Convenient parking on the ground floor of the 610 Albany Street Garage reserved only for those who carpool or drive Electric Vehicles!
Carpools
Carpoolers are heroes! They help get cars off the road which cuts down on emissions, reduces traffic congestion, and helps everyone reach their destinations faster. To say thanks, we’ve dedicated a ground floor parking area for carpoolers who have 610 Albany Street Garage permits.
Apply for preferential parking access.
Carpool program rules
- Only ONE car can park with each carpool registration (participants may alternate cars)
- Since only one hanger is issued per car:
- if your carpool partner is sick or on vacation and you do not have the access, please identify yourself as a carpooler and give your name to the attendant. The attendant will check the list and let you in.
- if your primary carpooler partner will be out for a week or longer, call BUMC-BMC PTS 617-358-7592 for access
while your partner is out
- If multiple carpool members need to park on a given day, one carpooler may use the employee garage (610 Albany St) but
NOT in the carpool spaces. The other carpoolers must park elsewhere, or in the 710 Albany St. Garage at full price.
- You may NOT drop off your carpool partner before you enter the garage and use preferential parking spaces. You must
have 2 or more people in your car when entering the garage
- If carpoolers are found to be abusing this system, all members of the carpool will lose all parking privileges
- You will notify BUMC-BMC PTS if you are no longer carpooling so we can accommodate other people.
Tips for accessing the Preferential Parking area
When accessing the preferential parking area, please try your best to utilize the far right gate to badge in when entering the 610 garage. Please refrain from using the middle lane as this can cause traffic and for safety reasons. Before entering the preferential parking area there will be a second gate where registered carpoolers and electric vehicle members will need to badge into.
Remember:
- At least TWO carpoolers must be present and must tap two ID badges onto the transponder.
- Carpoolers will badge in on the transponder labeled “CARPOOL”. You will need to badge in with the PRIMARY carpooler’s ID badge (person who pays for parking) first and then the secondary carpooler’s ID badge. The gate will not lift up without 2 carpooler badges.
- PLEASE HAVE BOTH ID BADGES READY PRIOR TO ENTERING THE 610 GARAGE, as idling will cause delays and backing up will be extremely difficult. Having your badges ready will help us to eliminate traffic in the garage.
- For parties that have more than 2 carpoolers in their group, only two ID badges are needed to enter. The PRIMARY carpooler’s ID badge and any secondary carpooler’s ID badge.
- If the PRIMARY carpooler will not be utilizing parking for the day but the other 2 (or more) carpoolers of the party need to enter the garage together, please contact BUMC-BMC Parking & Transportation Services in advance to provide you with access.
Looking for a carpool partner?
EV Drivers
The Preferential Parking area in 610 Albany Street Garage is home to 14 EV Charging ports and spaces reserved only for carpoolers and EV drivers.
Apply for preferential parking access.
Please visit our Electric Vehicle page for more information about charging stations and policies campuswide.
Tips for accessing the Preferential Parking area
When accessing the preferential parking area, please try your best to utilize the far right gate to badge in when entering the 610 garage. Please refrain from using the middle lane as this can cause traffic and for safety reasons. Before entering the preferential parking area there will be a second gate where registered electric vehicle members will need to badge into.
Preferential Parking EV Policy
- HYBRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE drivers will badge in on the transponder labeled “HYBRID”. Only the payee’s ID badge will have access to enter the preferential parking area.
- PLEASE HAVE YOUR ID BADGE READY PRIOR TO ENTERING THE 610 GARAGE, as idling will cause delays and backing up will be extremely difficult. Having your badge ready will help us to eliminate traffic in the garage
- Users may not occupy an EV charging space for more than four hours.
- 710 Albany Street’s chargers may be used when 610 Albany Street’s chargers are full but, after four hours, the vehicle owner must either park elsewhere or park in a regular 710 Albany Street space and pay the hourly rate.
- Parker must be driving an electric vehicle to park in the Preferential Parking area.
- Garage access records will be checked frequently and users who fail to observe these rules may lose parking privileges.
