Share the ride downtown and pay as little as $20 per month for carpool parking. Ride with family, roommates, coworkers, or find new friends en-route to work. Parents with children in downtown daycare count as a carpool! Travel free in the E-ZPass Express Lanes and enjoy free downtown transfers with your Ramp and Ride transit pass (see map below). Register for a monthly carpool contract with guaranteed parking availability or share the ride on a whim and pay daily carpool rates. Registered carpoolers can enroll in the Guaranteed Ride Home program for those emergencies when you need to leave without your carpool partner.
***Downtown residents are NOT eligible for carpool parking (see downtown zone map below).
Carpool Parking Pricing
- $20 per month for registered carpools, or $5 for single-day carpooling at ABC Ramps
- $99 per month at the Leamington or 11th & Marquette ramps
- Free at any of three surface lots underneath Interstate 94
Looking for a carpool partner?
Metro Transit offers a ride-matching service to help find a commuting partner.
Register Your Carpool at the ABC Ramps
To register your $20 per month carpool at ABC Ramps you will need the following items for the carpool application:
- ID’s for you and your carpool partner. *If the carpool partner is a child going to daycare or school in downtown Minneapolis an ID is not required.
- Proof of residency for you and your carpool partner (a mortgage/rent statement, or a utility bill). We just need to see that the names and addresses match the carpooling address for verification. *If your carpool partner is a spouse, child, or roommate living at the same household then only one “proof of residency” is required.
- List the make, model, and plate # of the carpool vehicle
- List the address of the employer or school located in downtown Minneapolis. *If your employer is based outside of downtown Minneapolis, please use the address of the work location in downtown. For example, if you work for a vendor at Target Field (Twins games), list the address of Target Field.
Register your new carpool or renew your carpool here: ABC Ramps Mobility Hub
In-person Carpool Registration Available
Register for carpooling on-line, or in-person at Move Minneapolis/Minneapolis Regional Chamber during office hours, M-F, 9 am – 4 pm at the Young Quinlan Building, Skyway Level, 81 South 9th Street, Suite 200, Minneapolis
Please Note: Downtown residents are ineligible for carpool parking. If you live in the downtown zone (orange area) on the map you are not eligible for carpool parking at ABC Ramps Mobility Hub.
A Parent + Child = Carpool!
A parent & child count as a carpool and earn a host of benefits! Ride in the E-ZPass lanes toll free, get preferred parking spaces at ABC Ramps Mobility Hub next to the elevators, and pay only $20 per month for unlimited carpool parking. Carpool parking at ABC Ramps Mobility Hub makes the commute that much easier.
Ramp and Ride Card for transit across downtown for FREE
Your workplace too far to easily walk from ABC Ramps Mobility Hub? No problem! Carpoolers can get a Ramp & Ride card to hop a bus or train and ride anywhere in the Metro Transit Downtown Zone for FREE (includes North Loop, East Town, Elliot Park, Loring Park, and parts of NE Minneapolis – see Downtown Zone map). Request a FREE Ramp & Ride card when registering your carpool, or email [email protected] (one Ramp and Ride card per person).
Ramp & Ride Card Downtown Zone
Build Your Carpool Program
Organizations that want to maximize the benefits of carpool participation can engage an enterprise-level carpool management program.
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