Programs and Benefits

Commute Incentive

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Overview

Daily parking program participants who take non-single occupancy vehicle commutes to campus will earn a $1 daily incentive each time they choose a walk, bike, carpool/vanpool, bus or train commute up to a total of $20 per month, assuming a 20-day work month. 

Daily parking participants can also access the Guaranteed Ride Home program in the event of an emergency or unforeseen circumstance on a day they chose an alternative commute option. In addition, registering for WeGo’s Emergency Ride Home program is encouraged.

In order to verify commutes for accounting and auditing purposes, please ensure that your walk, bike, carpool/vanpool, bus or train commute is accurately reflected in the MoveVU Commute Hub calendar each day you take commute to campus. Changes cannot be made after a reporting period closes. Commute incentives cannot be earned on holidays and weekends, but you are encouraged to log those trips too to gain an accurate depiction of your commuting habits.

Apply for daily parking to earn commute incentives

The following commute options can be logged in the Commute Calendar and are eligible for the commute incentive:

  • Walk

    Strava and MapMyFitness are integrated with the MoveVU Commute Hub. Connect your account to the MoveVU Commute Hub, and start your walking trip at the beginning of your commute and end it once you reach campus. A walk trip will be automatically logged in the Commute Calendar.

  • Bike

    Strava and MapMyFitness are integrated with the MoveVU Commute Hub. Connect your account to the MoveVU Commute Hub and start your bicycling trip at the beginning of your commute and end it once you reach campus. A bike trip will be automatically logged in the Commute Calendar.

  • Bus

    Taking the WeGo bus, train and paratransit is FREE, convenient, and available to all Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students. Just plan, scan and ride.

    You can use the "QuickTicket by WeGo" app (or QuickTicket card) to ride WeGo anytime, anywhere on their buses or trains, after registering your account and activating the Vanderbilt University WeGo Ride program. Learn more about Vanderbilt University's free, unlimited transit benefit.

    You will need to manually log your bus trip in the Commute Calendar.

  • Commuter Rail/Train

    You will need to manually log your commuter rail trip on the WeGo Star in the Commute Calendar.

  • Carpool

    If you are the driver, swipe your Vanderbilt ID card at the garage entrance. Modify your parking activity in the Commute Calendar as a “carpool trip” and tag your rider(s), so that the parking charge can be split accordingly. If you are the rider, the driver must tag you as a rider and you must accept to split the charge.

  • Vanpool

    Before logging your vanpool trip, please ensure that your vanpool group is registered on the MoveVU Commute Hub, and that you are listed as a member of that vanpool.