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Parking Permit Renewal Begins in June

Rates to rise from $1 to $14.75 per month, depending on permit type

Duke clinical nurse Casey Harrison drives an ELF, an electric hybrid vehicle that runs on both battery and solar power. It’s an easy way to save money on gas and insurance. Photo by April Dudash.
Duke clinical nurse Casey Harrison drives an ELF, an electric hybrid vehicle that runs on both battery and solar power. It’s an easy way to save money on gas and insurance. Photo by April Dudash.
By Bryan Roth

The parking permit renewal process will begin June 13 with changes in rates to help cover enhanced parking facilities and technologies.

Beginning in August, rates will increase $1 to $14.75 per month, depending on permit type. The change in price affects all parking permits with the average increase for an employee permit rising about $6 per month, roughly 50 cents less than the average increase last year. 

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Among the campus infrastructure improvements, Duke is building a new garage with 2,320 spaces at the corner of Science Drive and Cameron Boulevard. When it opens in early 2017, the garage will offer extra parking for athletic facilities and provide additional spaces for graduate and professional students on West Campus, including Duke Law School and Fuqua School of Business. This year, Duke will complete a technology upgrade of adding a radio-frequency identification (RFID) system to about 46 garages and lots across campus.

“With many construction projects reaching a conclusion, we’re looking forward to the positive impacts they bring to students, faculty, staff and visitors,” said Kyle Cavanaugh, vice president for administration. “The work in recent years will allow us to be more efficient in the way we mitigate constraints for parking on campus.”

While Duke already offers incentives to change commuting habits by taking the bus, carpooling or riding a bike, additional perks will roll out during this summer’s permit renewal process. 

Faculty or staff who turn in a parking permit or choose not to renew a permit will receive a prize pack with freebies, including a GoPass, which provides unlimited rides on local and regional buses, a $20 gift card to Duke Stores and a tote bag with a cell phone charger, Frisbee, portable food container and more.

Also, new Duke employees can receive a “Try Transit Pass” during orientation for one day of free rides on GoDurham and GoTriangle buses. Beginning in July, Parking and Transportation Services will start offering vouchers for one free month in a vanpool before an employee gives up a permit permanently.

“We’ve heard from faculty and staff who want more ways to explore new transportation options, so it was a priority to come up with ways to meet that demand,” said Alison Carpenter, manager of Duke’s transportation demand management program. “Addressing how we commute to campus is a big part of helping Duke become carbon neutral by 2024.”