Planning an event? The Event Planning Toolkit, managed by Conference and Event Services, is a constantly evolving resource to help guide you through the event planning process at Princeton University. Enterprise Carshare Use Enterprise vehicles for University-sponsored travel at affordable hourly rates with Enterprise Carshare (open to employees and students). Benefits of a department Carshare account Membership is free – for the department and for the individual drivers on the account. 24/7 self-service access to vehicles right on campus. Driving rates from $5/hr and $40/day (parking, gas, and insurance included). Administrators can monitor all activities on the account. How to set up a department account Employees and students must become University-Approved drivers to join a department account. Please confirm your initial drivers are approved before moving on to Step 2. If your department or student group needs to check names or would like a report of your approved drivers, please contact Risk Management at [email protected]. Complete a request form with Enterprise. A representative from Enterprise will contact you to provide more information about the service and billing. Once confirmation of your account set-up is complete, you can then invite approved drivers to join. Your department account will now have access to the online reservation system and app to unlock vehicles at the time of reservation. How to become an University-Approved Driver Required for all employee or student drivers: Create an account and sign into the Princeton University Driver Certification portal and complete the following: Complete and sign the Driver History Questionnaire In the field titled “Driving for Which Group/Department?”, enter the name of the department Carshare account you will be joining. Read and sign the Vehicle Usage Agreement, Regulations and Safety Guidelines. Upload the front and back of your valid driver license. (Your license is considered valid if it is not expired and non-provisional and non-probationary). If you have any difficulty with the Driver Certification portal or have questions about the certification process, you are welcome to reach out to Risk Management at [email protected]. Princeton University’s Risk Management will review your information and you will receive an email from [email protected] noting whether your registration has been approved or not approved. If your registration is not approved, you will be provided with the next steps to take to make any adjustments or other corrections to your information. This process could take approximately 3-7 days and is dependent on each state’s motor vehicle process. Once your registration has been approved, please provide proof of confirmation to your department Carshare account manager and await instructions to enroll in Enterprise Carshare and receive your membership account access and card. Ready to carshare? Opening a Carshare department account is quick and easy. Request account Lyft Princeton University’s partnership with Lyft allows for department administrators to set up transportation programs that support the needs of your department with monthly invoicing. Benefits of a department Lyft account Business travel direct billing and auto-payment expensing. Campus guest transportation needs. Off-campus student programs and events. Event transportation. What programs your department can design with Lyft Recurring Lyft Pass: An automated solution for rides that recur regularly. Allows you to assign a monthly dollar amount to program participants that they can use towards Lyft rides each month. Customizable: you can restrict the rides by date, time, and location and customize the value. Departments provide a list of eligible riders who will receive Lyft Pass. Eligibility verified by @princeton.edu email address. One-Time Lyft Pass: For one-off events or non-recurring rides. Departments can purchase codes for one-off events and rides for non-recurring programs. Can be restricted by date, time, location, max redemptions, and value. To set up your own event code, you can also go to the Lyft Events Portal. Lyft Auto Pay: Allows faculty and staff to directly bill rides to a corporate account. Hassle-free expensing (integrates with Concur). A simple way for faculty and staff to separate business related rides from personal rides. Lyft Concierge: Web-based portal for booking trips on a rider’s behalf. Enables you to request rides for people who don’t have the Lyft app. The Concierge platform offers a user-friendly booking interface that is compatible with any internet-enabled device. How your department can get started Complete the Lyft Business Portal request form. Your response will go directly to Princeton University's Lyft Account Manager, who will reach out to you. With Lyft, discuss your specific transportation need. Review and confirm Lyft's proposed plan. Receive a program confirmation and portal training details, which will give you the tools the manage your program. Travel solutions between select off campus locations and campus Transportation and Parking Services offers the Campus Connection Lyft Pass for University transportation needs to and from campus for University office facilities not serviced by TigerTransit: 701 Carnegie 100 Overlook 600/619 Alexander 693 Alexander (from select locations) Forrestal campus (from select locations) Ready to rideshare? Travel between University locations not served directly by TigerTransit or create your own custom Lyft program for your department. Get started with Lyft TigerTransit shuttle charters This service is available for university departments and organizations, and University event organizers. All charter requests must be for University business and subject to fleet availability. Service area and hours Services are limited to the local Princeton area. Please note, availability will be limited during peak weekday service hours (7 - 10 AM and 4 - 7 PM). Fleet options Full-size transit vehicles 39 seated passengers. ADA features include kneeling and low-floor ramps. Mid-size transit vehicles 20 seated passengers. ADA features include rear wheelchair lift. Service rates $100 per hour, four-hour minimum. Departments will work directly with the transit operator for billing. Ready to request? A minimum of two weeks' notice is required to review requests, confirm availability, and complete scheduling. Submit a request Department bike rentals New department bike rentals are currently paused Please check back later or contact Transportation and Parking Services with questions. Transportation and Parking Services has bikes available through the University's Bike Library. Bikes come with bike locks and a limited number of helmets for approved department members. Department bikes are available for use by approved department bike rental users only. Benefits of a department rental bike Need to get to a meeting in another building? Zip over there on your department rental bike and use on of the over 1,500 bike parking locations around campus. How to set up a department bike rental Designated a bike rental coordinator. The coordinator will be responsible for contacting Transportation and Parking Services in case of any bike repair needs as well as provide information to the department regarding bike availability and use. Complete a Department Bike Rental form. Transportation and Parking Services will coordinate the drop-off and brief orientation for your department bike(s) and u-lock and keys. Keys can be provided to approved department bike rental users for easy access to the department bike. How to become a department bike user Request access to your department bike rental and review the rental user contract form using the Department Bike Rental User form. Once approved, your department bike rental coordinator will be notified and they will reach out to you regarding bike access. Ready to roll? Set up your department bike rental or sign up as an authorized user for your department rental. Department rentals are currently paused Campus construction impacts Although each project is exciting and will advance the mission of the University, construction will temporarily impact parking and campus bike and pedestrian paths. Transportation and Parking Services is working closely with the Office of Capital Projects, the Office of the University Architect, the Office of Disability Services, and many other partners to maintain safe and accessible routes. Learn more about University capital projects
