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Quick StatsStudent Parking Lot
Yes - There are many lots, plus several parking garages.
Common Parking Tickets
- Expired meter - $20
- Loading zone - $20
- No parking zone - $20
- Parking in an “A” zpot - $25
- Reserved parking - $25
- University parking only - $25
Freshmen Allowed to Park
No
Approximate Parking Permit CostParking Permits
Any registered student whose local place of residence is at least 1.5 miles from campus may purchase a C permit for $40 per year. This is the parking pass that most students have. Students employed by Purdue at least 30 hours per week are eligible to purchase an “A” permit for $96 per year, or a “B” permit for $40 per year. These passes get the best parking spots, but you only get them if you work for the University, and they are quite limited. You also have the option of purchasing “C” garage permits instead of “C” lot permits. These allow you to park in a specific parking garage. However, these are only available through an application process. Students living in residence halls have the option for purchasing a residence hall pass, which is a stellar option if you have a car but still live in the dorms.
College Prowler Take
Parking on any college campus is a nightmare, but at least it’s an organized nightmare at Purdue. Parking garages and spaces open up after 5 p.m., making it safe and easy for students living off campus to participate in evening activities. Sure, the “C” parking spots feel like they’re a mile away, but shuttles are provided from the lots to campus, so you don’t even have to walk if you don’t feel like it. Really, it’s not as bad as people make it out to be. That being said, Purdue has increased the number of “C” permits issued, but decreased the number of “C” parking spots. Plus, if you choose to illegally park in, say, a loading zone or an “A” spot, you run the risk of being caught by what students affectionately refer to as the “parking Nazis.” The one bright spot in this ominous gloom is that Purdue’s campus is laid out in such a way that driving around campus is unnecessary. Shuttles transport students for free from the major apartment complexes, and the excellent CityBus system provides free and easy transport from the Greater Lafayette area. Freshmen, leave your cars at home this first year—you can walk practically anywhere, and it’s much easier than incurring the wrath of the parking gods, who will bestow hefty parking fines on you. Students Speak Out
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Anonymous says:  |
The parking scene on this campus...
The parking scene on this campus is crazy. If you don’t live at least one and a half miles from campus, you can’t even get a ‘C’ permit (the only parking passes that are available to students). If you live in a residence hall as a freshman, you are at the bottom of the list for a resident parking pass. Don’t try parking in a business parking lot, because you’ll get towed for sure. Unless you’ll be living in an apartment, I wouldn’t even think about bringing a car. |
Anonymous says: |
I’ve found that it’s not as hard...
I’ve found that it’s not as hard to park on campus as people think, but that is only on weekends or after office and school hours. There is often a spot open where you can avoid parking tickets. But, Purdue still needs to improve its parking, because they have way too little space for all the traffic. |
Anonymous says: |
They tend to give all the good...
They tend to give all the good spots to the faculty, reserving more spots than they have faculty. There are places to park, if you want to buy a C-lot pass. But, that usually means parking out at the stadium and catching a bus to class. |
Anonymous says: |
Two words: parking sucks. Unless...
Two words: parking sucks. Unless you live in the residence halls, but even then, it could still suck, depending on where you live. Your best bet is to not hope for a car until you move off campus and expect to walk a lot (it’s good exercise, I swear). |
Anonymous says: |
Most parking spaces are A or B, so...
Most parking spaces are A or B, so students have to scramble for the few C spaces. Fortunately, after 5 p.m. these spaces are free, so getting parking for evening activities is not difficult. |
Parking Services
Parking Facilities Office
1877 Visitor Information Center
504 Northwestern Ave.
(765) 494-9494
Did You Know?Best Places to Find a Parking Spot:
• Residence hall parking lots
• C garages
• The stadium parking lot
• Anywhere on West Lafayette streets
• Anywhere after 5 p.m. Good Luck Getting a Parking Spot Here!
• Metered parking outside residence halls
• Along the street during class hours Watch Out!
Be sure to pay your parking tickets right away. If you have three unpaid tickets, and you get a fourth, a bright yellow boot gets put on your car, and you have to pay enormous amounts of money to get it taken off! Do You Like To Play With Fire?
If you’re that pressed for time and need a parking spot, pronto, try parking in a loading zone (the best spots are the ones around Elliot Hall of Music). It’s sort of like playing Russian roulette—you may get a ticket, you may not. Many of my friends did this, and it was about a 50-50 chance that they would get a ticket.
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