UCSF is excited to offer Park and Ride locations that serve the Parnassus Heights campus. These lots provide commuters with an opportunity to reduce their transportation expenses while helping to alleviate congestion on our campuses. Participants enjoy a free UCSF shuttle ride from the Japan Center ad Buchanan Dental locations to their campus destination.
Sign up for the Japan Center Park and Ride
Sign up for the Buchanan Park and Ride
Sign up for the Music Concourse Park and Ride
Frequently Asked Questions
Where are the Park and Ride lots, and how much do they cost?
- Japan Center Garage - 1610 Geary Blvd - $99/month
- Music Concourse Garage - 800 10th Ave. - $149/month
- Buchanan Dental Garage – 100 Buchanan St. - $100/month
Garages are available by calendar month and rates are not prorated. At Music Concourse, Japan Center, sign up by 12pm on the second Friday of the month to begin parking that month. Participants enrolling after that will start the first day of the following month. (Example – sign up April 17, start May 1). Buchanan enables signups on any date in the month, but no proration is allowed.
Who is eligible?
Commuters to Parnassus Heights; the Park and Ride program is presently focused on parking solutions for commuters who are facing challenges at their current campus lots due to lot obstructions or closures at Parnassus Heights.
UCSF commuters working at Mission Bay (with the exception of MCB), Mt. Zion, Stanyan, Hyde, and ZSFGH campuses are not eligible at this time to participate in the first phase of this program.
What are the garage hours?
- Japan Center Garage: Monday-Friday, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Buchanan Dental Garage: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Music Concourse Garage: Monday-Friday, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
How do I get from the Buchanan Dental garage to Parnassus?
The free UCSF Lime shuttle will take you from the parking garage to campus. You can also hop on the N Judah (comes every 10 minutes) or the 6 bus (comes every 20 minutes).
I work on weekends. Are these Park and Ride garages open?
Japan Center, Music Concourse, and the Buchanan Dental locations are not open on the weekends; however, a park and ride permit allows you to park at ACC Garage at Parnassus Heights on weekends and holidays.
If you have any questions or need any additional clarification, please do not hesitate to contact park.ride@ucsf.edu.
