Upon Arrival

Visitor Parking

• There is limited street parking available on the surrounding streets. 

• The outdoor parking spaces in front of the Potter Street site are on a first come first serve basis. 

• We cannot reserve parking spaces located in front of the building.

Berkeley Lab Shuttle Service

The Aquatic Park office is on the Berkeley Lab shuttle route “Potter St./JBEI” (“Potter” stop); see route and rider instructions.

• Limited on-site personal vehicle parking is available to eligible employees, affiliates, and visitors at the Potter Street offsite location (717 Potter Street).

• Parking at Potter Street requires a parking permit that is issued by Wareham Properties.  

• The parking garage at Potter Street is for multi-tenant use and is not managed by LBNL.  Eligible individuals are limited to one valid parking permit which must always be displayed on the vehicle while parked in the Wareham Properties garage.

• Individuals authorized to park their vehicles in the Wareham garage must provide vehicle information to Wareham Properties.

• Employees must have a six month or longer appointment for assigned parking or gym access.

In addition to commuting by car, LBNL supports several other means of transportation including shuttles, biking, carpooling, etc.  Check out LBNL’s transportation page. 

JBEI / Potter Shuttle Schedules (Click Here) 

Parking Guidelines  

1. Parking agreements are between Wareham Properties and the parker. 

2. The garage is for multi-tenant use. LBL does not manage the parking garage. 

3. Never give the parking card to someone else to use. 

All Wareham garage parking cards must be returned to the Building Manager upon leaving the lab or re-assignment to another building. Wareham charges a fee for any lost cards or hang tags. We need to keep an accurate accounting of card assignments to maintain lease compliance and any active cards assigned to former users will be deactivated. For all new parking requests see the process below.

New Parking Card Requests 

Parking will only be approved if:

• Potter St. is your assigned work location. 

• You spend at least 4+ days a week at Potter.

  • Appointment is six months, or longer.

Send email to the Building Manager

• • Include Name

  • Employee ID Number

  • Position  

  • Supervisor

  • Number of days at Potter per week

  • Length of appointment

Approval

• • If there are available cards/spots and you meet the approved criteria you will be sent a Wareham Parking agreement via HelloSign

    • Fill out the agreement and it will be forwarded to Wareham for acceptance.

    • You will be notified when your card is available at the Potter St. guard desk.

If there are no available cards/spaces you will be placed on a waiting list and be notified when a spot is available. Distribution subject to the aforementioned criteria and business need.

Conference Rooms

The following conference spaces are available to use at Potter St. Please check calendar before use. If you do not have building 977 access, please make sure to arrange pre-approved building, badge, or visitor access prior to your meeting. 

• 977-181A-CR(16)  [Zoom Room]

• 977-142-CR (10) [Zoom Room]

• 977-2-223-CR (10) 

• 977-248-CR(25)  [Zoom Room]

• 977(CR)-153(20)   [Zoom Room]

Event Space 

• 977-141-CR(70) Gray Auditorium

Rules For Gray Auditorium 977-141 Use:

The Gray Auditorium is open to book. If you have any issues, please contact 977-141GrayAuditorium@lbl.gov for assistance. 

Please refer to https://bsbkops.lbl.gov/facilities/potter-st for any general questions such as parking, location, etc.

Host/Organizer Agreement: The host is responsible for all event logistics & adhering to room guidelines; catering needs, setup & cleanup, support needs, etc.

ROOM CAPACITY: The Fire Marshall set the room capacity. No more than 50 people at any time including the speaker/s and any support staff.  Please note that over a 40 capacity limit, some attendees will not have access to power outlets or table seating

• Please note: Minimal food is allowed in Gray Auditorium 977-141. All liquids must have a secured lid. All liquid dispensers will be kept outside of the room. Host is responsible for all catering needs & cleanup. 

• No recurrent bookings/meetings. This room is for planned events or large meetings. Any recurring events will be removed from the calendar.

• If you do not need the room, please cancel/remove your event from the calendar as soon as possible.

• No administrative support. The room has been upgraded and is self-service. Please coordinate a prearranged support plan, within your division (large events only), if needed. All day support is not available.

• No additional furniture or removal of items in the room. No additional requests to add, remove, or rearrangements of the room are allowed. One setup (classroom style) only.

• No use of Potter atrium. Two tables are placed outside of Gray Auditorium for catering use only. All liquid items in Gray must have a secure lid. No additional atrium setup requests can be accommodated.

  • If needed, the use of Potter's outside patio is available. Make sure to check the weather before booking. You will need to coordinate & setup supplies for the patio space, such as additional tables, supplies, and booking requests through LBL conference services only.

• Clean up after use. Please make sure to allow time for any setup of materials, setting up your zoom, and cleanup after your meeting as needed.

• No weekend or official lab holiday use

• IT routinely checks the zoom setup the day prior to your event. If you need to review the setup, please contact potter-help@lbl.gov.  

• No kitchen or other areas can be accessed or used without prior approval. 

• Do not book additional conference rooms at Potter unless absolutely needed. Please be mindful that Biosciences Area operations and researchers use these spaces regularly.

Badge Access

• BSBK Operations is not responsible for ensuring site access   permissions are obtained in keeping with Lab policy. Meeting hosts are required to obtain site access permissions for all non-employees & vendors.

• Visitor Requests: https://veoci.com/v/p/dashboard/wua2jkfkcs

• Rideshare Requests for NON-LBL employees: https://veoci.com/v/p/dashboard/wua2jkfkcs

• Security & Emergency Services: https://securityandemergencyservices.lbl.gov/

Potter St. Parking

• The outdoor parking spaces in front of the Potter Street site are on a first come first serve basis. We cannot reserve parking spaces located in front of the building.

• Vendors cannot park in the parking garage.

Prerequisites (must be completed before reserving Potter Street Van):

• Complete the one-time training FAC0021 Government Vehicle Driver Briefing. 

• This vehicle is shared with the Animal Techs team, to transport animals. Any user must FIRST accept or decline medical surveillance for allergies prior to using it.

  • More information regarding medical surveillance can be found in the  WPC System, training BS-0067 BSBK USE OF GOVERNMENT VEHICLE. 

Potter St. employees have access to a government fleet vehicle, located at Bldg 977 (717 Potter St) to be used for official LBNL purposes only. The Potter van can ONLY be picked up and returned to the Potter Parking Garage. A badge to the Potter parking garage is attached to the keys. 

To reserve the fleet vehicle:

1. Reserve use via the BSBK Van – (Animal/Human Transport) calendar

2. The keys and sign out log is located in room 977-143, Cubicle 977-0143C . Make sure to sign in/out & note mileage upon returning the keys. 

3. Once the trip is complete, note the return mileage, complete the log entry, and return vehicle keys to 977-143C.

General Reminders worth repeating:

• Potter Van is for official LBNL purposes only.  

• Make reservation requests in advance. Same-day reservations may not be honored.

• For any issues with the vehicle, alert Patrick Hayes and/or Fleet@lbl.gov x5475.

• Overnight Use must be authorized in advance.

• A debit card is attached to the keys, should you need to buy gas while using the vehicle. Do not use your own money as this is NOT a reimbursable expense. 

• Affiliates/Non-Employees need special authorization.

• Remove all garbage and clean any spills upon returning the vehicle.

Additional information can be found on the Fleet Services Website.

Potter St. employees have access to three hoteling spaces at Bldg. 977 (Potter St.)

1. 977-1-0181M

2. 977-1-0181P

3. 977-1-0181Q

Reminders:

1. Same-day reservations only, multi-day or reoccurring reservations are not allowed. 

2. If you do not need your reservation, delete it from the calendar.

3. Please keep spaces clean and remove all personal items after use. 

How To Reserve Hoteling Spaces

Add a room

1. Open Google Calendar.

2. Create a new event 

3.  Click More Options

4. Click On Rooms

5. Type in which space you want to book and click on it. Confirm the room was added to your event and click Save 

6. Click Save.