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Student Parking Lot? No
Freshmen Allowed to Park? No
Approximate Parking Permit Cost $700 per year
Common Parking Tickets
  • Expired meter: $20
  • Fire lane: $32
  • Handicapped zone: $202
  • No parking zone: $20
  • Parking in a residential zone (for more than two hours): $27
  • Towed vehicle: $275

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Students are generally disappointed with the lack of parking on or near campus. Although there is talk of building a new garage for student parking, one does not exist presently. Commuter students can buy permits to park on campus, but only 1 percent of undergraduates commute. Anyone who chooses to bring a car will need to plan to spend time feeding meters, moving their cars from no parking zones, and finding a spot. Because apartments and many rowhouses do not have parking, students compete with residents of Charles Village for parking. If you live in a rowhouse, you can buy a parking permit and park near your house with no trouble. If the car is not in your name, however, you must bring a notarized letter from the owner saying that you are the primary driver. In addition, you must bring a copy of your lease to the parking authority.

Parking, specifically for students, is virtually nonexistent. Students can find parking by searching the streets near Hopkins. If worse comes to worse, you can always find a spot within a mile of campus, from which you will have to move your car in two hours. It is not necessary to have a car to get around campus, so once students find parking spots, they keep them until they need to drive somewhere else in the city. If you’re flexible about where you park, you’ll find parking, even if it isn’t near where you want to go.

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Parking at Johns Hopkins University

shyland1

'14

Behavioral Sciences

1.5
D+

Awful Parking

Parking around campus is really terrible. It's tough to park on the streets of Baltimore and it isn't really necessary to have a car during your four years at Hopkins.

Feb 03, 2012

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Parking at Johns Hopkins University

Mountaineer

'13

Chemical Engineering

3.8
B+

Some Good Street Parking Options

If you are visiting the campus, there are a lot of street parking options just outside the campus, and there are also good parking garages available. However, if you live on campus and are looking for a parking spot for your car, it's not so easy to find a nearby spot with a decent monthly price.

Jan 10, 2012

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Parking at Johns Hopkins University

Tux

'14

Computer Science

3.5
B

Its There...

Not many people have cars, because you don't really need one, but you can always find parking at relatively low rates especially if you go to off campus places.

Dec 28, 2011

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Facts

Getting a Parking Permit

Parking permits are relatively easy to get. They are called “Area 12” permits and can be purchased from the City. Having one of these permits allows you to park in a hundred or so designated spots about a half-mile around the perimeter of campus. Having one of these permits allows you to keep a car at school, but the conditions are far from ideal. Many students complain about the lack of spots and the overall safety of their cars.

Did You Know?

Best Place to Find a Parking Spot
St. Paul Street, 29th Street

Good Luck Getting a Parking Spot Here
34th Street between Wolman and McCoy

Make Sure You Don’t Get Towed!
There are a few spots around campus that have odd-hour tow-away zones. You may be able to park your car there in the morning, but by 6 p.m. it will be gone. Important: Make sure you read all parking signs.
 

Parking ServicesWhat's This?

Homewood Parking Office
3400 N. Charles St.
South Garage
(410) 516-PARK

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