Shuttle Bus

Title:	Shuttle Bus
Publication date:	12/5/2024
Effective date:	12/1/2021

BRIEF

Policy Summary

Berkeley Lab provides all persons who work at or visit the Laboratory with free shuttle bus services throughout its main site and to local off-site facilities (including the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Potter St., the Joint BioEnergy Institute), the UC Berkeley campus, downtown Berkeley (including the Downtown Berkeley BART station), and the Rockridge, Ashby, MacArthur BART, and North Berkeley BART stations.

Who Should Read This Policy

All persons who work at or visit Berkeley Lab

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Contact Information

Contracted Services Manager
Facilities Division

Title:	Shuttle Bus
Publication date:	12/5/2024
Effective date:	12/1/2021

POLICY

A. Purpose

This policy describes requirements and guidance for using the shuttle bus service at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).

B. Persons Affected

All persons who work at or visit Berkeley Lab

C. Exceptions

Not applicable

D. Policy Statement

Berkeley Lab provides shuttle bus services contracted through a private vendor. Routes run throughout Berkeley Lab's main site, and include stops at local off-site facilities (including the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Potter St., the, and the Joint BioEnergy Institute), the UC Berkeley campus, UC Berkeley Village (housing), downtown Berkeley (including the Downtown Berkeley BART station), and the Rockridge, Ashby, MacArthur BART, and North Berkeley BART stations. Riders are expected to adhere to the riding instructions found on the Instructions for Riders Web page.
Shuttle services are for all persons who work at or visit Berkeley Lab. All riders are required to show identification when boarding off-site buses. Acceptable forms of identification include a Berkeley Lab badge, a UC Berkeley student or faculty ID badge, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) badge, or a University of California Office of the President (UCOP) badge. Visitors are required to present a visitor bus pass, or permission from the Berkeley Lab host written on official Berkeley Lab letterhead or in an e-mail.

E. Roles and Responsibilities

All persons who work at Berkeley Lab or who wish to host visitors to the Laboratory are responsible for adhering to this policy.

F. Definitions/Acronyms

Term

Definition

Shuttle Bus Routes, Berkeley Lab

The Blue and Orange routes on the main Laboratory site and in downtown Berkeley, including stops along the UC Berkeley campus, at the Berkeley BART station and off-site leased facilities. The Rockridge route goes to and from the main Laboratory site and the Rockridge BART station. The MacArthur route goes to and from the main Laboratory site and the MacArthur BART station. The Potter Street route services the off-site leased facilities between Potter Street, JBEI, and the main Laboratory site, as well as the Ashby BART station. The North Berkeley route goes to and from the main Laboratory site and the North Berkeley BART station.

G. Recordkeeping Requirements

None

H. Implementing Documents

Document Number	Title	Type
09.05.003.001	Bus Services — Laboratory Shuttle Bus Routes	Procedure
09.05.003.002	Bus Services — Laboratory Shuttle Bus Routes — Instructions for Riders	Procedure
09.05.003.003	Bus Services — Laboratory Shuttle Bus Routes — Instructions for Bicyclists	Procedure

I. Contact Information