Sustainable Transportation

WashU Medicine encourages and supports the use of sustainable forms of transportation that lessen environmental impact, promote healthy lifestyles, and strengthen our sense of community.

Biking

Certified as a silver-level Bicycle Friendly Business, WashU Medicine offers a multitude of resources to support bikers.

  • Bike parking is found across campus, with locked and covered options available.
  • Free bike tune-up events are hosted each spring and fall. Dates are shared in the Sustainability newsletter.
  • Fix-it stations are available to perform basic bike maintenance.
  • High-quality U-locks are available at cost through the WashU Police Department.
  • Locker and shower rooms are available for WashU Medicine employees and students.
  • WashU Rides allows users to explore bike routes and even form a bike pool. The platform is accessible to everyone with a WUSTL Key.

Public Transportation

MetroLink and MetroBus stops across WashU campuses make public transportation a great way to get to, from, and around campuses. The Central West End station services both the Red and Blue MetroLink lines.

  • Full-time students and benefits-eligible employees can register for a complimentary U-Pass, which is valid for MetroLink trains and MetroBuses. U-Pass holders should follow the University’s guidelines and agreed upon terms.
  • Metro Park & Ride locations allow commuters who don’t live near a transit stop to park for free and take a MetroBus or MetroLink directly to campus.
  • MetroLink and MetroBus both allow riders to bring their bike for seamless multi-modal transportation.
  • WashU Rides helps users to plan their public transportation route and is accessible to everyone with a WUSTL Key.

Carpool and Vanpool

Carpooling and vanpooling are a great option to save money and build community across WashU.

  • WashU Rides connects individuals with similar commutes in order to form a carpool and is accessible to everyone with a WUSTL Key. Addresses aren’t shared until you choose to do so. See the FAQ page for more details.
  • Carpoolers can register for parking at the FISC desk and are automatically signed up for RideFinders’ Guaranteed Ride Home program.
  • RideFinders’ vanpool program provides a vehicle, maintenance, insurance, and gas, for any group of five or more individuals who want to commute together.

Guaranteed Ride Home

Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) provides WashU employees and students who use smart commuting options with subsidized one-way rides home from campus in the event of an emergency, sickness, or unscheduled overtime up to four times per year.

  • You must enroll in the program to be eligible.
  • Eligible circumstances include:
    • Sickness – personal, child, spouse or other immediate family members
    • Unscheduled overtime – when required to work beyond your normally scheduled hours without prior notice
    • Personal emergency – includes theft, fire or other personal emergency requiring immediate attention
    • Unanticipated absence of carpool driver (for carpool commuters through RideFinders)
  • This program is not able to provide rides due to rescheduled appointments like doctor visits, acts of nature such as a snowstorm or power failure, working late if you have at least one day of notice, or inability to arrange transportation home due to day-to-day planning issues.
Registered Carpool and Vanpool Commuter Reimbursement Details

Registered carpool and vanpool commuters are automatically enrolled in RideFinders’ GRH program. Registered Madison County Trail (MCT) Express bus riders are also eligible.

  • The commuter is reimbursed for 100% of the cost of their Uber, Lyft, or taxi ride home, up to $125, in case of an emergency. Gratuity is not reimbursed. Eligibility must be verified by the Facilities Integrated Service Center (FISC) or RideFinders staff.
  • To request a GRH voucher, please contact the FISC at 314-362-3100 or RideFinders at 314-621-7433. Please visit the FISC Desk (first floor, Mid Campus Center) to obtain the voucher. You must present a voucher to the taxi driver to secure a ride for no out of pocket cost. Participants using an advanced voucher must call a RideFinders GRH Taxi Provider. RideFinders recommends you provide the cab company a call back phone number and allow ample time for the taxi to arrive.
  • If you would like to pay for the ride and be reimbursed, please submit a short description of why you needed GRH and a copy of the original receipt to  ridefinders@mct.org or mail to RideFinders, One Transit Way, Pontoon Beach, IL 62040. Contact 314-621-7433 for RideFinders staff assistance. Reimbursements may take up to 6 weeks to receive.
    For more detailed instructions, visit RideFinders.org
Transit, Bicycling, or Walking Commuter Reimbursement Details

Those who use transit, bicycling, or walking as their main commuting method can register to be eligible for Citizen for Modern Transit’s GRH program.

  • In the case of an emergency, the commuter is reimbursed for 80% of the cost of the taxi, Uber, Lyft, or Enterprise Rent-A-Car ride home, up to $60. The ride must start at your work/school location and end at home (or at another location if necessitated by the type of emergency).
    • To book a rental car with Enterprise, go to enterprise.com or call 1-800-Rent-A-Car. Use discount code 01GRH23 and PIN, “CMT.” The car may be returned the next day.
  • Pay the entire cost upfront and submit your receipt to rides@wustl.edu with a short description of why you needed GRH, your WashU ID number, and where the check should be sent. Transportation & Parking will submit the receipt to CMT and you can expect your reimbursement via check within two weeks.
  • For additional information, contact CMT at info@cmt-stl.org or 314-231-7272.

Shuttles

Shuttles facilitate the safe transportation of WashU community members around and off campus. A WashU ID is required.

  • The After-Hours Neighborhood Shuttle facilitates WashU community members’ safe and secure evening travels to their residences in designated nearby neighborhoods. The shuttle serves WashU Medicine Monday-Friday (except holidays observed by the University) starting at 5:00 p.m. with the last shuttle leaving at 12:00 midnight.
  • The Delmar DivINe Shuttle offers express service between the Danforth Campus, Delmar-DivINe and the WashU Medicine Campus.
  • WashU Medicine shuttles service the campus on weekdays with stops at buildings, garages, and lots.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Charging is found across the WashU Medicine campus for the convenience of electric vehicle drivers.

  • There are 36 EV spots in the Newstead Garage and 22 spots in the Clayton Garage. An EV permit is required to use these spots, which can be obtained, pending availability, at the FISC Desk (first floor, Mid Campus Center).
  • The Metro Garage has limited first-come, first-serve EV spaces on its 3rd floor. A permit is not required to use these spaces, but the EV owner must provide the charging unit.
  • Vehicles must be plugged in when parking in designated EV spaces.

Enterprise Car Share

Enterprise, a car share service, reduces the number of vehicles on the road and allows anyone 18+ with a WashU email address automated access to on-site vehicles anytime they need them.

  • Automated vehicle technology allows users to scan into the vehicle they need for the job and go!
  • Vehicles are located on the WashU Medicine campus in the 4510 McKinley Lot, found at the corner of McKinley and S. Taylor Ave. Additional vehicles are found across WashU campuses.
  • Find the most up-to-date rates and enroll using your WashU email on Enterprise’s site.