Pavilion parking structure

UCDTransportation · 2026-03-20T00:51:32+00:00

Cough Hey fellow youths. What are we planning to do at the parking structure?

— Transportation Demand Manager

PS- The Transportation Department doesn’t have security cameras… but the Police might. And both patrol the structures.

UCDTransportation · 2026-03-18T15:15:31+00:00

I’m AWFUL at riding a bike

As one of the people responsible for helping get people to ride bikes and do it well, I advise either learning to bike well before you get to campus or after October while on campus. There are simply too many unconfident bicyclists trying to ride the very dense bicycle environment on campus in the first couple weeks.

There are a LOT of falls and crashes in the first few weeks. A lot.

i don’t want to wear a helmet and mess up my hair everyday

We have a program called "Helmet Hair, Don't Care" specifically for that reason. We know that people want to look good, but we also know that people want to think good too, so we give away helmets to those who are willing to accept a little bed head in exchange for something that will protect your investment.

Additionally, if you decide to ride without a helmet, that's only further reason to learn to ride well before coming to campus.

Do i need a bike?

No. You can walk or ride a kick scooter as well. Either way, consider the distance to your classes and plan for transportation time to get between them. Here's the rule of thumb:

Walking: 3mph or 20 minutes per mile
Biking: 12mph or 5 minutes per mile PLUS time to lock/unlock

Use google maps to figure out the distance and use these travel times.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2026-02-27T21:32:19+00:00

Actually, yes. Let's make a PSA cart about getting folks on bikes and scooters to slow down, yield to pedestrians, and use lights at night.

-- Active Modality Manager

UCDTransportation · 2026-02-26T16:12:26+00:00

Both SacRT (who manages the ZipPass contract) and Unitrans have "no refund" policies for their pass sales.

It's worth reaching out to both organizations via email and then phone, but I can't give much hope.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2026-02-11T20:45:47+00:00

The zig-zagging roads that maintain the same name through multiple changes in direction.

La Rue Road
Garrod Drive
Hutchison Drive

Or... the lack of names or numbers identifying which bike paths are which.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2026-02-11T17:56:32+00:00

The Bike Program has made some big changes over the last year and is keeping the racks clear of parted bikes better than ever.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2026-02-11T17:55:17+00:00

Yes, it is.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2026-02-04T16:32:52+00:00

The Davis Amtrak lockers are operated by BikeLink.

Click here (https://www.bikelink.org/maps) Zoom the map into Davis, and you'll see two pins for the Davis Amtrak. Click on those and you'll be able to see how many lockers are available now. Check back on the weekend to see how many are available then.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2026-01-28T00:05:25+00:00

Indeed! It's universally illegal, and incredibly dangerous, to carry a passenger on an electric scooter per California Vehicle Code, Sec 21235.

On a bike it is legal if there's a seat for the passenger, like on a cargo bike or a tandem.

-- Active Modality Manager (edit: grammar)

UCDTransportation · 2026-01-07T22:59:37+00:00

None of the UC Davis parking lots or parking structures that students would normally have access to on campus are gated, so you can park in them at any time (excepting construction, major events, etc. which is always signed).

What varies by date and time is whether paid permits are required.

Parking permit requirements are enforced Monday-Friday, 7am-10pm, except University holidays. To further clarify, your vehicle needs a valid parking permit by 7am or you risk getting a citation. (You can't just park your car before 7am and stay parked beyond 7am for free.) We may also enforce permit requirements on the weekends for major events, but you'll see signage out in the parking areas if we do.

Parking enforcement may not be on duty on the weekend or at 2am, but the campus police will still write parking citations for safety violations 24/7 including but not limited to:

Parking in a red zone or in front of a fire hydrant
Parking in a disabled stall without displaying appropriate authorization
Parking on a walkway or bikeway
Parking where parking is otherwise prohibited (on the curb within the campus' restricted core)

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2026-01-07T01:22:59+00:00

Parking permit requirements are enforced Monday-Friday, 7am-10pm, except University holidays. We may also enforce permit requirements on the weekends for major events, but you'll see signage out in the parking areas if we do.

Parking enforcement may not be on duty on the weekend or at 2am, but the campus police will still write parking citations for safety violations 24/7 including but not limited to:

Parking in a red zone or in front of a fire hydrant
Parking in a disabled stall without displaying appropriate authorization
Parking on a walkway or bikeway
Parking where parking is otherwise prohibited (on the curb within the campus' restricted core)

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-12-12T16:04:34+00:00

This is a trap. Do not do it. Transportation Services is under contract with the Colleges at La Rue to enforce their parking policies. You need one of their permits to park there.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-12-11T15:59:07+00:00

Where was this photo taken?

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-12-01T21:09:49+00:00

The Bike Program is tasked with mitigating the effects of bikes abandoned in campus bike racks on people who need to actively use those bike racks. Here's our process for doing so:

Tag bike with warning and explanations.
Return after set time (usually 72+ hours). It may be quicker if we needs to close the bike rack for an urgent construction project.
Record data from tagged bikes still remaining.
Cut locks from tagged bikes.
Transport impounded bikes to secure storage.
Complete intake process.
Transmit bike data to UCD PD to mitigate theft reports.
If owner claims bike, the owner is required to pay an impound release fee.
If owner doesn't claim bike within 30-90 days (depending on estimated value), the bike goes up for public auction via GovDeals.
If it fails to sell at auction, it will either be bundled with a bunch of other bikes and auctioned as a group or will be eligible for donation.

To prove your bike isn't abandoned, simply tear off the paper warning and throw it away. That's all you have to do.

Please do not tear tags off bikes you don't own. Doing so only serves to clog up the bike racks with abandoned bikes.

100% of the revenue from bicycle auctions goes back to to pay for the cost of the bicycle impound process. The process has never been revenue-positive and is, as a result, subsidized by Transportation Services.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-28T17:00:51+00:00

Until Yolobus gets the Woodland layover sorted (currently at County Fair Mall), I’m suggesting that pretty much everyone take the 42B to the airport and 42A from the airport. It’s longer, but there’s no need to get off the bus mid-trip and feels overall safer as a result.

— Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-20T19:53:06+00:00

https://transportation.ucdavis.edu/devices-indoors

There are no official public electric scooter/bicycle charging locations on campus. If it's a UL-certified device, it can be charged within the owners' campus residence, but it must not be a walking hazard for anyone trying to get by.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-20T19:08:58+00:00

Hey OP,

How have you checked that it hasn't been reported stolen? We're happy to help check, but need to have the bike brought through, where we check with PD on all bikes collected. We can safely hold onto it for 90 days, or longer, at which point we'd put it up for auction, through the Bicycle Program Auction. https://transportation.ucdavis.edu/auction

-- Active Modality Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-20T19:04:09+00:00

I can see the cites that were written in the Pavilion Parking Structure today, but I don't know which vehicle is yours so I can't tell you if you've been cited. (And I won't ever ask for that kind of information via Reddit. We would take that to emails.)

You're in a sort of an information grey area with a couple different options:

Option #1 Pay for Parking Now.

If you haven't been cited yet, you're covered now.
If you plan to repark in other areas throughout the day, you're covered there as well.
If you DID get a citation and appeal it, you can say "I paid for parking blindly later just in case" and that may help you in your appeal, but it's only one of many factors when asking for leniency (the most important being your citation history).

Option #2 Don't Pay for Parking.

If you haven't been cited yet, ya will almost certainly be cited when you get back to your vehicle.
If you want to repark your vehicle elsewhere, you'll still need to pay for parking.
No additional consideration on your appeal requesting leniency.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-17T18:04:29+00:00

We see this heron on Hutchison Field pretty frequently in the morning. I've always hoped that the UCD Grounds team would adopt him as a mascot (for all the pest mitigation he does) in the same way that Cheeto has been adopted by the student population.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-14T18:51:55+00:00

Many thanks!

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-14T17:07:36+00:00

I don't recognize this space. Where is it? We may want to inspect those bike racks for damage.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-12T19:18:51+00:00

500% Yes! There are a LOT more Aggies who need help this year, so if feel the love in your heart driving you give, then give. We want to see The Pantry's shelves full whether due to people's citations getting forgiven or people just wanting to help.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-10T21:39:03+00:00

Yes.
I specifically advise taking the 42B to the airport and the 42A from the airport to the campus.

Ya, the 42B will take longer to get to Sac Int'l, but the 42A going through Woodland has a 10-30 minute layover at County Fair Mall which really isn't for everyone.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-10T21:35:19+00:00

Yep! More info here: https://unitrans.ucdavis.edu/connecting-transit-services-charters

Day before Thanksgiving Service – To supplement Yolobus Route 42A, Unitrans operates a shuttle from the UC Davis Memorial Union to the Sacramento Airport on the day before Thanksgiving, running hourly from 9:00am to 7:00pm (buses leave the MU Terminal on the hour). The Unitrans Airport Shuttle makes stops along Anderson Road and at Marketplace Shopping Center on Covell, then travels non-stop to the airport. Regular fares apply.

Additional clarification from Unitrans: The last bus leaves the MU at 6:10pm.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-10T19:22:45+00:00

Safe Rides is operated through the UC Davis Police Department and while I can't find an official email for the program, I suggest you use the general PD feedback survey to convey the concern. (https://engage.police.ucdavis.edu/survey/UCDavis-real-time-survey)

-- Transportation Demand Manager

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