Employee Commuter Benefits
Employee Commuter Benefits
If you commute to campus by…
Bus * Bike * Carpool * Walk
You are eligible for commuter benefits!
WolfTrails Program
At NC State, we reward employees who use sustainable transportation. Commuters who regularly take the bus, bike, carpool, or walk to campus are helping the environment, saving money, and reducing traffic around our beautiful
Benefits
WolfTrails members receive:
- 24 daily parking permits per fiscal year, valid in the Coliseum Deck or C Permit areas.
- Commuter toolkit and monthly newsletter.
- 6 Emergency Ride Home trips per year.
- Prize drawing with GoPerks.
Eligibility & Rules
- Must be a permanent, full-time university employee.
- Cannot have an NC State parking permit for any area.
- Use this form to cancel your permit.
- Assigned work location must be in an NC State Transportation permitted area.
For questions or to cancel your membership, email ncsu-wolftrails@ncsu.edu.
Employee Carpool Program
A carpool is an organized group of 2-4 NC State employees who regularly ride together in one car and share the use of a carpool permit. Looking for a carpool partner? Visit Share the Ride NC.
Important Dates:
- Carpool Applications Open: June 1, 2023, @ 10 A.M.
- Application Deadline (to activate permit by July 1): June 23, 2023, @ 5 P.M.
- Allow up to two weeks to process applications. Please email ncsu-wolftrails@ncsu.edu with any questions.
Regulations & Eligibility
Regulations
- The carpool permit only allows one vehicle to park on campus each day.
- A citation will be issued to each vehicle when multiple vehicles are parked on campus unless:
- a daily permit is claimed, or
- the vehicle is parked in an hourly pay lot
Eligibility
- 2-4 NC State employees must ride together to make up a carpool.
- Each carpool participant must have a vehicle registered in their name or the name of a family member.
- The assigned work location must be in an NC State Transportation permitted area; i.e., not an off-site location that does not require a valid NC State parking permit.
Information
- Participants will split the cost of a carpool permit ($387)
- Each participant pays via a monthly payroll deduction.
- The carpool permit is valid in the following locations:
- Employee B Locations (B)
- Employee C Locations (C)
- Partners Way Deck (CC)
- Coliseum Deck (CD)
- Fringe Lots (F)
- Dan Allen Deck (DD)
- Varsity Lot (V)
- West Deck (W)
- There are no designated carpool parking spaces on campus.
- Participants must reapply each year.
- Carpool participants are eligible for the Emergency Ride Home program.
- Each carpool participant is allotted 24 free daily virtual permits per year:
- Daily parking permits are valid in C or CD areas only.
- Daily permits are not to be sold, traded, gifted or otherwise offered to an unauthorized user.
