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Quick Stats

Student Parking Lot? Yes
Freshmen Allowed to Park? No
Freshmen living on campus cannot have cars.
Approximate Parking Permit Cost $478 per year
Common Parking Tickets
  • Expired meter: $20
  • Fire lane: $20, plus automatic towing and additional charges
  • Handicapped zone: $250
  • No parking zone: $20
Best Places to Find a Spot
  • Apartment area lot
  • Ponce garage
  • Pavia garage
  • Mahoney/Pearson garage
  • Bank United Center lot
  • Anywhere on weekends and Friday or Saturday night
Good Luck Getting a Spot Here
  • Hecht/Stanford lot
  • School building and classroom lots (during the day)
  • Mahoney/Pearson lot
  • Eaton lot

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

The good news about parking at UM is that decals are available for freshmen. The bad news is that Braveheart-like battle scenes erupt over every decent spot available. There are tons of spots in the lots and garages around campus, so if you can cover the ever-increasing cost of a decal, then you’re guaranteed to find a place to park. But finding a spot within reasonable walking distance to your dorm is another story. The two dorms where most freshmen live share a long, narrow lot with most of the good spots reserved for RAs and other staff. If you get back to campus in the popular parking times, which seem to be almost always, then your only hope of getting anything in this lot is to beg strangers for their spots. Instead, you’ll probably have to park at UM’s basketball arena and drag your stuff down the street to the building you live in.

Other dorms on campus have similar parking problems. Finding a good spot is an accomplishment worthy of celebration, and whenever you do hit the parking lot jackpot, you’ll be reluctant to move your car for days, or even weeks. Still, it’s better to put up with the occasional long walk than to not be allowed to have a car at all as a freshman, a policy which is becoming popular among today’s overcrowded schools. Miami is a great city, but without a car, you’ll be stuck eating at the same few restaurants and going to same places around campus. If you bring a car to school, make sure to get your decal early, and try not to return to campus during weekday afternoons or mornings, when spots are rare. Evenings and weekends, when a lot of people leave campus, are the best times to find a place to park, but even then you should be prepared to walk.

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umjazzman

Music Performance '14

1.2
D

Parking Nightmare

The parking fee is to expensive & there is not enough parking on campus.

May 22, 2012

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hillary24

Journalism '15

3.8
B+

Parking

I dont really park on campus but I know there is alot of parking at the dorms as long as you get there early enough and have a permit.

Apr 26, 2012

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egiuliano

Geology and Earth Science '14

1.2
D

Good Luck

The parking is atrocious, especially after 10 AM. The permits are based by zones, with the most expensive ones being in prime-time parking lots. The school is very strict with tickets. Having a car isn't necessary, but it's nice to be able to get away from campus with a car.

Feb 14, 2012

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User rating for University of Miami - Parking is 2.3 out of 5 based on 22 user reviews.

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Facts

Getting a Parking Permit

Permits are relatively easy to get if you apply within the first couple days of the year. You can apply on the school’s network and the amount will be added to your bill automatically. You’ll then have to go to the office in one of the garages on campus and pick up your permit, which hangs from your mirror and allows you access to almost all the lots on campus.

Parking ServicesWhat's This?

Parking and Transportation
(305) 284-3096
parking@miami.edu
www.miami.edu/parking

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