Carpooling with WashU Rides
WashU Rides is a free resource to help you find others interested in carpooling and bikepooling with you. With WashU Rides, you can compare your travel options on an interactive map centered on WashU campuses; form a one-time or ongoing carpool or bikepool; and track how much money and CO2 you’ve saved.
To get started, visit rides.wustl.edu and log in with your WUSTL Key username and password. Once you’ve created an account, you can download the Commute Tracker app to plan trips, manage carpools, and more. Learn more about how to use WashU Rides on the Parking Transportation website.
It’s fun having someone to chat with. It definitely makes the commute seem shorter.
Jennifer Kraus-Smith, long time carpooler and WashU employee
Parking Permits
Please visit the Parking & Transportation page for current information on parking and permits for employees.
Vanpooling
RideFinders’ vanpool program provides a vehicle, maintenance, insurance, and gas, for any group of five or more individuals who want to commute together. Available to all residents of the greater St. Louis area (9 counties across Illinois and Missouri), the goal of this program is to reduce emissions and enhance our regional air quality, while providing an affordable and convenient way for people to commute.
Learn more about the vanpooling program by reading the inspiring story of Gary and Donna, employees at the School of Medicine, who have been vanpooling for two decades.
Car Sharing
WashU offers the Enterprise CarShare program for hourly or day use. Details include:
- $5/hour, $60/day, $20 overnight
- Renters can be 18+ years old
No-Idling Policy
WashU, like the State of Missouri, the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County, limits vehicle idling on campus as of April 2009. Motor vehicle idling endangers public health, pollutes the environment and wastes fuel and money.