Transportation Benefit

(effective 9/1/07)

Public Transportation Pre-Tax Pass:
As parking at an urban school is very limited, employees are strongly encouraged to use public transportation. To help defray the cost of public transportation, Lesley University (under the Transportation Equity Act) allows employees to pay for certain employment-related transportation expenses on a pre-tax basis. Examples of these include the purchase of MBTA passes and payment of selected parking lot fees associated with the commute to work.

Parking reimbursement is available at Alewife and Quincy Adams stations for those employees who use public transportation to and from work. Employees can be reimbursed by submitting a valid receipt from the Alewife and Quincy Adams garage AND an MBTA Reimbursement Expense Form to Accounts Payable on a monthly basis. Receipts received on or before the last day of a month will be reimbursed in the following month. In the event that you are unable to obtain a valid receipt, a copy of your parking ticket will be sufficient.

Download the Reimbursement Expense Form [doc].

Shuttle Service:
The Lesley shuttle services all four campus locations (Quad Campus, Porter Campus, Art Institute at Boston, and the Brattle Street) and is available from September through May. There is no shuttle service on weekends, University observed holidays, student breaks, or during the summer semester (June through August). The schedule is subject to change. For information about shuttle schedules and stops, please contact the Office of Public Safety, or visit the website: www.lesley.edu/services/operations/shuttle.html

Parking:
Lesley University, in cooperation with the City of Cambridge, encourages employees to use public transportation, whenever possible. Currently, demand exceeds the available spaces. As an urban campus, opportunities for parking at Lesley are extremely limited. To become eligible for parking, you may request to be put on a wait-list. Eligibility for parking is based on two variables: seniority as defined by rank for faculty and classification level for staff, and length of service at the University. For more information on eligibility please visit:
http://www.lesley.edu/security/parking/parking_permits.html

Additionally, there are constraints posed by the City of Cambridge agreement which limits the number of one rider parking permits that we can give out.

Employees who are eligible for on-campus parking spaces pay a pre-tax monthly fee through Payroll deduction. Parking permits are granted by the University on the express condition that the University is not responsible for any damage that occurs to a vehicle while parked on Lesley property. The Office of Public Safety manages all parking issues for faculty, students and staff at Lesley. Staff members are encouraged to coordinate any and all parking requests for special events (meetings, conferences etc.) in advance with the Office of Public Safety.

Employees who are not eligible for on-campus parking, but who find suitable off-campus parking should speak with Human Resources about the pre-tax spending account for parking expenses.

Carpooling:
Employees who carpool together and have an assigned parking space on-campus are eligible to receive a 20% discount off the cost of their yearly permit. Contact Human Resources for details.

For further information about costs to park on campus, contact the Public Safety Office at 617.349.8888, or Human Resources at 617.349.8787.