To process your permit request, your vehicle must be registered with the 511 Regional Rideshare Program. If you are not registered with the 511 Regional Rideshare Program Call 511 and say "Rideshare".
To qualify for a new permit, your vehicle must transport at least 7 riders including the driver up to a maximum of 15. Spaces are not assigned; they are available on a first-come, first-served basis daily. All permits expire annually on August 31.
Vehicles with vanpool parking permits will be exempt from time restrictions at any parking meter (TC202/.1) having time limits of 60 minutes or longer; overtime parking (TC32C.1/2) with time limit of 60 minutes or longer. These exemptions are in addition to the posted vanpool parking meters.Please complete all portions of the application, including the company name, address, and work phone numbers of drivers and riders. Permits cannot be issued without the passengers’ and employer’s information.
Vehicles with outstanding citations will not be issued permits until the citations are cleared. Outstanding citations can be paid at the SF Department of Parking and Traffic, which is located at: 11 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94103, Attn: Vanpool Permits.