{"id":44204,"date":"2017-08-14T14:39:28","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T14:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=44204"},"modified":"2017-09-06T17:23:09","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T17:23:09","slug":"parking-tags-green-pass-available-for-2017-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2017\/08\/14\/parking-tags-green-pass-available-for-2017-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Parking tags &amp; Green Pass available for 2017-18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Community College parking permits for the 2017-18 academic year are available for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/locations\/transportation-and-parking\/obtain-a-parking-permit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purchase online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Permit fees are unchanged:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students and hourly staff: $15<\/li>\n<li>Adjunct faculty: $20<\/li>\n<li>Staff, Classified: $30<\/li>\n<li>Staff, Prof-Tech: $35<\/li>\n<li>Full-time faculty: $40<\/li>\n<li>Administrators: $50<\/li>\n<li>Motorcycle permits: $15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Parking permits for 2016-17 expire August 31.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students must be registered and have paid their tuition or set up a payment plan to purchase a parking permit.<\/p>\n<h3><em>Preferred-parking permits<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/offices\/environmental-stewardship\/go-green\/transportation\/green-car\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Green Car\u00a0<\/a>permits allow access to preferred parking on campus. Permits are available for those who drive fuel-efficient, low-emission vehicles (<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0Bw8m9VPReOAoSXNPTi1DOWZycmM\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">see qualified vehicles<\/a>). Drivers also must purchase and display a regular ACC parking permit. (Green car spaces are limited; a permit does not guarantee a preferred spot.)<\/p>\n<p>Preferred parking also is available for registered carpool members. Interested drivers and riders must complete an <a href=\"https:\/\/eapps.austincc.edu\/transportation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online application<\/a>. Approved vehicles will receive a carpool tag.<\/p>\n<h3><em>Ordering permits and green car tags online<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>To purchase a parking permit or obtain a green car or carpool tag online:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select a payment method and place your order, then\u00a0check\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/accmail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACCmail<\/a>for a confirmation notice.<\/li>\n<li>Go to any campus\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/campus-contacts?field_contact_office_or_dept_value%5B%5D=Cashier%27s+Office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cashier Office\u00a0<\/a>to pick up your permit between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><em>Waivers for veterans<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>ACC waives the parking permit fee for disabled veterans who own a vehicle with a state-issued license plate designation of \u201cdisabled veteran.\u201d\u00a0 Qualifying students and employees must provide the Cashier Office with a\u00a0Texas Department of Motor Vehicles\u00a0receipt showing the \u201cDisabled Veteran\u201d plate type.<\/p>\n<p>The college also waives the parking permit fee for the following military medal recipients:\u00a0 Medal of Honor, Purple Heart, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, Pearl Harbor Survivor, and Former Prisoner of War.\u00a0 To receive the waiver, veterans must provide the Cashier Office with a Texas Department of Motor Vehicles receipt for the license plate type issued or other documentation (such as a DD-214) showing the medal awarded.<\/p>\n<h3><em>Alternative Transportation<\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Green Pass:\u00a0<\/strong>A\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/offices\/environmental-stewardship\/go-green\/transportation\/green-pass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Green Pass\u00a0<\/a>allows unlimited rides on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capmetro.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capital Metro<\/a>\u00a0bus and rail services for one semester. It is available for $25 to ACC credit and Adult Basic Education students, faculty, and full-time staff. Students and employees can obtain a Green Pass at any campus\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/campus-contacts?field_contact_office_or_dept_value%5B%5D=Cashier%27s+Office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cashier Office<\/a>. A Green Pass is eligible for all Capital Metro services. Beginning fall 2017, service is available at ACC Round Rock Campus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Car Sharing:\u00a0<\/strong>Students, faculty, and staff also may participate in discounted car sharing programs such as Zipcar or car2go.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Zipcar: <\/em>ACC members join Zipcar for free and pay a $15 annual membership fee.<\/li>\n<li><em>car2go:<\/em> Members pay a one-time application fee of $35. Designated parking spaces are available at Eastview, Riverside, and Highland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Bicycle:\u00a0<\/strong>Students and employees may receive a 50 percent discount on the annual membership from <a href=\"https:\/\/austin.bcycle.com\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Austin B-cycle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><em>Choose alternative transportation and help the environment<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Read about all <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/offices\/environmental-stewardship\/go-green\/transportation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transportation\u00a0<\/a>options on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/offices\/environmental-stewardship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainability Office\u00a0<\/a>webpage. Information on parking regulations, permits, and enforcement is on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/locations\/transportation-and-parking\/parking-regulations-permits-and-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parking Regulations<\/a>\u00a0webpage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Community College parking permits for the 2017-18 academic year are available for\u00a0purchase online. Permit fees are unchanged: Students and hourly staff: $15 Adjunct faculty: $20 Staff, Classified: $30 Staff, Prof-Tech: $35 Full-time faculty: $40 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2017\/08\/14\/parking-tags-green-pass-available-for-2017-18\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3556,"featured_media":44210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,15,17,19,1],"tags":[1651,1650,1649,1088,1648,1087,1647],"class_list":["post-44204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-students","category-facstaff-news","category-news-and-announcements","category-students-and-alumni","category-updates","tag-bicycle","tag-car-sharing","tag-carpool","tag-green-car-tags","tag-green-pass","tag-parking-permits","tag-parking-tag"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3556"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}