As 2025 and a new semester begin, the Office of Transportation and Mobility has a few important reminders for the campus community about commuting, parking and mobility options.
If your New Year’s resolutions include exercise, sustainability or environmental conservation, consider an active commute like walking, biking, riding the bus or carpooling at least once per week. Get help making it happen with MoveVU tools like the Commute Concierge, commute calculator and daily parking program, which are designed to reduce single-occupancy vehicle travel to and from campus.
Commute Concierge
- Commute Concierge services for the Vanderbilt University community include instructions on using public transit, identifying park and ride locations, planning group excursions, setting up Lyft programs for events and more.
Commute Calculator
Your commuting needs can change day to day and over time. MoveVU’s commute calculator can help you determine which option may be best for you this spring for getting to and parking on campus.
Public Transit
- Commodore Cards are no longer usable on WeGo Public Transit as of Jan. 1. Vanderbilt-registered QuickTicket accounts are required for free rides.
- WeGo local and regional buses, commuter train and paratransit services are free with a Vanderbilt-registered QuickTicket app (or card). This service is available for any place and time WeGo operates, not just for commuting to and from campus, for full- and part-time faculty, staff, students and postdocs.
- Visit vu.edu/bus to learn more, including requesting new QuickTicket registration codes, routes, and destinations convenient to and from campus, or email the Commute Concierge at MoveVU@vanderbilt.edu.
Biking
- A map of bicycle amenities on campus, including bike racks, repair stations and showers, can be found at vu.edu/bike.
- Bicycle commuting route guidance is available by emailing MoveVU@vanderbilt.edu.
- Vanderbilt has collaborated with Spin to allow e-bike sharing with nine dockless e-bike parking locations on campus. Additionally, Nashville’s docked e-bikeshare system, BCycle, has two stations adjacent to campus for convenient access.
Daily Parking and Sustainable Commute Incentives
- Vehicle ownership is NOT REQUIRED to enroll in daily parking and earn sustainable commute incentives.
- Daily parking enrollees only pay for days parked on campus, and carpoolers can split parking charges and earn sustainable commute incentives.
- Daily parking applications are accepted on a rolling basis and processed weekly.
- Earn $1.00 per weekday when you log walking, biking, carpooling, vanpooling or taking WeGo bus or train commutes in the MoveVU Commute Hub or Luum app.
- Tuesdays and Wednesdays are usually the busiest parking days on campus. If your preferred daily parking garage is full, please check the Luum app or MoveVU Commute Hub for available spaces in Sony, Terrace, Wesley and West garages.
Visitor Parking
- Visitor parking options include hourly paid parking, special event reserved parking and Metro Nashville on-street paid parking.
Parking Enforcement
- You must update your vehicle’s registration information when you have a new vehicle or new license plate number.
- Vehicles must park nose-in (do not back into or pull through parking spaces), and license plate must be visible to parking enforcement; otherwise, a citation may be issued. Your license plate is part of your virtual parking permit. Review parking FAQs on the Parking and Transportation website.
- Electric vehicle charging parking spaces are reserved for active charging only, up to four hours. Vehicles must be moved to a non-charging parking space after no more than four hours or charging is complete, whichever comes first, or risk citation.
For more information about commuting, parking and transportation options, visit the Parking and Transportation website or email the MoveVU Commute Concierge at MoveVU@vanderbilt.edu.
About MoveVU
MoveVU is Vanderbilt’s strategic transportation and mobility plan that is part of the FutureVU comprehensive campus planning efforts. It is a highly collaborative partnership between Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering and the Office of Transportation and Mobility in the Facilities Department. The vision of MoveVU calls for a transformation in how the Vanderbilt community commutes to campus, with less reliance on single-occupancy vehicles and parking lots and a greater focus on sustainable commute modes and green spaces.
