MBTA Discounts Students Order forms for discount semester passes are available through the Student Services Center at Dowling Hall or through their website at http://uss.tufts. edu/registrar/SS_StudentForms.asp/. The fall semester deadline is August and the spring semester deadline is January.
Tufts Bikes Tufts Bikes is a student-run bikeshare program on the Medford campus. Bikes, helmets and locks can be checked out from the library for FREE by students, faculty and staff. Bikes can be borrowed for up to 8 hours.
Faculty & Staff Tufts faculty and staff can use pre-tax funds to pay for transit passes and tickets. All it takes is a quick online or phone order to get a pass or debit card delivered to your home every month.
TuftsBikes also operates a bike workshop, holds safety and urban riding classes, and organizes group rides. For more information, visit their website at: http://www.tuftsbikes.com/
Go to hr.tufts.edu, select the ‘Benefits’ tab, then click ‘Commuter Benefit Program’ on the left hand side.
Download our Bike Map at http://go.tufts.edu/ bikemap for information specific to cycling, such as locations of bike racks and hill streets on campus.
Office of Sustainability
presents
Traveling Green
Carpool & Vanpool Parking New carpooling parking permits are now available for employees! You can now split the cost of a parking permit at Tufts’ Medford campus with your carpooling co-workers. Each carpool hang-tag allows you to park in any designated employee spot and comes with a limited number of day passes for those days where you just need to drive your own car to work. There are also two prime spots in the parking garage reserved especially for car and vanpoolers – check them out on the 5th floor of Dowling next to the stairs. More information on this new type of parking permit can be found at TUPD’s Administrative Services webpage at http://publicsafety.tufts.edu/adminsvc/ parking-services.
Office of Sustainability 210 Packard Avenue, Miller Hall Rear Medford, MA 02155 (617) 627-5517 Website: www.sustainability.tufts.edu Blog: sites.tufts.edu/TuftsGetsGreen Email: SustainabilityOffice@tufts.edu
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Share a Ride Tufts Medford campus is a member of MassRides, which offers trip matching services for local carpools/vanpools. They offer an emergency ride home system too: if you carpool, bike, walk, or use public transit to get to work, register online at http://www. commute.com/sign_up. If an emergency arises, you are guaranteed a ride home for free (limit: 4 rides/year). Learn more at www.commute.com. Get rewarded for taking greener trips! Whenever you avoid using a car whether you walk, bike, telecommute, carpool, vanpool, take a subway, train, bus, ferry, or even work a compressed work week - you can earn 100 points per trip. Redeem the points for discounts or freebies at local and online establishments. NuRide also offers a ride matching program that helps commuters quickly and securely find carpool partners. Learn more at www.nuride.com. RelayRides is a neighbor-toneighbor car sharing company connecting people who need a car with vehicle owners whose rides would otherwise just be sitting unused. Rent one for as little as $5/hour or $40/day. Borrowers as young as 18 can use this service. If you own a car, you can make $100-$1,000 per month depending upon the type of car, availability and price. There are several cars around Teele and Davis Squares. Learn more at www.RelayRides.com
Use Public Transportation Subway: Take the Red Line to Davis Square. Tufts Medford Campus is a quick 10 minute walk. Commuter Rail: Take the Fitchburg Line to Porter Square. For all other lines, go to North or South Station. For Schedules, Maps and Rider Tools, visit: www.mbta.com
Take the Joey Shuttle Stops • (Start) Mayer Campus Center (upper patio) • Davis Square (in front of JP Licks) • Wren Hall • Olin Center
Borrow a Zipcar Over 21*? If so, you can access the Zipcars located on the Medford campus. Zipcar is a short-term car rental system that provides you with self-service access to a diverse fleet of cars 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Monday-Wednesday 7:10 am-8:40 am departs every 30 min 8:40 am-4:00 pm departs every 20 min 4:00 pm-Midnight departs every 30 min Thursday-Friday 7:10 am-8:40 am 8:40 am-4:00 pm 4:00 pm-6:30 pm 6:30 pm-11:30 pm 11:30 pm-1:30 am
departs every 30 min departs every 20 min departs every 30 min departs every 15 min departs every 30 min
Saturday 10:00 am-6:30 pm 6:45 am-1:30 pm 11:30 pm-1:30 am
departs every 30 min departs every 15 min departs every 30 min
Sunday 10:00 am-Midnight
departs every 30 min
Joey Tracker: www.tuftslife.com/joey Tufts also has shuttle service to New England Conservatory (NEC) & the School of Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA), as well as 200 Boston Avenue. See http://publicsafety.tufts.edu/adminsvc/ for schedules. Inbound buses: #80 to Lechmere Station via Medford Hillside #94 to Davis Sq Station via West Medford #96 to Harvard Station via Davis and Porter Sq Outbound buses: #80 to Arlington Center #94 to Medford Sq via West Medford #96 to Medford Sq via Harvard Sq and Davis Sq
There are currently 4 Zipcars (all hybrids!) at the following locations: • • • •
Blakeley Hall Jackson Gym Miller Hall West Hall
What does it cost? • •
$25 annual fee (a 50% discount!). No application fee, monthly minimum, or membership deposit. $8+ /hour, depending on the car model. Daily and overnight rates also available. Gas, insurance and 180 miles are included.
For more information and to sign up, check out: www.zipcar.com/tufts *If you are under 21, you can use RelayRides instead as long as you are on your parents’ car insurance.
All Inbound & Outbound buses stop at: • College Ave and Powder House Sq • College Ave and Professors Row • College Ave and Boston Ave • Boston Ave and Tufts Garage (Dowling Hall) • Boston Ave and Fairmont St • Boston Ave and Winthrop St (See back page for student and staff discounts)