What will the daily permit rate for parking be after 2021?

What will be the best option for riding a bus to work 2 or 3 days a week?

Parking Services just rolled out a new one day on line parking permit website. If you log in, log in as a Harvard affiliate. The cost for Harvard affiliates will remain at the reduced rate of $10.00 per day and $5.00 on weekend days, through December of this year 2021. This is the link to the new website: https://hopps.vpcs.harvard.edu/

I am not sure what the rates will be yet for Harvard affiliates starting January, 2022. Please check the parking website for routine updates here: https://www.transportation.harvard.edu/parking

The Director of Parking Services will review the Harvard affiliate rate per day for one day on line permits closer to the end of 2021. Again, the Parking Services website is kept very up to date with important updates to include rate changes, so continue to check that page I linked to above.

Are there any discounted options for the commuter rail besides the half price monthly pass?

Will the bike benefit be reinstated for 2021 purchases? https://www.transportation.harvard.edu/bikebenefit

commuterchoice@harvard.edu

Could you keep your transit pass on hold/continue to opt-out and use the 3-day parking benefit in case you decide to use the transit option again?

To contact Cassidy and Ben in CommuterChoice

Thank you!

If I need to park 4 days/week, is best option to purchase a 3-day pass and then do the debit card for the 4th day? Is there any chance there can be a 4-day parking pass option?

Thanks! I’ll check that page this fall and will sign up for the bike list.

With the pre-tax debit card, did you say that can be used to load a Charlie card (for the T), and also to buy commuter rail tickets?

Yes, I still have credits from the transit

Great - thank you!

thanks for explaining that, can you have a pre-tax debit card, AND get the monthly 50% bus pass?

Are there options for people who have an electric car/charging station spot?

https://www.transportation.harvard.edu/parking/permits-rates/rates

If you have the 3 or 5 day parking, are there still going to be 1 or 2 months/year allowed to freeze your parking?

It seems that a fair amount of return to work schedules include a two-day in office schedule. Is there any talk about a two-day parking permit on the horizon?

If I received a Perq card last year but haven’t used it, do I have to do anything special to activate it before August 4 to begin commuting in September, or will the payroll deduction just resume the first time I use it?

There are electric charging permits. Many locations are waitlisted at this time. Feel free to reach out to our office and we can add you to a particular location's waitlist. There are currently no electric charging spaces available for non-permitted customers or visitors to campus.

Can I use the bike benefit and take a bus with the debit card just a few times a month? Basically for inclement weather.

transit ordering link: http://www.commuterchoice.harvard.edu/mbta

Re the bike parking at One Brattle Square -- I don't see this listed on your website. Should I check with the Kennedy School, which leases space there?

Hi, regarding freezing your permit, last year there was the option of extending your permit and saving a credit for non-used time and applying that credit toward your FY22 permit. At this time, there are no plans to put permits on freeze. You are welcome to cancel a permit and receive a refund for unused time and then re-apply for a permit when you need it again. I hope that this helps. You can cancel a permit at any time.

I am going back to campus (HKS) 4 days per week in September. I was looking at getting a 3-day permit and then using the 1-day online system once per week, but the 1-day system doesn't seem to offer any options close to HKS. Any tips?

How can I find out if my old Charlie Card has expired, and what the remaining value is on that card? Is there a way to recoup the remaining value of an old Charlie Card that has expired?

I appreciate that, thank you for all that you do!

Thank you! Can you also provide the link to get the flex-debit card? I can't find it on your site at the moment!

With ZipBy, what is the hourly and daily rates for the garages? Or do I have to go through the ‘booking’ something to find that out?

tutorial to order debit card: https://www.transportation.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/How%20to%20Take%20Advantage%20of%20Transit%20and%20Parking%20Flex%20Feature.pdf

Personal Charlie Card.

Thank you!

Is there anything I can do if I purchase an unreserved parking pass and then discover that I cannot reliably find an open spot?

Feel free to call the Campus Service Center at 617-496-7827 or email us at parking@harvard.edu. If anyone has questions about parking renewal for FY22, please contact either at this same phone number or email us at parkingrenewal@harvard.edu. All permits holders should be displaying a new FY22 permit as of September 1st, 2021.

Thank you for all this information!

there is an option to just get a monthly bus pass (I believe you mentioned that would be $27.50/month), not bus and train right? I don't see that on the website, just the bus and train one for $45

I'm going on maternity leave. can I still make my monthly order through eden red?

Is the amount we are able to put aside on the debit card flexible? Limits, minimums? Thank you.

Will those turn to credits if it's already been charged?

To answer the question about zipby. The rate is $1.50 per hour and there is no limit to how many hours you park. Read more about how zipby works and how to download the application: https://www.transportation.harvard.edu/zipby. Again any questions feel free to reach out to us.

Pam - if it's already been charged, then no, they won't turn into credits

And is the $270 per month or yearly?

How can I find out if I cancelled my parking permit for Everett St garage?

thanks, very helpful!

Great session with a lot of new commuting ideas and helpful explanations and Q & A. Thank you!

This was IMMENSELY helpful. Thanks so much!

If you email me at Robin_pulsifer@harvard.edu I can check on your parking permit questions.

Thank you! This is all very helpful!

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Extremely helpful!!! Thank you so much!!!!

Thank you, very helpful!!

Thanks for making this webinar available!

Thank you for all this information. Have a great day everyone