You can also find a carpool match on-line by completing the TAPS and Commute Solutions Rideshare Application. Check the Parking Section of this site for more details on carpool permit types and fees. It's a group of 15 members of the UCSC community commuting from the same area. Vanpools make one inbound and one outbound trip each weekday. While vanpool travel times tend to accomodate employee work schedules and staff and faculty have rider priority, some students find vanpools convenient and economical.
Drivers are volunteers.
In exchange for the responsibility, drivers ride for free and have other benefits. Each vanpool has Back-Up Drivers who receive a discounted fare. A standard drivers license is all that is needed, but drivers must meet certain driving and medical requirements. Because TAPS subsidizes vanpools to keep your cost down, each new vanpool needs to be planned and budgeted. We are seeking new riders as well as drivers on several of our vans.