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Emergency Ride Home

Emergency Ride Home for Staff and Faculty

Unfortunately, emergencies—a personal illness, a family emergency or an unexpected need to work late—sometimes happen. The thought of being without your car during an emergency probably makes you nervous—maybe so much that you've purchased a parking permit “just in case.”

With a staff and faculty U-PASS, when an emergency arises and you need to leave campus to return to your home, daycare or Park & Ride lot, use the Emergency Ride Home program. Your taxi ride will be reimbursed for 90 percent of the fare (does not include tip) up to 50 miles per quarter.

Steps to using the Emergency Ride Home Program

1. Call any taxi company.
2. Request taxi receipt that indicates the pick up and drop off point and the fare paid, not including tip.
3. Submit receipt along with reason for the taxi ride to Commuter Services, Box 351105.
4. Include your name, phone number, and the box number to which you would like the reimbursement sent..

Please submit receipts within the current quarter. We are unable to reimburse receipts that are more than three months old. We cannot reimburse for limousine or luxury car service.

What is an Emergency?

An emergency is an unanticipated event that arises while you are at your worksite that requires you to return to your home, Park & Ride or child's daycare. If your normal transportation is not available, you may use the Emergency Ride Home program.

Here are some examples of emergencies:

  • personal illness
  • illness of your child or dependent
  • family emergency
  • unanticipated need to work late when transit is unavailable or runs infrequently

Here are some examples of situations not considered emergencies:

  • travel from work to a scheduled appointment. (scheduled event; destination is not your home, Park & Ride, or daycare)
  • travel to pick up your car at the auto repair shop. (scheduled event; non-emergency nature)
  • use of the program on a routine basis for commuting to a location with regular bus service when one has to work late. (non-emergency nature)
  • travel from a non-work site location to your home or day care because of an emergency situation (trip must be from work site to home or day care)

There's More Than One Way to Get Here:

The University of Washington encourages you to join our efforts to improve traffic conditions and to protect the environment. Please consider riding the bus or sharing your ride rather than driving alone to campus. You can find carpool partners online or you can use one of over 50 King and Snohomish county bus routes that serve the University District. 35 buses come right to campus. Carpool and bus route information is available online.


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