S OUND Y OUR H ORN ! 1 Transportation Services Hours: Mon - Fri. 8:15am - 4:00pm Regents Drive Garage Building #202 (PG-2) Phone: (301) 314-PARK or x4PARK or Contact us by at

One word: TRANSPORTATION 2 Personal Vehicles Bicyclists Parking Buses Public Transit

PARKING Commuter, Resident, & Visitor Parking Resident Student Parking  $419 annual permit  For juniors and seniors (60+ credit hours)  Lot assignments based on campus address and credit level Commuter Student Parking  $217 annually  Lot assignments based on class standing and lot availability 3 DID YOU KNOW … Faculty/staff pay $404 or $615 per year for permits Resident lot assignments are made at a spot:permit ratio of 1:1 DOTS sold 18,403 permits last year Permits are issued to freshmen and sophomores as availability allows Visitor Parking  Pay stations  Parking garages  Metered parking

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ENFORCEMENT How DOTS tickets There are 4 categories of parking citations: 1. Nuisance 2. Inconveniencing others 3. Safety 4. Fraud And then some … Ticket appeals process Why DOTS tickets Myth: DOTS issues citations tickets just to make money Fact: DOTS issues citations to maintain order in on campus parking areas Myth: DOTS staff review ticket appeals Fact: The Ticket Review Board is comprised of UMD students 5 Ensures that people who pay for parking have spaces where and when they should

Evening Service/NITE Ride Charter Services Service Bus Paratransit Commuter Shuttle-UM 6

Bus Routes Commuter- begin service as early as 6 a.m. and run as late as 3 a.m.  Park and Rides  Apartments near campus  CP Metro, Silver Spring Metro  Shopping centers  North and South Campus Connectors Evening- operate between 5:30 p.m. and 4:30 a.m.  Named by color- Blue, Gold, Green Orange, Purple  Travel as far as Courtyards, CP Metro, and Graduate Hills 7 The 124 bus to Shady Grove travels nearly 50 miles round trip Shuttle-UM runs 24 different bus routes Find a listing of all bus routes in the Campus Connections Guide, available at our Regents Drive Garage office or online in “Shuttle-UM Routes“ Find out the E.T.A. for your bus using ShuttleTrac online or by phone

Paratransit For students, faculty, and staff with permanent or temporary disabilities Schedule by phone or online; services offered 24/7 Charters For UMD organizations, departments, and student groups Reservations must be made, within 10 business days of desired charter Service Bus Supports student group community service projects requiring transportation to and from service sites All Service Bus events must be open to the University of Maryland community NITE Ride Available to and from locations not covered by bus routes in operation at that time Call NITE for safe trips between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. every day of the week 8

Sustainability Initiatives Permit Options  Motorcycle- $0 decal  Green- 20% discount  Bundle pack- 10 for $50 What About Buses?  Now using ultra-low sulfur fuel  B-2 biodiesel Rideshares  Zimride (zimride.umd.edu)  Find someone going your way  Terp Riders  50% off cost of permit  More on-campus parking options  Guaranteed ride home ZipCar is on campus! With new license plate recognition software, UMD is a permit-less campus!

 Why Register?  Lost/stolen  Lock cutting  Bike lockers 10  DOTS receives funding for bike initiatives from SGA  More registered cyclists = more funding for bike initiatives  Bike lanes on campus  More bike racks on campus  Be a Bike Ambassador!!!  Access online bike maps of MD/D.C./VA and PG

DOTS Works For You …You Could Work For DOTS! DOTS Employs 227+ Students  DRIVE A BUS! E ARN $10/ HR  W HAT O THER P OSITIONS A RE A VAILABLE T O M E A FTER I H AVE M Y CDL?  Student specialist positions in maintenance, paratransit, charters, dispatch  R ATHER N OT D RIVE ?  Student administrative positions in human resources, marketing, student ticket review board, pit crew, training and development  B ECOME A STUDENT MANAGER ! Why Become a Bus Driver?  Get your CDL for *free*  receive valuable professional trainings  Maintain CDL post graduation for job security  flexible work schedule “What you learn here at DOTS, you’ll use for the rest of your life” Robert Mihalcik, CDL Training Mgr. 11 Apply online at

MOUsCitations PermitsShuttle Heavily subsidized 60% of drivers are students Unique FY 09 $2,335,120 Where Does Your $$$ Go? Revenue Sources Revenue Dollars Student Mandatory fees $4,207,353 Charters$962,455 MOUs$577,850 Transfer from Parking $2,680,000 Total Revenue$8,427,658 12

What Else Does DOTS Do For You?  Affordable transportation to NY/NJ and free transportation to BWI for breaks  $30 One Way/$50 Round Trip to NY/NJ  Online registration at  Motor Assistance Vehicle (MAV)- Free on campus gas transport, tire inflation, tire change, jumpstart, lock out services  CAR   Free advertising on buses for campus groups  Submit online at  Quickbus to from Lot 1 to Comcast for basketball games  Enroll in Smart Benefits - Pre-tax payroll deduction for students on payroll 13 MAV assisted 583 students last year

Accountability DOTS Annual Reports are available online: DOTS Regulations are available online: DOTS meets with SGA, RHA, and the GSA to evaluate route changes, student fees, and new initiatives DOTS encourages you to Sound Your Horn! 14

Contact Us  Visit us at Regents Drive  Mon - Fri. 8:15am - 4:00pm  Phone: PARK (x4PARK) OR (x42255) for Shuttle-UM information   Online: 15