Sound Your Horn!

1. www.dots.umd.edu Sound Your Horn! Transportation Services Hours: Mon - Fri. 8:15am - 4:00pmRegents Drive Garage Building #202 (PG-2)Phone: (301) 314-PARK or x4PARK or Contact us by e-mail at transportation@umd.edu

2. One word: TRANSPORTATION Pedestrians Parking Buses PublicTransit Bicyclists Personal Vehicles

3. Commuter, Resident, & Visitor Parking • Visitor Parking • Pay stations • Parking garages • Metered 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 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

4. Map available online at http://www.transportation.umd.edu/maps.html

5. ENFORCEMENT Ensures that people who pay for parking have spaces where and when they should 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

6. Shuttle-UM

7. 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“ 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 The 124 bus to Shady Grove travels nearly 50 miles round trip Shuttle-UM runs 24 different bus routes Find out the E.T.A. for your bus using ShuttleTrac online or by phone

8. http://www.dots.umd.edu/routes/niteride.html http://www.dots.umd.edu/transit/paratransit.html http://www.dots.umd.edu/transit/charter.html http://www.dots.umd.edu/transit/programs.html

9. Sustainability Initiatives Permit Options 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 www.mwcog.org/commuter2/ With new license plate recognition software, UMD is a permit-less campus! • Motorcycle- $0 decal • Green- 20% discount • Bundle pack- 10 for $50 What About Buses? • Now using ultra-low sulfur fuel • B-2 biodiesel ZipCar is on campus! http://www.zipcar.com/umd/ • B-2 is an alternative fuel made from domestic, renewable oils and fats

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 • Why Register? • Lost/stolen • Lock cutting • Bike lockers • Be a Bike Ambassador!!! • Access online bike maps of MD/D.C./VA and PG County @ http://www.dots.umd.edu/alt_trans/bicycling.html

11. DOTS Works For You …You Could Work For DOTS! DOTS Employs 227+ Students • DRIVE A BUS! Earn $10/hr • What Other Positions Are Available To Me After I Have My CDL? • Student specialist positions in maintenance , paratransit, charters, dispatch • Rather Not Drive? • Student administrative positions in human resources, marketing, student ticket review board, pit crew, training and development • Become 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. Apply online at http://www.transportation.umd.edu/application.html

12. Where Does Your $$$ Go?

13. 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 http://www.transportation.umd.edu/trips.html • Motor Assistance Vehicle (MAV)- Free on campus gas transport, tire inflation, tire change, jumpstart, lock out services • 301-314 - 4CAR • http://www.dots.umd.edu/parking/mav.html • Free advertising on buses for campus groups • Submit online at http://www.transportation.umd.edu/advertise_campus.html • Quickbus to from Lot 1 to Comcast for basketball games • Enroll in Smart Benefits - Pre-tax payroll deduction for students on payroll • MAV assisted 583 students last year

14. Accountability DOTS Annual Reports are available online: http://www.transportation.umd.edu/annual.html DOTS Regulations are available online:http://www.transportation.umd.edu/parking.html DOTS meets with SGA, RHA, and the GSA to evaluate route changes, student fees, and new initiatives DOTS encourages you to Sound Your Horn!

15. Contact Us • Visit us at Regents Drive • Mon - Fri. 8:15am - 4:00pm • Phone: 301-314-PARK (x4PARK) or 301-314-2255 (x42255) for Shuttle-UM information • Email: transportation@umd.edu • Online: www.dots.umd.edu www.dots.umd.edu