (404.894.2500). For off-campus emergencies, call 911. Stingerette Paratransit Service The Stingerette Paratransit Service provides transportation to students with permanent or temporary mobility impairments. It operates Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. For service after 6 p.m., utilize the Stingerette Nighttime Service. Authorization to use this service must be obtained from Disability Services located in the Student Services Building (404.894.2563). Safe Ride Home Punch Cards For students living in Home Park or Centennial Place, the Safe Ride Home Punch Card provides Stingerette rides from campus to their homes. (Rides to campus are not permitted.) Each punch card allows 10 safe rides home via Stingerette. Cards are valid from the time of purchase through August 14 each year. To reserve a ride, visit www.stingerette.com, or call 404.385.RIDE (7433) and notify the dispatcher of your Safe Ride Home card. GOTCHA Ride GOTCHA Ride provides FREE rides to students, faculty, and staff around Georgia Tech. Rides can be reserved by calling 855.GTG.RIDE (484.7433), via www.facebook.com/TheGotchaRideGT, or by flagging a driver in person. Service is provided Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Monday to Saturday from 9 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Tips to drivers are welcome. ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION Electric Vehicle Charging Level II electric vehicle charging is available in the Tech Square parking deck (E81) for faculty, staff, students, and visitors who pay an hourly rate to charge their vehicles. Level I chargers are available to Klaus (E40), CRC (W10), and North Campus (W23) parking deck permit holders for an additional fee. Visit www.pts.gatech.edu for more information. BuzzBike BuzzBike is a semester-long bike rental program that allows students to traverse the campus and surrounding community using an inexpensive, fun, healthy, and eco-friendly transportation option while reducing congestion on area streets. Students can apply at www.pts.gatech.edu. Biking Cyclists are encouraged to wear helmets and use only U-locks to secure their bikes to bike racks, which are located at most campus buildings. Starter Bikes is a campus volunteer-run bike shop offering low-cost refurbished bikes as well as maintenance and basic repairs. Visit www.bike.gatech.edu for more information. MARTA The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is a combined bus, rail, and paratransit system serving Atlanta, as well as Fulton and DeKalb counties. The Institute is near the Midtown and North Avenue rail stations on the Gold and Red Lines. Tech Trolley provides service to and from the Midtown station’s Peachtree Place entrance. Students, faculty, and staff may purchase monthly MARTA passes from the BuzzCard Center on the second floor of Barnes & Noble @ Georgia Tech. Faculty and staff may register via TechWorks to pay for MARTA Breeze Cards via pretax payroll deduction and pick them up at Parking & Transportation Services. Metro Transit Systems Tech also provides discounted monthly transit passes for faculty and staff for the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) Xpress Bus, Cobb Community Transit (CCT), and Gwinnett County Transit. Passes can be purchased via pretax payroll deduction only and picked up in the BuzzCard Center. To learn more about metro transit programs, visit www.ohr.gatech.edu/payroll/deductions/transitpass. Zimride Zimride is a FREE social network that helps Tech students and employees offer and request rides for carpooling, school breaks, away games, and more. Visit www.zimride.gatech.edu to find a match. Zipcar Zipcar is a membership-based car-sharing program that provides vehicles for hourly or daily rates. Vehicles are located around campus and throughout Atlanta. Zipcar provides rental vehicles, gas, maintenance, primary insurance, and campus parking spaces. Visit www.zipcar.com/gt for details about reserving a vehicle. Zipcar pick-up locations are marked on the map in this brochure. Commuter Rewards Georgia Commute Options rewards faculty and staff for clean commute initiatives like biking, carpooling, and taking public transportation. Log your commute to earn rewards at www.logyourcommute.org. Evening/Weekend Permits The Evening/Weekend permit is for employees and students who work or study on campus only after normal business hours. It allows parking in any nonresidential or ungated lot (excluding E44) from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. Monday to Thursday, and from 5 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Monday. Evening/Weekend customers may also choose one gated zone (excluding E45 and W23) upon purchasing a permit. For an additional fee, these permits can be customized to allow access at 2 p.m., 3 p.m., or 4 p.m. The E40 parking lot at Turner Place is unavailable to Evening/Weekend permit customers. Retiree Permits Tech retirees may purchase discounted permits that can be used in any ungated parking zone. Retirees working part-time at the Institute can also request access to one gated parking location. Vendors and Contractors Vendors and contractors who visit Tech frequently for business purposes must purchase permits for each vehicle that will park on campus. Several parking options are available, including permits for ungated parking zones or temporary permits for a specific time period. Gate cards must be purchased to access gated zones, or vendors and contractors must have a BuzzCard. The E44 parking lot is unavailable to vendors and contractors. Temporary Permits and Visitor Parking To accommodate campus guests, several parking lots have been designated for visitors. In addition, temporary permits for use in ungated lots may be purchased at Parking & Transportation Services. Vehicle registration and a driver’s license are required to purchase visitor permits. Pay-By-Phone Spaces and Meters Short-term parking customers can pay with cash at single-space coin meters or with a credit card via cellphone. (Register at www.parkmobile.com.) Meters are enforced 24/7, unless otherwise posted. Parking permits are not valid at metered spaces. Malfunctioning or broken meters flashing “failed” are considered “no parking” zones; use the pay-by-phone method at “failed” metered spaces only. Call 404.385.PARK (7275) to report “failed” meters. Visitor Vouchers Departments may purchase parking vouchers to accommodate Institute guests — for one person or large groups, for one hour or several days. Before a campus event, preorder vouchers for the Tech Square Parking Deck (E81) or Visitor Areas 1, 3, 5, and 6 at www.pts.gatech.edu. Make the Most of Your Parking Permit When you purchase an Annual Individual Permit or an Annual Carpool Permit, you enjoy the following: • On-campus parking in your assigned zone. (See Annual Individual Permits and After-Hours Access sections for more details.) • Twelve free courtesy permits per year if you forget your permit or BuzzCard (available at Parking & Transportation Services only). • An alternate parking assignment if your zone is full. (Complete an Out-of-Area Parking Request form at www.pts.gatech.edu.) • Registration of all personal vehicles with one hangtag permit, via The Driver’s Seat at www.driverseat. gatech.edu. • Annual renewal privilege for your current parking zone. • Permit purchases via bursar’s accounts (students only). • Biweekly or monthly pretax payroll deduction (benefits-eligible employees only). • Prorated refunds for permits returned before March 31. • Email updates about parking accommodations for gamedays, special events, campus construction, and maintenance. • Motorist Assistance Program Service (MAPS) to assist with jump-starts (weekdays only). • Regular patrols by parking enforcement staff and Georgia Tech Police. • Citation payments via payroll deduction (faculty/staff only). All permit customers can access The Driver’s Seat at www.driverseat.gatech.edu to purchase permits, register all personal vehicles, update vehicle information, and appeal and pay citations. Where Do My Parking & Transportation Dollars Go? Revenue generated by Parking & Transportation Services is solely devoted to providing services that directly benefit our customers. As an auxiliary unit within Campus Services, the department is financially self- sustaining, with Parking generating its own revenue. In addition to mandatory student fees and an Institute allocation, Transportation earns revenue from charter rentals, special transit services, and transit advertising. The graphs below show how your parking dollars were invested in 2013-2014 in order to provide the best products and services to you and to all of our patrons. CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES Parking & Transportation Services makes every effort to provide convenient, flexible, and dependable options for traveling to and around the Georgia Tech campus. Observing the following guidelines will help ensure a positive parking and transportation experience for you and all patrons. Parking Permit Patrons • Visitors can purchase temporary parking permits from Parking & Transportation Services; otherwise, they should park in designated visitor parking areas or at meters and pay the posted rate. All other campus parking is by permit only. • When parked on campus, make sure your permit hangs from your rearview mirror with the photo facing outward. • Flashing hazard lights or dashboard notes are not substitutes for a permit or paid parking at meters or in visitor spaces. • Parking permits are not transferable and should not be given or sold to others. Doing so may result in towing or a citation – as will adding another person’s vehicle information to your account. • Please ensure guests are aware of visitor parking options before they come to campus. • Fire lanes, fire exits, fire hydrants, building doorways, entryways, bus stops, bike lanes, lawns, landscapes, sidewalks, crosswalks, and no parking zones should always remain clear of vehicles. Motorcycles must refrain from parking at bike racks as well as at the aforementioned locations. • Areas not designated specifically as parking spaces are considered no parking zones. • Parking in reserved spaces is allowed only with the owner’s authorization. • Parking in handicapped spaces is allowed only with a state-issued handicapped hang tag or license plate and a Georgia Tech permit. Handicapped spaces located in visitor parking areas require payment of the posted parking rate as well as a state-issued handicapped hang tag or license plate. • Parking rules and regulations are strictly enforced through the issuance of citations. Vehicle owners are responsible for all citations issued. Customers may appeal any citation within 10 days of issuance. Transportation Passengers • Transit vehicles load and unload at assigned stops only. Drivers are not permitted to stop at unmarked locations. • Trolleys and Stingers may become crowded at times. For everyone’s safety, please stand behind the yellow line on Stingers and Trolleys, and refrain from standing in stairwells. • Refrain from distracting transit drivers while vehicles are in motion. • After exiting, please walk behind the vehicle; otherwise, wait until it leaves the transit stop before crossing the street. • Take all your belongings when exiting vehicles, including any food or trash. • Lost items will be taken to the Parking & Transportation Services office. Email [email protected] with inquiries. • Smoking is not permitted at transit stops or inside the vehicles. Construction Loan Payment 38% Maintenance and Repair 22% Parking Personnel 23% Utilities and Institute Allocation 10% Business and Office Supplies 7% Parking Transportation Contracted Stinger, Trolley, and Shuttle Services 72% Transportation Personnel 19% Maintenance and Repair 2% Business and Office Supplies 3% Utilities and Institute Allocation 4% Copyright 2014 • Georgia Institute of Technology • Institute Communications B14C4105 • An equal education and employment opportunity institution This recycled paper was produced using an elemental chlorine free process and contains 10% post consumer fiber. 828 W. Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30332 Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Phone: 404.385.PARK (7275)/404.385.RIDE (7433) Fax: 404.894.5211 www.pts.gatech.edu Parking & Transportation Services 2014-2015 Maps