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Getting Around
Wherever students live, the Department of Transportation Services offers a variety
of options for reaching any destination.
BUSES
E- BIKES AND SCOOTERS
Shuttle-UM provides free bus service on and
E-bikes and e-scooters are available for rent
around campus and beyond. Metrobuses
through Veo at UMD and around College Park.
frequently stop at UMD, too. The Transit app is
Privately owned e-scooters and e-bicycles
a GPS tracking system that provides accurate,
must be registered with the Department of
real-time arrival information for all Shuttle-UM
Transportation Services.
routes. Users can find and track a bus by phone,
text messages, monitors located at the Stamp
Find details at transportation.umd.edu/rent-veo
and transportation.umd.edu/escooter-ebike-registration.
and the Department of Transportation Services
office and bus shelter LED screens.
For more information, visit transportation.umd.edu/shuttle-um.
VEHICLES
Students can register online for on-campus
parking spaces, which are in limited supply.
SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
Carpooling is encouraged through the Smart
Smart Commute connects students, faculty
Commute program, which offers discounted
and staff with green commuting options,
parking when at least two active permits/
including transit, carpool, bike routes and
registrations are presented in exchange for
walking paths. Those who log their trips
a carpool permit. Zipcar allows students who
through the program’s digital platform earn
need a car only occasionally to rent one on
rewards for making environmentally friendly
campus.
transportation choices.
More information is available at transportation.umd.edu/parking.
Sign up at go.umd.edu/smart-commute.
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