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	Carpool Information What is Carpool? UCSB Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) defines a carpool as two or more UCSB employees/students commuting together and sharing ONE Faculty/Staff/Student Carpool campus permit. Carpools are an ideal cost saving arrangement, particularly for those individuals who commute long distances to and from work each day, have limited access to public transit or few transportation options available to them. TAP Carpool Program Benefits Discount Permit Carpool discount permits are available to carpools including any combination of at least TWO Post-docs, or Faculty or Grad Students employed by UCSB at least 45%, or Career Staff. A Carpool Discount Permit is a pilot program and currently costs $18 per month, rather than $36 per month for the price of a regular long-term parking permit for the 2008–2009 fiscal year that ends in June 2009. The adhesive long-term parking permit may be transferred between vehicles, at will. All vehicles used with the parking permit should be associated with the parking permit through our vendor The Permit Store. Please link to the MyPermitStore account login to view or modify an existing account. To sign up for the carpool discount permit program please follow the instructions listed on our Carpool Application. Carpool Matching Carpool matching services can be of assistance to those who want to form or expand a carpool. TAP Traffic Solutions, a division of Santa Barbara County Association of Government (SBCAG), offers a carpool matching service to those enrolled or employed at UCSB on their web site at trafficsolutionsonline.info. Sample Carpool Logistical Arrangements The basic types of carpools are the Designated Driver Carpool and the Alternating Carpool. In the Designated Driver Carpool the driver provides the vehicle and passengers pay a daily, weekly or monthly fare based on expenses such as fuel, maintenance and parking. In the Alternating Carpool the driving is alternated on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Costs are incurred only during the period in which you are required to drive. Join TAP Join TAP to sign up for the carpool discount permit program.