Regional Transit
The UC Davis Medical Center is conveniently located near four bus routes and the Gold Line Light Rail. UC Davis Health employees and students are eligible for subsidized rates on transit passes. Transit subsidies can be used for Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) and its neighboring cities, or Amtrak services such as Capitol Corridor.
Benefits of a Transit Commute:
- Save money: not only can you save money on gas and parking, but you can also reduce the miles and wear-and-tear on your vehicle.
- Time for yourself: sit back and relax while someone else does the driving! You can use the time on the bus to read a book, stream your favorite show, or catch up on emails.
- Less stress: lose the stress of driving in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
- Safety: studies show that busses are a safer mode of travel than cars.
- Improve air quality: reduce your carbon footprint. Every trip counts towards improving the air quality in our region.
Monthly Transit Subsidy
The Green Commuter Program offers a transit subsidy of up to $100 per month. This subsidy covers the entire cost of a monthly pass for SacRT, making the commute free for most transit riders!
Whether you utilize transit for your daily commute or only ride occasionally, our transit subsidy program allows you flexibility to take transit whenever you need.
Eligibility
UC Davis Health employees and students are eligible for the subsidy. You must be:
- Employed by UC Davis Health (at the Medical Center or outlying location),
- Enrolled in the School of Medicine, or
- Enrolled in the School of Nursing
Retirees, contractors, and UC Davis (main campus) employees and students are not eligible for the subsidy.
Connect Transit Card
A Connect Card is your pass to board any bus or light rail within the Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) system. SacRT offers service throughout the Sacramento region, including bus, light rail, SacRT Go Paratransit service, and more!
Our transit subsidy is applied directly to your Connect Card when you pick one up from the Parking Office.
How it Works
We manage the funds on your Connect Card so you don't have to!
- We add money onto your Connect Card
- Every time you ride transit, $2.50 will be deducted from your balance (the cost of a single ride)
- When the balance gets low, additional funds will be reloaded onto the card automatically
Interested in trying transit?
Stop by the Parking Office at any time during business hours to pick up a Connect Card.
Transit Services Outside of Sacramento
The Connect Card is valid for the following transit providers:
- Sacramento Regional Transit
- e-tran
- El Dorado Transit
- Folsom Stage Line
- Placer County Transit
- Roseville Transit
- SCT Link
- Yolobus
- Yuba-Sutter Transit
Some commuter services outside of the Sacramento Regional Transit District cost more than $100 per month. In these cases, you would pay the difference in cost.
If you are interested in one of these services, please reach out to hs-GreenCommuterProgram@ucdavis.edu so we can recommend the transit pass that best meets your needs.
Commuting by Train
Transit services like Amtrak (Capitol Corridor) do not utilize the Connect Card, so the transit subsidy is available through a physical voucher. The voucher can be used at any staffed Amtrak station to purchase a monthly or multi-ride pass.
Eligibility
- Must be a UC Davis Health employee or student
- Transit subsidies can be applied to either the Connect Card or Amtrak voucher, but not both. If you have a Connect Card, you are not eligible for the Amtrak voucher, and vice versa.
- Subsidy vouchers for Amtrak may only be used on regular commute trips. Personal and business trips are not covered by the transit subsidy.
If you have any questions, please email us at hs-GreenCommuterProgram@ucdavis.edu
The Elk Grove/UC Davis Medical Center Express bus offers convenient service between the city of Elk Grove and the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. The bus operates Monday-Friday with six morning trips and eight evening trips during peak commute times.
The Elk Grove Express Bus is free for employees and students at UC Davis Health with a Connect Card.
The Causeway Connection is a bus service connecting the UC Davis main campus (Davis) to the Medical Center (Sacramento).
All UC Davis and UC Davis Health affiliates can ride the Causeway Connection for free by showing their UC Davis ID badge when boarding.
For more information, please visit causewayconnection.com.
Green Commuter Program Benefits
If you regularly commute by transit (and do not have a parking permit), you qualify for the Green Commuter Program! If you sign up for a Connect Card from the Parking Office, you will automatically be enrolled in the Green Commuter Program, and are eligible for the following benefits.
Parking when you need it
Employees participating in a Green Commuter Program can receive up to 24 Green Commuter 1-Day Permits for courtesy parking days each fiscal year. Green Commuter 1-Day Permits are valid for any B parking space. Please check with the Parking and Transportation Services office for details.
If you are already registered in the Green Commuter Program, here is instructions on how to activate a Green Commuter 1-Day Permit.
Guaranteed Ride Program
As a Green Commuter, if you need to leave work early for an emergency, you are not stuck! The Guaranteed Ride Program will cover trips to or from work in the event of an emergency. This great service is available up to 5 times per calendar year to assist when the need arises.
Click here to learn more about the program, or visit sacregion511.org to access this benefit.