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Student Parking Lot? Yes
Freshmen Allowed to Park? Yes
Approximate Parking Permit Cost $110–$330 per year
Common Parking Tickets
  • Blocking entrance: $20
  • Failure to display proper decal: $20
  • Fire lane: $20
  • Handicapped zone: $200
  • Parking overnight in a non-overnight lot: $20
Best Places to Find a Spot
  • Florence Street
  • Main Street in front of the UC (free all day)
  • Far rear of Maywood Street lot along the fence (the cops don't seem to ticket there)
Good Luck Getting a Spot Here The Maywood Street lot between the hours of 9 a.m.–6 p.m.

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Clark’s parking situation is a lot better than at most schools. Due to its small size and expanded parking garage, any student with enough money can have a relatively safe place to park their car, and obtaining a parking decal is as easy as filling out a form. Freshmen are not restricted in bringing vehicles, and the city of Worcester offers free parking along all of the streets near campus. Clark will even give you a visitor’s pass so your friends can put their cars in the garage when they come to visit. The open lot is a short walk from campus, and the garage is fenced off and wired with security cameras. The only drawbacks are the winters and the money.

The winters in Worcester cause the city to put a parking ban into effect on one side of the street in order to allow plows to get through. This means that suddenly there is half the amount of spaces for the same amount of cars in the city. If you violate the ban, you will be ticketed and towed. Besides that, if your car is outside in an open lot or on the street, you should plan to keep a snow shovel with you at all times, since you will have to literally dig yourself out before you can get moving. It is at this point that the Clark garage starts to look like a good option. Unfortunately, parking prices increase every year, and chances are, you will end up paying a significant amount more by the end of your four years. However,it is worth it to have a car in Worcester, since the increase in mobility will allow you to more fully explore the city, the surrounding areas, and other cities like Boston and Providence.

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johnnydeep

Political Science and Government '13

3.5
B

Fine Parking

If you pay for parking in the garage, you'll be set.

May 27, 2012

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sethy24

Business Management '15

3.8
B+

Parking

We have a garage thats never full. Only thing is we have to pay

Feb 06, 2012

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Ecraig9

International Studies '13

4.6
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Easy!

If you are willing to spend the money, you can get convenient garage parking all four years. However, if you are stingy like me, street parking is for the most part convenient except during the winter when there is a winter ban, during which there is only parking on one side of the street.

Jan 11, 2012

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User rating for Clark University - Parking is 3.5 out of 5 based on 25 user reviews.

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Getting a Parking Permit

Since the completion of the new parking garage, it has become quite easy to obtain a parking permit. That is, if you want to pay the $330. If not, then go to the Web site to get the parking sticker application form and send it in as soon as possible. Space in the cheaper $110 lot is much more limited. If the lots are full, you will be put on a waiting list. Generally, students on the waiting list will be given a spot during the second semester, as many students choose that semester to go abroad.

Parking ServicesWhat's This?

Clark University Police Department
950 Main St.
(508) 793-7575
www.clarku.edu/intranet/vehicles.cfm

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